3901 milonga the dancing place (1)
Dear friends
The question What is a milonga ? Have several answers , being the first one, the search in a dictionary of the word.
The dictionary will say more or less " 1. type of music played in the...
3902 Visas and Work Permits (1)
Dear All,
I feel compelled to respond to some of the postings about working in the U.S.
A person can work on certain types of visas. Dancers normally work on P-1,
P-3 or O-1 visas. First a petition...
3903 lost and found disposal and recycling (4)
Hey everybody
I don't know about you but occasionally after the dust of the milonga clears and the last guest has stumbled out the door, what you are sometimes left with is an abandoned pair of shoes.
3904 Lexa (8)
Lexa Rosian. Haven't seen ReporTango for a while, but
she was doing an tango-themed astrology column in it
that was absolutely hilarious. A horoscope for
October 2005 in her usual vein appears online...
3905 More videos (1)
Hello everybody,
a few months ago, my partner Detlef and I associated with a couple of
friends in oder to exchange views, to organize events and to enhance
Tango-culture in the region we live (which...
3906 Video Resources - corrected (1)
https://eng.tango.info
https://www.geocities.com/isratango/tvc.html
3907 Teaching as a couple - teaching alone (6)
Dear Listeros,
Lately I had a debate over this with a very good friend of mine (also
teaching tango). He considers teaching with a partner unneccessary. My
opinion was that it is not effective enough...
3908 Nuevo and Neo. What is the difference? (1)
I appreciate your discussion about teaching, gentlemen, but I am ego to
throw in the following question:
What is the difference between Nuevo and Neo ?
My views on that are pretty developed, but I'd...
3909 Eternal Flames... (1)
Joining the List recently, I must say that watching the flaming is most
entertaining (as long as the heat points elsewhere).
I was wondering about the ethics of archiving old discussions of this
nature,...
3910 bandera baja - ella se reia (1)
Friends:
Does anyone know where/how I can acquire sheet music and lyrics for "Bandera baja - ella se reia?"
...thanks
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seek, appreciate, and create...
3911 Cheap Flights to Buenos Aries (1)
Hi everyone,
Are there any cheap flights/Air Carriers to Buenos Aries with minimal
layovers these days? Flight time would be around Christmas, December 19th -
29th.
Hub City would be El Paso Texas=ELP(Airport...
3912 Philadelphia and Washington (2)
Dear Listeros,
I'm looking for dancewear shops in Philadelphia and Washington.
I wonder where do you buy your dancing shoes in those cities.
Thank you very much!
Diego.
Abrm tu cuenta aqum
Diego:
I buy...
3913 How to teach rhythm? Plus our new website. (23)
Dear listeros,
Al and I are struggling with a challenge we haven't met before. One of
our students seems to have absolutely no sense of rhythm. We've been
working with D'Arienzo/Biaggi, etc, but so far...
3914 How to teach rhythm? The Contrarian view - A question of Ethics (15)
Madam,
Some people are born athletes. Some are not. Some are born dancers, some are not. These are natural traits, gifts, and one may not achieve the hoped for resultats, regardless of the effort put...
3915 Tango Poetry (4)
Hi All,
I found a book in the window of a bookstore while perambulating around Harvard Square called "Tango The Art History of Love" by Robert Farris Thompson. c2005. Seems to be well researched...
Elizabeth will be doing a reading from "Listening inside the Dance" at
my apartment in Buenos Aires this Saturday. It's also my housewarming
party. Anyone...
3916 The Contrarian view - A question of Ethics, encore (1)
It is interesting how many people misread, or misunderstand. The post below, from Ms. Reck is a case in point. I never questioned the integrity of Ms. Barbara Garvey - I do not know her or her ethics....
3917 How to teach rhythm? The Contrarian view - A question of Future (2)
Yes, yes, yes, everyone can learn dancing.
As we all did.
But how to hold those extra talented fast learning guys?
They are the future and nucleus of the milonga.
They are who will form tango-gravitation...
3918 New Year's Eve Tragic Fire (1)
Hola Listeros:
Does anyone know if the authorities ever found out who was responsible
for the tragic fire at the disco club on New Year's Eve?
Did they catch the perpetrator or did he/she die in the...
3919 How to keep the talented beginners interested and involved (1)
Hi Igor,
Here at our university tango club these are things we do now or have successfully done in the past.
We prowl the beginner lesson at the gym, covertly audition the newbies and give them tango...
3920 Pejorative Attitudes (5)
Hello Astrid,
I was saddened to read your latest posting. Nothing seems to be changing
vis a vis the pejorative attitude some women on this list seem to have about
mens dancing, and men in general,...
3921 Hearing the rhythm (2)
Here's our experience on the topic.
There are some people who have difficulty in hearing the rhythm - even with
some of the older rock-steady orchestras and with valses - both of which
should be easy....
3922 The Contrarian view about bad Argentine dancers (8)
escribis:
dance well] is more
A few respondents chose to cast doubts on Sergio's
atatement, saying that they have seen many natives
dancing bad Tango in Argentina.
While agreeing with these observations,...
3923 A 1921 milonga description (1)
Dear friends from tango list
Some days ago the subject of the meaning of the word milonga as dancing place, was discussed.
I bought a book of Oliverio Girondo , an argentine poet (1891-1967), and found...
3924 Teaching the rhythm (1)
When introducing a new movement, some students have be given the time to
master the mechanics movement before they can do it in time to the music.
--Steve
3925 One form of rhythm one form of tango (1)
My 2 cents:
In reference to the recent discussion of teaching rhythm I would like to
indicate that the history of tango music indicates that tango has been
played in several rhythms and danced in different...
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