935 Newsletter The TANGO Capital (January 2003)
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 03:04:38 -0300
From: Tango Partner in Buenos Aires
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Subject: Newsletter The TANGO Capital (January 2003)
The TANGO Capital Newsletter
Hola Tango Friends, hello Tango Partners,
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2003 ! ! !
Ready or not, 2003 is here. January in Buenos Aires, summer time and holidays invite all of us to dance especially at the outdoor milongas. Fortunately we can choose among several of them on Sundays. For instance, Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo, La Glorieta de Barrancas de Belgrano y La Terraza.
Over 160 milongas a week offer different styles, atmospheres, age ranges, music, and partners. Exceptional weather, very convenient exchange rate and mixed people (foreign and Argentine), make the best cocktail to enjoy and taste the Main Tango Capital, La Reina del Plata best known as Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires or simply Buenos Aires.
The TANGO Capital is glad to meet you again through our Newsletter at the start of this new year. We thank all of you for your numerous and enthusiastic responses and cooperation with our Editorial El Abrazo .
We especially thank so many new subscribers to our Newsletter The TANGO Capital (see Privacy Clause below). But most of all we thank those who send us your feedback with responses and so many invaluable samples of friendship. Because of this we wish all of you a great tango life this year wherever you are.
January Newsletter contains.
Editorial "El Abrazo" your enthusiastic answers and cooperation
December Events tango and other cultural events
and Privacy Clause
Coming soon. Tango Partners in Buenos Aires Special Tour called. COUPLES EMBRACE IN BUENOS AIRES
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Editorial "El Abrazo" (your enthusiastic answers and cooperation)
Hola Tango Friends, Hello Tango Partners,
It is very important and necessary, for the creators of Tango Partners in Buenos Aires to open this edition of our Newsletter The TANGO Capital starting first with thanking all of you for your numerous and enthusiastic answers and cooperation with our editorial.
We have received a letter from Mary which we would like to share with all of you, our tango friends.
I personally appreciate your editorial on the embrace because it has prompted me to look a little further into the significance of how we embrace each other. I am more aware of how I connect daily and what a privilege and pleasure it is to give and receive an embrace. Is the only form of an embrace to put our arms around each other as we do in the tango?
In some cultures it is taught that the physical embrace of encircling someone with our arms is a common cordial greeting to all. Some cultures emphasize a kiss as the proper way to welcome another, including people we have just met. In Buenos Aires one kiss. In Paris two! In others it is taught that an embrace is reserved for our family and close friends and that for others, such as new acquaintances, a handshake or a warm smile and eye contact are appropriate. And in still other cultures touching is offensive, and a bow is considered to be the common accepted form of greeting one another.
I believe that we have the opportunity continually to embrace one another, even if our particular culture doesn t teach us to show it physically. I would like to share some of my feelings in the context of ideas from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Merriam-Webster says: To embrace is to encircle someone with our arms. To embrace is to cherish, LOVE. To embrace is to take up, adopt, WELCOME. To embrace is to INCLUDE.
Embrace has the synonyms comprehend (understand), involve, encompass, embody, connect.
An embrace is a way to greet someone we have not seen for a month or someone we have not seen since we went to sleep the night before. An embrace is a way to say goodbye after spending time with someone. Or an embrace can come at any point in between.
An embrace requires some kind of action on our part toward another person. It may be physical, by ENCIRCLING SOMEONE WITH OUR ARMS. It may be emotional, by expressing our LOVE and SENTIMENTS toward another. An embrace may also be realized by showing our intentions to UNDERSTAND, INCLUDE, and WELCOME someone into our space. An embrace always requires that we expend energy. An embrace is a gift we give to another. Quality not only quantity!
So, regardless of its type, how much energy are we willing to invest in the embrace of another human being?
In order to connect with mind and heart, our thoughts must focus on the other person. This requires a little more from us. To connect in this way we must be able to clear our minds of our personal, self-absorbing thoughts, prejudices and judgements. Clearing our minds (dropping our self-embrace) we can be available to understand the other person. This means we are truly present with the other person and, if time allows, we can offer thoughtful conversation and questions that encircle the recipient in a warm and caring embrace.
As well, our body language can say as much about our intentions to connect as can our words. Do we look past the person, appear tense and anxious, tired or uninterested, saying with our body language that we are not really focusing on that person? I certainly would not feel very INCLUDED, LOVED, or WELCOMED with this kind of contact. Or do we face the person, relax our bodies, maintain eye contact, and turn up the corners of our mouth in a warm smile conveying the positive intention that we want to connect? Which type of embrace are you happier to receive?
For me a physical embrace is always welcome, I enjoy it, I need it. But even without a physical embrace, if someone takes the time to embrace me from their heart I receive as much and even more. This type of connection goes inside me, to my heart, where I can be uplifted, gladdened, inspired, understood, loved. It is a lasting gift that I carry with me, warming and energizing my spirit as I go about my day.
So whether or not our custom is to embrace with a physical touch, we CAN embrace each other in very meaningful ways. What intentions do we give towards those we meet throughout our day? Do they receive positive energy? Do they feel embraced? I think it depends on our ability to give, in a very caring way, from the heart.
As for tango, I believe the same holds true. When we take the time in our dance embrace to communicate our intention clearly, openly, and thoughtfully, from the heart, without holding back, we not only GIVE something beautiful, positive, and useful, but we are more apt to RECEIVE the same. Thank you if you decide to publish my thoughts. Mary.
Thanks to you, Mary.
We also have received an email from a person who asked us not to publish it; because of this we will honor his request and will not mention his name. But at the same time we need to show his point of view because some other people may think like him.
Our tango friend disagrees with Elena about embrace in USA and he even he felt offended. He said that she made a gross generalization when she said Americans do not embrace other people. Although he accepts that they don t embrace strangers or people outside of their own group and very close friends so easily . He said that it seems a political discussion. This is not our intention. We prefer to belong to the entire group of human beings. As I told him, I must apologize myself because in my first editorial I used political embrace when I tried to mean diplomatic or commercial embrace to take advantage of somebody. I apologize for my English.
I think that anywhere, including Buenos Aires, there are people who are afraid to open themselves giving or receiving an embrace. This is the point on which we wanted to fix our sight. Certainly not a political matter, because we respect all people s desires and political ways to live, as does the United States.
We knew Elena and Vladimir for a few days during their visit to Buenos Aires. We liked them and we think they are very good people. They showed that to all of us. After receiving this email and before we could tell Elena about it, she wrote and told us that she had been in a bad mood from her nonexistent tango life in her city at that moment.
We think El Abrazo (The Embrace) is very important in our life as well as in tango. And fortunately tango can make us take note of this. Our editorial just intends to share the happiness that many tango dancers find when we embrace a partner opening our hearts to other human beings. We would like to build up all together with you, our tango friends, the editorial about El Abrazo.
That reminds me of a very intelligent thought which I heard once. If you give me a coin and I give you a coin, both of us will go home with a coin. But if you give me an idea and I give you an idea, both of us will go home with two ideas or thoughts.
Thank you again for your contribution because we are quite sure that we are not the owners of the truth.
Thanks to everybody.
Well, we hope you will continue sending your comments, your ideas and perhaps your feelings to us. If you would like to share them with our tango partners all over the world we can make them public with or without your name. (See Our Privacy Clause).
If you want to receive our last Newsletter with the kick off of the editorial El Abrazo just send an email to request it at tango_partner_buenos_aires@yahoo.com.ar with First Embrace Editorial in subject, your first and last name.
Have a good TANGO LIFE!
We'll meet again at our next Newsletter The TANGO Capital.
Tango Partner in Buenos Aires December 2002 Events-Highlights of tango and other cultural events-
1.- National Day of Tango
Dma Nacional del Tango, December 11th, celebrates tango while commemorating the anniversary of the birth dates of Carlos Gardel and Julio De Caro. This year the Secretary of Culture and the Association of Teachers, Dancers and Choreographers of Argentine Tango organized an event that was held in the Palais de Glace in Recoleta neighborhood. It was a benefit for the Buenos Aires Clinics Hospital. The event showcased the best professional musicians and dancers of tango. But perhaps more importantly it honored the tango as an important part of the social fabric of the daily lives of all who love to listen and dance to it. It did so by including many amateur tango performances as well as providing many opportunities throughout the evening for all guests to enjoy dancing.
Palais de Glace (Glass Palace) Tango Partners in Buenos Aires celebrated the National Day of Tango in the Glass Palace with many orchestras, vocalists and dancers of tango. The elaborate 1910 building was originally constructed as an ice skate rink and social club for high society. But the round ice floor was soon converted into a dance floor as the excitement for ice skating melted away with the replacement of a developing new Argentine cultural phenomenon the Tango.
The young people of Buenos Aires danced tango here with the accompaniment of such great talents as Carlos Gardel in 1915. The orchestra of Francisco Canaro in 1917, later the orchestra of Roberto Firpo, Defino and the pianist Cobian, and in the 20 s Julio De Caro and orchestra all performed as entertainers in the milongas here. In 1931 the Palais de Glace was converted into a National Museum of Arts. An interesting incident occurred here with Carlos Gardel who was shot at a milonga in the Glass Palace in a skirmish involving a woman.
The line up of performers for the celebration was impressive. The evening started with the singing of the Argentine National Anthem accompanied by a beautiful guitar solo and culminated with the stunning performance of perhaps the greatest male tango dancer to date, Miguel Angel Zotto.
After the National Anthem a special homage was given for Horacio Salgan, famous tango pianist of Argentina. Sculptress Coca Ocampo presented him with a bust sculpture. Then the great Horacio Morgado performed with his guitar. His tango interpretations are exceptional!
Later seven couples, who were winners of the Metropolitan Championship of Tango 2002 danced for us, followed by a group of 8 young couples ages 7 14.
Next to perform was the National Orchestra of Argentine Tango Juan De Dios Filiberto conducted by Atilio Stampone. The orchestra was originally formed in the year 1932 and debuted in the Cafi Tortoni with the name of Orchestra of Buenos Aires. It was conducted by Juan De Dios Filiberto. When he died the orchestra took his name as homage. During 2002 the orchestra celebrated their 70th year anniversary.
In between all performances several tandas of tango, waltz and milonga were played and everyone was invited to dance on the circular floor that was originally the ice floor.
Next we enjoyed the orchestra Fernandez Fierro and the vocals and crowd appealing character of Walter Laborde, El Chino .
Among the couples who performed were Alejandra and Gabriel, Claudia and Esteban Moreno, Milena Plebs and Ezquiel Farfaro, and a milonga by the distinguished guest Maria Nieves with partner Daniel Garcma. Other distinguished quests were Carmencita Caldersn (dance partner of the famous Cachafaz) and Robert Duvall.
The internationally famous orchestra Sexteto Mayor, under direction of founders Luis Stazo and Josi Libertella since 1973, amazed us as usual with their performance. Members of Sexteto Mayor began their careers as musicians in the 40s and have experience with many tango orchestras including Jorge Fernandez, Carlos Di Sarli, Osvaldo Fresedo, Hector Varela, Mario Canaro, Ricardo Pedevilla, Oscar Castagniaro, Alfredo Gobi and Osvaldo Piro to name a few. They have accompanied some of the best tango vocalists and it is always an honor to hear these very experienced and gifted musicians.
Among the last couples to dance were Carlos Gavito and Marma Plazaola. And finally Tango Partners in Buenos Aires enjoyed a front row seat for the very special performance of Miguel Angel Zotto, perhaps the most talented tango dancer to date.
2.- Gavito and His Friends - A Benefit for Cooperative Hospital Marma Ferrer
Monday the 16th Zapatos Rojos at La Trastienda presented a very special show, Gavito and his Friends , which turned out to be just as promised an unforgettable night of tango and surprises . Unforgettable because of the spirit, energy and warmth shared by Carlos Gavito and all of his invited tango friends who danced for us. Surprises because of the talent and variety of styles that we saw in the dancers who gave us their best. Also present were Robert Duvall as well as many tango maestros and performers such as Nito and Elba.
Tango Partners in Buenos Aires reserved a front row table for several San Francisco Tango Friends.
Dancing were Carlos Gavito and Marma Plazaola, Fernando and Guillerma, Geraldine and Javier, Tete and Sylvia, and Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Ermocida. After the performances we enjoyed dancing to an orchestra.
The evening was a benefit for Cooperative Hospital Marma Ferrer .
Before Gavito s show we also enjoyed guitar and vocals of Cardenal Dominguez, Ariel Ardid, Osvaldo Piro, and Brian Chambouleyron.
3.- Teatro Colsn. The Orchestra Escuela de Tango
On Monday the 2nd we had a great afternoon in Teatro Colsn listening to The Orchestra Escuela de Tango (Tango School Orchestra), under the direction of the Professor Emilio Balcarce. Our friend Christine Brebes (from Kansas City) first violinist of the orchestra invited us. There were also other directors invited to the concert. Julian Plaza (author of tangos like Danzarmn and Melancslico , and milongas like Nocturna), M. Marcelli, Victor Lavallen and Roberto Alvarez (ex bandoneonist of Osvaldo Pugliese Orchestra and director of Color Tango).
4.- Buenos Aires Festival of Contemporary Dance
Teatro San Martmn. The city of Buenos Aires held it s second annual Contemporary Dance Festival December 5 through the 20 and Tango Partners in Buenos Aires were able to take advantage of several of the performances with Tango Friends. The festival promotes professional contemporary dance in a wide variety of affects and styles. Tonight we saw El Mesmas (The Messiah) performed by the General San Martin Contemporary Ballet Company. The choreographer and director, Mauricio Wainrot, has been with the company only two years and has brought the level of performance to a very high professional level in a short time.
Handel presented el Mesmas (The Messiah) for the first time on April 13, 1742. Wainrot chose 31 themes from Handel s work to choreograph for this performance with a final theme of the Hallelujah. The presentation was strong and articulate, yet beautiful and delicate. We enjoyed sharing this spectacular dance presentation with several Tango Friends, many from Buenos Aires.
Teatro Alvear. We enjoyed a double performance of contemporary dance at Teatro Alvear with other Tango Friends tonight. Espacio Contemporary Company performed Beethoven op.133 with a live orchestra. The performance was surprising because of the intensity of the physical confrontations portrayed between men woman. The second performance of Tabula rasa by the Miguel Robles Company was amazingly beautiful with a surprise ending as well. The performers danced to the very beautiful music Part . Intense and dramatic with all 6-8 dancers in synchronization, both halves of the show used movements of birds and swans combined with martial arts movements with velocity and dramatic counterpoint at times and then slow, cyclical and mesmerizing movements at other times. Both parts had surprise endings that were somewhat startling.
Teatro San Martmn. We relaxed with the performance of Tangos and Waltzes with the world-famous contemporary dance company of Tangokinesis in San Martmn Theatre. The second half of their show included works to 4 beautiful lesser know Piazzollas. All pieces of the evening were very tango with the exception of a piece by expressing the movements of a marionette doll and it s puppeteer. The entire show was superb, precise and athletic, while expressing the tango as sensuous, dramatic, antagonistic and the milonga as playful. Don t pass up an opportunity to see Tangokinesis.
5.- Luna Park. Tango Bocca Tango
Julio Bocca, world-class Argentine ballet dancer, currently with the American Ballet Theatre made 6 appearances this month at Luna Park. Tango Partners in Buenos Aires invited our friends to take advantage of this evening of Bocca s current Ballet Argentino presentation. After the performance of Carmen, Bocca Company danced contemporary dance tango entitled Boccatango. This section of the program included many tango interpretations of Piazzolla and also traditional tango and milonga. Interspersed were vocalists Alberto Bianco and Amelita Baltar. We especially enjoyed when vocalists and dancers were onstage together because of the energy exchange and the more immediate connection of lyrics and dance. Of the dozen tango pieces some were whimsical, some dramatic, some sensual and some sexual. There were solo pieces, couples and groups of only men.
Bocca danced a solo with a tall double-sided ladder weaving himself across and up and down, in the end disappearing by slithering down into the smoke on the stage at the bottom of the ladder. The final spectacular piece was Piazzolla s Ballad for a Loco with Amelita Baltar singing and Bocca dancing solo. Amelita Baltar sang the original debut by Piazzolla of Ballad for a Loco. It was given again in encore.
6.- Year-End Finale of the National Orchestra of Argentine Tango
The National Orchestra of Argentine Tango Juan De Dios Filiberto plays at Teatro Cervantes. Tango Partners in Buenos Aires relaxed while listening to tango presented by directors, Marconi and Stamponi presented the final performance of the season each directing half of the evening. Marconi is bandoneonist specializing in Piazzolla and Stamponi is a superb pianist of tango. Each director has written many beautiful tangos to their credit.
7.- Wine Tasting
Several wineries (Bodegas la Rural, Bodegas Fapes, Bodegas Viqas de Segisa, among them) invited Tango Partners in Buenos Aires and our Tango Friends to enjoy a special wine tasting at Design in the Recoleta. Argentina is becoming very renowned for their superb wines of Mendoza and San Juan provinces.
8.- Merlo Spa and Tango Dance (Class, practica and milonga)
Many Tango Friends visited the Merlo Spa and Tango Dance in San Luis Province directed by the famous tango master teacher Enrique Sueldo (Quique). The optional tour was organized by Tango Partners in Buenos Aires. They also enjoyed the best weather in Argentina.
9.-Highlights of Milongas, Orchestras and Tango Performances
Sunday the 1st. El Beso
We joined Tango Friends at El Beso to dance and enjoy tango dance. Luz Valbuena, the owner and organizer of the milonga invited us.
Thursday the 5th. Niqo Bien
Tango Partners in Buenos Aires welcomed Tango Friends from San Francisco today for their first visit to the Tango Capital. First we take a tour of some of the principal streets and landmarks of downtown to help our Tango Friends orient to the Buenos Aires. For a first milonga in BA we invited them to Niqo Bien, a very popular Thursday night milonga. We had a table reserved at the side of the dance floor so that our guests could have a close-up view while getting acclimated to the BA milonga. Other Tango Friends from Buenos Aires and San Francisco joined our table during the evening.
Friday the 6th . Centro Cultural Torquato Tasso and La Viruta
With our Tango Friends from Denver and San Francisco we enjoyed dancing and a show at Tasso tonight in San Telmo. Julio Pane performed with a special guest, the popular vocalist Hugo Marcel.
Tango Partners in Buenos Aires took our Tango Friends to the milonga La Viruta for more tango as well as rock and folkdance. Although they had seen the Chacarera danced in the US, they said they had not seen it danced like this and appreciated seeing how it really should be done.
Tuesday the 10th . Glorias Argentinas
We visited Glorias Argentinas Club to dance and watch performances of several couples. This is a milonga of the Mataderos neighborhood. Tete was there as well as Geraldine and Javier, who performed. A couple from Spain, Carolina and Arturo Valladolid gave a beautiful performance. Diego and Cecilia as well as several other couples performed. We enjoyed a milonga performance of 4 couples together including Geraldine and Javier, Carolina and Arturo.
Thursday the 12th . Niqo Bien
Tango Partners in Buenos Aires took Tango Friends to Niqo Bien and met there with other friends from San Francisco and Buenos Aires. Some of the maestros among the dancers were Miguel Angel Zotto and Gavito.
Friday the 13th . Centro Cultural Torquato Tasso and La Viruta
We met San Francisco Tango Friends in El Tasso to enjoy dancing and listening to the amazing orchestra of Sexteto Mayor. The first half of their performance was intended for listening and the second set for dancing. They really rocked tonight and received a standing ovation. We enjoyed dancing and dinner and champagne before going over to La Viruta for the second half of the evening for more tango and folkdance.
Saturday the 14th . Milonga Afiche
Tonight Tango Partners in Buenos Aires went to the milonga class at Afiche and stayed for dinner and dancing afterwards.
Wednesday the 18th . Milonga Shusheta at Dandi
Tango Partners in Buenos Aires had fun at the milonga Shusheta in Dandi. We reserved a table for Tango Friends from Denver, San Francisco and Buenos Aires to celebrate the birthday of one of our Tango Friends. Although Dandi is not a large dance space it perhaps is a milonga of more atmosphere, style and congeniality than most.
Monday the 30th . Salsn Canning
The organizer Omar Viola presented the orchestra Las Muqecas . It is a tango orchestra consisting of 5 guitarists. This group was part of a tango spectacular called Overtura Milonguera presented beginning four years ago and running before the milongas on Tuesday at La Catedral. They are an excellent group and enjoyable to listen to. But as well, very danceable! During the show Omar entertained us with his own vocal presentation of Al Mundo Le Falta Un Tornillo (The World Is Missing a Screw). This was part of the original Overtura Milonguera .
Sunday the 31st
Tango Partners in Buenos Aires celebrated the end of the year organizing a Great Milonga Fiesta with many family and friends. We welcomed the New Year with many wishes and hopes for a happy and successful 2003 not only for each other but also for all of Argentina.
We wish all of you throughout the world a New Year filled with happiness, peace and many successes enjoying tango dance.
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