2876  Marco´s words (1)
Hello Marco, you are going way overboard with effectively calling Pichi a "Tango Nazi". Maybe as a German I am a bit more sensitive to Nazi comparisons than others, but it is simply too much. You also...

2877  Institutions and tango (1)
One of the characteristics of human behavior is to hold on to our institutions. Everyone makes choices and has preferences. It is amazing to me that people on this list chastise others that don't agree...

2878  Bartek's article and some responses, part 1 (2)
Very interesting how people think about an issue such as this and where the discussion goes. I was trying to summarize it for myself, skipping mostly only the personal insults. I found a lot of interesting...

2879  Bartek's article and some responses, part 2 (2)
This is part 2. TANGO AS A LANGUAGE Dominique made the analogy to language: "As all the languages change because people evolve and as other discussions an other way to express themselves, I find it's...

2880  foot stomp (1)
Something I've never seen discussed on the L list and maybe it could make a good discussion is Foot stomping I'm glad to say I don't see it done by the best of dancers. But usually stage performers, and...

2881  recording artists "Folias" in Cleveland (1)
Last night in Cleveland we had the extreme pleasure of dancing to the LIVE music of recording artist "Folias" A flute and Guitar duo playing early golden age tango to Piazzolla. Carmen Maret on flute,...

2882  Pablo Veron in Sydney (4)
Hello Tango-L Can I ask for advice from list members? Pablo Veron will be in Sydney this coming weekend with his partner Noel Strazza, and is giving one performance and a number of workshops. These are...

2883  La rumbita candombe - different lyrics? (1)
For some time I have had two versions of this milonga, one by Canaro and one by Rodriguez. Until recently I thought they were almost identical. But now I've noticed a subtle difference in the lyrics,...

2884  Making tandas for milonga (3)
Someone asked the list a while ago about DJing tips. I keep my music on laptop. Many people DJ directly from CDs. I admire their skills but that's a lot of work in my opinion. Recently my collection...

2885  SIX WAYS TO KILL TANGO IN YOUR COMMUNITY (4)
SIX WAYS TO KILL TANGO IN YOUR COMMUNITY 1.) Advertise hand-made shoes for the girls even though they re made in the shoddiest factory in Buenos Aires. Charge them double. Tangueras are suckers for

2886  Ways to Kill Tango In Your Community: A Handbook (4)
There are other wonderful ways to kill a community, that are equally successful: -No matter how big the available dancing space, the organizer compels his attendees to only dance milonguero style. In...

2887  Commenting on other cities (1)
If you were into tango before the internet and email, you can't help but be extremely grateful these innovations came along to make our world smaller - and you would never take them for granted. The...

2888  Ways to Kill Tango in you Community (2)
furthermore: take the newest student and use her to demonstrate a step she never did before use women in you club to farm for your own personal dating dance with women and lead the "gottcha" step to embarass...

2889  killing tango!!!! (3)
Hello "for the love of tango" Yes, it sounds like you've had some bad experiences. Everything you've mentioned has probably happened, I guess, somewhere, but I find it hard to believe that anyone one...

2890  Fwd: Killing tango (1)
I've read a number of messages on this subject. I'm going to add personalities to the discussion. The "killing tango" messages remind me of some volunteers in non profit organizations. Some are unhappy...

2891  HOW TO KILL TANGO IN YOUR COMMUNITY (1)
Hi everybody! I find these posts about how to kill a tango community particularly disturbing. I must be very fortunate because I ve personally never met someone who wanted to commit tangocide. If these...

2892  killing the tango community (1)
You must be kidding, these posts are not an instruction guide to help promoters kill their community, they are a tongue and cheek "guide" to let leaders know if they do these things to their membership,...

2893  Six Ways to Kill Tango + Montreal (1)
Hey man, wake up! It s all well and good to proclaim Montreal an oasis of tango peace. But Mocha Jo's just changed its Sunday afternoon time from 4:00 AM to 9:00 PM, consciously marauding the long-established...

2894  oops... (1)
Mocha Jo runs from about 4pm to 8pm, and L'Academie from 8pm-1am. I guess I should heed my own advice. :)))) Cheers, Linda

2895  Buenos Aires on a budget (1)
Michael Figart wrote: I spent 18 DAYS there for a grand (and I mean GRAND) total of about $2200.00, including two pair of custom dance shoes from Fattomano's, four pair of street shoes, clothing, t-shirts,...

2896  "White Rabbit" - Jefferson Airplane (1)
Circa 1967 off the Surrealist Pillow album. The song was played at this afternoon's Alternative Milonga & it was really a cool song to dance to. Last song of the dance as "The Rose" by Bette Midler,...

2897  Killing Tango: Linda's Error: (1)
In fact Mocha Jo's has announced on its website that its Sunday is now 4:00 to 9:00 PM, effectively overlapping the Academy milonga night. Mocha Jo's address is https://www.mochajo.com/main.html or

2898  REMEDIES FOR THE TANGO KILLING DISEASE (1)
Remedies for Killing Tango 1. Make friends with those people who share your values and your reasons for dancing tango. 2. Dance with the people you like or love instead of the best dancer , or the ...

2899  my error--ENOUGH. (1)
Dear list: I had only meant to address a factual error for the benefit of others. I did not think this would devolve into an argument over a non-issue. I apologize if people were irritated; I sincerely...

2900  Happy sweetest day (1)
I hope everyone had a pleasant sweetest day, and many more to come