276  Practicas and Giving Advice (1)
Steve wrote: It's no wonder that we have problems with our dance in the first place. Before we can learn the intricacies of a subtle, non-verbal communication, we might want to learn to communicate through...

277  Graciela Gnzalez (1)
Hola Listeros, I am writing because my work with Graciela Gonzalez in Bs As last year had a profound effect on me. It seems that many people here in NYC don't really know who she is (she hasn't been...

278  Centering the Follower? (22)
My fellow Tangueros, I would like to address this note to all instructors and to followers, especially followers who have been studying lead and can understand some of the difficulty of leaders who...

279  The Tango Lesson, DVD (1)
Does anyone know if the movie The Tango Lesson has been released on DVD? --Steve

280  Portland's TangoFest 2001 Evaluation (1)
Portland's TangoFest 2001 is now over. We had about 250 people attending one or more of the classes. Milonga attendance ran from 125 = to 386 on the various nights. There were students or instructors...

281  Portland TangoFest/ Portland tango scene (1)
Clay asked earlier if we had any feedback on the Tangofest that just wrapped up in Portland, Oregon (US). I really want to let folks on the list know that the TangoFest is a diverse, quality event...

282  music for beginners (5)
I would have to disagree with the use of Calo for beginner lessons/practice. Calo's happens to be my favorite orchestra, but I've found that his music tends to go over the average persons head. Not...

283  Don't disturb the follower (was centering) (1)
lead I think in both cases you're talking about something that needs to be addressed by instruction, not leading. I've gone on record on this list with my views about the proper sources of instruction:

284  RCA VICTOR 100 ANOS (8)
Hi list. I ordered a bunch of the rca victor 100 anos cd's and they came in today. Man, do they rock! All of the recording have been re-engineered where there is almost no hiss or distortion, and the...

285  Tango in Munich? (1)
A friend is heading to Munich next week, but the websites don't seem all that completer regarding tango activities. Can anyone email me more updated information? -- Tom Stermitz 2612 Clermont St Denver,...

286  where to buy RCA victor discs (1)
Another place you can get those discs is tangostore.com I ordered from that location due to the lack of information at classic tango. Tangostore has cheaper prices, but on larger orders you still have...

287  La Carcajada (1)
A friend of mine asked me to locate a recording of "La Carcajada," by Roberto Firpo. I found one disc at Zival's, and it was an item they no longer carry. Does anyone know of an album that is readily...

288  Observations about music presentation at milongas (1)
Hello friends - At a couple of milongas recently, the DJs played one tango right after the other, with absolutely no space between songs. Many times, the last fading note of the song was chopped off...

289  EU-W: Florence/Italy - Tangovals in dicembre (2)
Dear Tangoedicts, if You are at Florence-Italy in dicembre and if You love TangoVals, may........ the Ki Dojo/Florence presents "Let's study TangoVals" a research of the various TangoVals-styles when: Saturday... Dear Tangoadicts, here again the pubblicity for...

290  Modern Music, Piazzolla, Pugliese and Sexteto Tango (8)
The Troilo and Sexteto tango Cd's are also my favorites of the RCA victor series. They are amazing pieces of music. I know that many people who like the older, dance oriented music of Troilo might...

291  Embellsihments (24)
Here's a can of worms: What "embellishments" can a follow do that are appropriate? When is an embellishment a constructive addition to the dance, and when does it interfere with the flow and both partners'... snip It really never ceases to amazeme the sillyness...

292  Dreams of Tango: A play (2)
Last night I went to Pittsburgh to see "Dreams of Tango"not knowing what to expect. To my suprise, I was entertained for two hours by a cast of eight people performing a play, and not a dance performance.

293  Zen, was Centering (1)
Robert Hauk writes Exactly my feeling. Larry de Los Angeles https://home.att.net/~larrydla

294  Embellishments (8)
Dear Tango friends; I've been dancing at the Milongas in BA several times and believe me there is not much space for fancy embellishments and the good milongueras that dance apilado, they don't... Huck if a person (man or woman) is paying... be class. I agree with the above statement. The paying customer should get what he or she is paying for. The (responsible) organizer always tries (emphasys on "tries") to assure gender balance, but it...

295  In Search of Fidelity (6)
Rick Anderson wrote: I think the role of music in attracting beginners to tango is too easily underestimated. It may be fair to say that many of us more experienced tango dancers have learned to live...

296  Astor Piazzolla - A Memoir (4)
We have all been done a fine service by Amadeus Press (which co-incidentally is located in that tango hot-bed, Portland). Natalio Gorin published in Spanish his interviews with Astor in 1990. This new... Hi Rajan, Here's my take on the matters you brought up. When Piazzolla mentions "oriental" I imagine he's trying...

297  Tango Lyrics Homepage, GONE? (2)
The URL I have for tango lyrics homepage no longer seems to work. <https://vishnu.nirvana.phys.psu.edu/argentina/tangos/index.html> Did the page disappear or has it moved? With best regards, Steve (de...

298  keeping on the beat when the leader doesn't (4)
I also got a lot of responses off-list, as Bibi did, when I asked last week what the best thing was to do if the leader did not himself move on the beat. I'd like to share a couple of them here (without

299  Piazzolla - Memoir (1)
Following on Rajan's interesting post ... Far be it from me to attempt to explain anything about Piazzolla; yet I think it is fair to say the following. As much as I find it fascinating to read what...

300  Astor Piazzolla on being "Oriental"... (5)
Because you are an emigrant, Rajan...What do you think, why I like it ? But what a strange interview ! Reminds me of all the nonsense information Western media write about life in Japan. Most of the...