3301  Tango Fads - Friends etc. (1)
I live in Buenos Aires. I could care less about who people want to sit with in a milonga. Who is anybody to judge what another person wants to do. If someone feels comfortable being with friends who...

3302  Is Colgada a new element? (19)
Dear friends, For the last couple of years I watch Colgada evolution. For example, Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa dance a little differently at Fandango 2004 in Austin than at Tango Fireworks 2003...

3303  New Interviews: Keith Elshaw + Hsueh-tze Lee (2)
There are 2 new interviews posted to the Articles section of Close-Embrace.com. See them at: https://www.close-embrace.com/articles.html 1. "Keith Elshaw and the Great Tango Crime" - Keith Elshaw of...

3304  We are all immigrants in tango culture (1)
Dear list, Tango was created by the clash of cultures in the Rio de la Plata starting a hundred plus years ago. Immigrants poured from Europe into Argentina and Uruguay, drowning and distorting the...

3305  Colgadas. (4)
Hi, I went to a class at CITA 2001 with Fabian Salas where he taught Colgadas'. I wondered what the hell they could be! One of the ways he taught to lead a colgada was to initiate the follower to

3306  Americans, Europeans and Tango (5)
Maybe those of us who grew up outside Argentina or Uruguay don't and cannot appreciate all the cultural fine points of tango, and maybe we are not preserving it as it was danced in the golden age. ...

3307  Political rants as flames; non-tango no kidding (6)
I have always felt that most of the flames on this list are not only harmless and are occasionally amusing, or at least are easy to ignore, but the latest from Sr. Maselli has penetrated even my tolerance. May I quote: "When you get to be my age, you may be able to understand that people merit respect regardless of where they come from and whether they can speak yo= ur language...

3308  Turning Argentine (5)
Today Steve Brown wrote, "As much as we may love doing so, dancing tango makes us no more Argentine than driving a BMW or Lexus makes us German or Japanese." Perhaps you've heard the one that goes, What's...

3309  Where is Lloica Czakis? (1)
Would you please respond? Jan

3310  Colgadas again (2)
Hi, just to clarify the my post on the sweep into a colgada. I generally use this entry coming from something that already has a bit of momentum, say a giro or partial giro: - The follower crosses...

3311  impressions-expressions (1)
Right thoughts do not have nationality .All thoughts are welcome But here in this list ; some teachers say such things that , it is impossible to listen, respect and accept .Some teachers or dancers...

3312  BsAs Arts News for Tango Travelers (1)
Dear List, I'm sharing with you a letter from the people at International Living I recently received about current cultural happenings in BsAs. For those dancers looking to fill the time between milongas...

3313  Bs.As. Musicals to see for travelers (2)
I would like to recommend three great musical shows: OPERA PAMPA at the "Exposicion rural" in Palermo. An impressive musical covering important episodes of the beginnings and traditions of Argentina.

3314  Russian and/or Turkish tango...? (6)
Quite some time ago, I seem to recall a small thread about Russian and/or Turkish tango music from the early- or mid-20th century. If anyone can pass along the names of CDs that are good representatives

3315  Beatrix and Michael -Excellent teachers (1)
We recently had the great pleasure of hosting Beatrix Satzinger and Michael Young for a two week tango extravaganza. This included workshops, private lessons and a milonga featuring the fabulous music...

3316  Looking For Tango Cruise Information (3)
Hello All, I hope someone can help me with this choice. There are two Tango Cruises at the end of this year. Both are out of New Orleans on the NCL Norwegian Sun and have Western Caribbean ports. One

3317  Photos from DC Tango Marathon (1)
Hi Everyone - Two pages of photos from the DC Tango Marathon this past weekend have just been posted. You can see them (as well as 5 more new pages of photos from NYC and San Francisco) at: https://www.close-embrace.com/candids.html

3318  HOT TANGO FL.TO SC. (1)
FROM CHARLESTON,SC THE CHARLESTON ARGENTINE TANGO SOCIETY WISHES TO THANK TEO AND MARSHA BARTEK OF GAINESVILLE,FL FOR THEIR RECENT VISIT WITH US. We have found we are all quite changed by our experience...

3319  The milonga shuffle in Buenos Aires (3)
No one could have imagined that the tragic event that claimed the lives of so many young people on December 30, 2004, would have such a strong impact on the functioning of the milongas, but that is...

3320  The Take (1)
https://www.nfb.ca/thetake/ Tonight, I watched a documentary "The Take" on CBC TV about the drama of workers from Argentina resisting being sucked into economic loss and despair as their workplaces...

3321  Misc: Buenos aires and CITA 2005 (7)
Buenos Aires Trip, March 2005: CITA and Oscar Mandagaran Two weeks in Buenos Aires always flies by much too quickly. The lady does not fail to charm even after more than a dozen visits, a part of...

3322  Happy Easter ! (2)
Hello Dancers, Wishing You All a Happy Easter ! George Morse The Long Island Dance Connection https://www.lidance.org/index.html Info@LIDance.org 631-744-7777 Muchos huevos to you. HAM

3323  tango syllabus (1)
Dear Tango Friends, Some time ago there was a discussion about tango syllabus. I am now working on a teaching program for our tango school and would like to ask if someone could recommend something like...

3324  Dream World of Tango-BsAs "What you see and What you believe" (8)
I spent my last 3 weeks in BsAs, from Club Espanol to Gay Milonga-La Marshal, from Confiteria ideal to CETA- alternative milonga. Many other venues were also in my list. Although I've got some invaluable

3325  Dream World of Tango Buenos Aires (1)
I had the chance to see El Turco Burak, from Minneapolis dancing at " El Beso " last Saturday. I also had the chance to briefly talk to him since he danced quite a bit with my friend Anna. His impression...