3776  Italian/Spanish heritage in Tango Argentino? (2)
Again, what about the Italian and Spanish (from Spain) influence? What kind of names are Arolas, Greco, Troilo, Candicamo, Discipolo, Castillo, d'Arienzo, Canaro, Firpo, Pugliese, Piazzola, Fiorentino,...

3777  Halloween Tango Fest (2)
Halloween Tango Fest - Sat night Costume Milonga - 9 workshops, 3 milongas We like toinvite you to join All of Atlanta's Tango Teachers in the North Georgia Mountains for a fall tango festival of tango,...

3778  CITA 2004 & 2005 reviews? (3)
Hi all, I am considering purchasing the CITA 2004/2005 videos, and would be interested to hear opinions from those of you who attended the event or have watched the videos. Thanks in advance, Barbara Dear...

3779  Demeaning the Denver Tango Festical is not a person (2)
insult...hello??? Re: [TANGO-L] On pesonal insults.... Dear Richard: Demeaning the Denver Tango Festical is not a person insult...hello??? PS- I am hoping that the quality of so called Argentina tango...

3780  Ethiopia and Arabia (1)
When I said" "It is logical to distinguish North Africa with a predominantly Ethiopian-Arab culture from the sub-Saharan area that has different cultures of Black ethnias. " I was making a reference...

3781  The other tangos (5)
Linda says: " I'm amused at all the hand-wringing for a book that's not even out yet, but also baffled and a bit saddened by all of the agonizing over who contributed what to tango and how much. In...

3782  the 1200 kilometer rule (1)
I have to agree with Linda, this is getting funny. After reading the claim for the nth time that the Mt. Vernon event was intentionally put on to destroy another event...which had to be a "nearby"...

3783  On personal insults... (1)
Dear Lucia: Brilliant posting! You are right. The moderator for this list should be a good sense of humor. We are here to learn and grow. Derik d.rawson@rawsonweb.com

3784  More Midwest Milonguero Tango (1)
> (https://www.umich.edu/~umtango/events/anniversary-sep05/) Check out our Close Embrace Tango Weekend Fri Sept 30 - Sun Oct 2 (www.centraltango.com). We're bringing part of Denver (Tom Stermitz)

3785  Slow, slow, quick-quick slow (8)
I have the most distressingly simple question that, after 10 years of dancing, I am almost embarrassed to ask, but I can't come up with a completely satisfactory answer. I haven't been on the list in...

3786  Quick, Quick, slow (1)
I feel when someone teaches Slow, Slow, Quick, Quick, slow. I feel they may be teaching you that it is good to be able to change your stepping to what the music makes you step, fast or show. And Slow,...

3787  Slow, slow, quick-quick slo... (1)
My very good friend Trini says very well : "I find it interesting that many Argentines I have met seem to have a different way of describing tango rhythm than North Americans. A "taka-taka-ta" with...

3788  A note on the history of close embrace (1)
My 2 cents on the close embrace: The oldest close embrace dance I have read about is what historians such as Gobello describe as tango orillero or compadrito. In the small porteņo (criollo) theatre the...

3789  Dancing in close embrace (1)
There has been some writing about changing between close and open embrace during a dance because it gives variety. I only dance close embrace unless I make a mistake and dance with a woman who only dances...

3790  What's more important - feeling the music or vocabulary? (3)
We just had Robert Hauk up in Bellingham for a great two days of workshops, practica, and milonga (note to promoters - if you can book this guy, do it - he's golden, regardless of what style you favor).

3791  Shared axis? (9)
Ok, there's been some back channel discussion on "shared axis" in close embrace. BTW, anything dumb I say here is my fault and mine alone - mea maxima culpa. I'm going to throw this question out re:...

3792  DJ at Central Park: To Anonymous (8)
Anonymous wrote: Bottom line, if you have an opinion about the DJ, good OR bad, go tell the organizers, or email them. If the DJ causes you to seek out a milonga, or conversely, to stay away, SAY SO....

3793  Cabeceo "Eye Game" (28)
The cabeceo is a preferred method of asking for a partner in Buenos Aires. This is aided by culture and tradition. Walking into a restaurant or even the subway in Buenos Aires, all eyes jump up for...

3794  NA:W: George Garcia in San Francisco Sept 15-25 (1)
George Garcia of IslaTango of Honolulu returns to San Francisco Sept 15-25 Thursdays Sept 15 & 22 Mariposa Argentine Tango Club at the Verdi Club <">https://www.sfmariposaverdi.org/>">iposaverdi.org/>">https://www.sfm
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3795  Houston milongas now have music CD done correctly by Argentines from BsAs, not by native Houstonians (10)
Dear All, Houston milongas now all have music done correctly by natives of BsAs, not by native Houstonians. Derik wrote: been to BsAs and reading authenticity, etc. I was to see the documentary those who...

3796  music done correctly (1)
Hola Tine, Sean here, nice post! But I would like to add that there are one or two decent American djs too. There's this tall guy with a long ponytail from somewhere out west. And another tall guy from...

3797  New! Web guide to the BA "nuevo tango" scene (2)
Hi folks, As many of you know, the "nuevo tango" scene in Buenos Aires is thriving. A little more than a year ago, Luciana Valle, Dina Martinez, and Valencia Batiuk created a new practica at Villa Malcolm--a...

3798  paying DJs (was DJ at Central Park) (3)
This post is from Karen: anonymous (via Seth) wrote <<<<Has anybody made any suggestions to this DJ or his employer to make him play more milonga/vals, or use a more This brings up something...

3799  tanda suggestion (1)
Hello all, Deb and I have been hosting a milonga in Boulder a couple times a month (currently 1st & 3rd Saturdays) for the last four years or so. I've been DJing this milonga on and off since the...

3800  tango dance add to my web (2)
Hi evryone: I just complete my web with two tangos danced with my partner Dolores de Amo and I want to share them with you.There is some music to listen...... Also you can check on the classes online.