4476  Swango (7)
Listeros! In my great random cruisings of the internet I tripped across references to "swango" which is supposed to be a fusion of swing and tango. (https://www.swangoseattle.com/, ominously enough,...

4477  Social Tango: A Cultural Perspective (43)
In Buenos Aires porten~os don't have difficulty separating stage tango and social tango. This is the culture that created tango, so perhaps we should listen. In the early 20th century, Europeans and... Ron Weigel wrote: It depends on how you define "fantasia". First you're lumping *everyone* not using a chest-to-chest, common axis embrace in the "fantasia" category....

4478  A washingtonpost.com article from: (1)
tangomaniac@cavtel.net You have been sent this message from tangomaniac@cavtel.net as a courtesy of washingtonpost.com The appreciation has NOTHING to do with tango. HOWEVER, it has EVERYTHING to...

4479  The intellectual sophism of Tango (7)
I have always found it interesting to listen to people who don't know a thing about what they are talking about. They propose to be an expert but have never had the experience or knowlege it takes...

4480  Social Tango, pre 1994 (12)
Hi Tom, et al, Hope you are doing well -- we've mentioned you to several visitors from Colorado who turned up in our classes or practicas. I guess we have to repeat this discussion every time a few...

4481  tango to the blues (14)
Trini wrote; I love dancing tango to good tango dance music, but sadly, there is very little of that around Houston. For example, this is an excerpt from an announcement for an event to be held next...

4482  Tango to everything (4)
I believe tango is well suited for any type of music. Of course, there is music to which only ballerinas or break-dancers can dance. For tango, it seems to me, the most important feature of danceable... Astrid...

4483  Kentucky Derby Tango (1)
Earlier today, I wrote there's a tango that reminds me of a horse race. After listening to a lot of CDs, I finally found it. The tango is La Tablada with Donato's orquestra. The opening measures remind...

4484  Milongas as business enterprises? (1)
Nooooooooo, I don't think so. People who run milongas here rarely make money and when they do, it is not that much. Especially now with inflation. The organizer's rarely own the venue. Unless...

4485  La Tablada (2)
Hi all, So out of curiosity, is "La Tablada" about an actual tablada (cattle ranch), or is it about La Tablada district in Buenos Aires? Historians on the list, I'd love to know. Thanks, Linda

4486  Salvaging corrupt DVDs (1)
Sorry to go a bit off-topic: my excuse is that it is a dance programme on the DVD I want to retrieve. I recorded a programme from the TV onto DVD+RW. It won't play on any DVD player, or on Power DVD,...

4487  Ahhh Intellectual sophism revisted (4)
Gabriel, I know as a blond I have serious problems before even touching the keyboard, however being from San Diego, I know you understand that. Please tell me where in my post I wrote that milonguero...

4488  See Third Photo: Tango reaches everywhere! (1)

4489  Fwd: Very Creative (2)
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4490  milonga-milongueros (15)
Last night when Roberto, Chris, and I came home from the milonga in Avellneda, Chris went right to his computer. We decided to translate some of the recent posts to Tango-L for Roberto. (OK, I translated)...

4491  Open embrace - Milonguero (1)
It is important to know what we understand by open embrace otherwise we may end up talking about different things all together. Open embrace is not the same as "'dancing separated". Close embrace as...

4492  Tango System (1)
"Quite how a whole generation of teachers mistook this nonsense for I understand what Chris is saying and appreciate his note as something that could stimulate interesting discussion. One could see...

4493  Performance and private dance are 2 sides of the (3)
same medal. I've just read Dani' message: "I prefer performing to social dancing... ": https://pythia.uoregon.edu/%7Ellynch/Tango-L/2006/msg02229.html You convinced me, thank you Dani. There is nothing...

4494  Show-offs vs. Performance dancing (2)
it . What I like watching is skilled technique - not a woman Oh, but Caroline, the same rules apply to a man too! I think, whether people enjoy watching someone's performance or not depends on whether...

4495  Bridgestone ad (1)
Hi Steve and list Hi Steve The ad you saw from Bridgestone is made with an argentine couple, Silvio Grand and Mayra Gallant, that also made some ads for Citibank and Telefe ( a local argentine open...

4496  Old Biddy?! (1)
Burleigh, You think I am an old biddy? I have been called many things, but never old biddy. Those of you guys on the list can easily attest to that. I find that so darn humorous! You made my day!...

4497  Real Milongueros (2)
Thank you Michael and Astrid for saying such nice things. I think so many on this list fail to read what I write, instead they see it as an opportunity to prove me or someone else wrong, rather than...

4498  Why do I dance close embrace (11)
1 - Because after learning several different tango styles I prefer close embrace. Because I like the closeness to my partner that allows an intense communication and a better interpretation of the...

4499  Why I do dance close embrace (1)
Interestingly, almost all the reasons you offer, Sergio, are reasons why someone might dance close-embrace *exclusively*. Or why someone might defend dancing that way, against other styles, polemically....

4500  Buenos Aires Hotels (2)
Does anyone have recommendations for places to stay in Buenos Aires October 4-17? Never been there, going for the festival, in the vicinity of Regente Palace, Dolmen, and El Conquistador, where the...