5326  Tango for the Blind (3)
A report today on NBC Nightly News... My friend Luciano Mares (some of you may know him) is involved with this Miami group somehow...although they don't mention him...the group is "Miami Lighthouse for...

5327  Tango photos being sought... (1)
Hello friends, I'd like to ask your help in collecting tango photos. I am collecting photos to be inserted in an upcoming book, which is TangoZen in Spanish to be published in Buenos Aires. If you have...

5328  What is tango music? (8)
If you are a musician with musical scores of tangos in hand, it wouldn't take you long to find one unique characteristic in every piece of tango music. It is standard for a piece of music to end on...

5329  the meanings of the word tango (1)
www.tycp.com.ar from their monthly e-newsletter No. 88: La palabra Tango Cuando escuchamos la palabra tango todos sabemos de que estamos hablando. Inmediatamente se piensa en el baile, la musica,...

5330  Milonga on Avenida de Mayo for National Day of the (2)
Tango It was the best ever! Three stages with nonstop music for four hours. People came to hear the orchestras and watch all the dancing in the street. There was dancing everywhere. It's the first...

5331  4 videos. A little statistics. (1)
I'd like to point your attention to little statistics about these videos: [A] - Ballroom Tango. Elite dance. Probably not less dancers in the world than in Argentina; Sorry, the example is far from the...

5332  4 videos. A little statistics??? (3)
Just pointing your attention: Statistics encompasses the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. COLLECTION of data, not invention of data. As much as I appreciate creative energy, I think...

5333  Franelear -- have you tried it? (16)
More than a year ago I had a conversation with Carlos Alberto Rodriguez when he used an interesting new word for me--FRANELEAR. I had some idea about the meaning of the word by his body language and...

5334  What is Tango/Tango Music (1)
i am quite a purist regaring tango. so this is biased. on the other hand i wonder why a lot of people keep arguing dancing "tango" to non tango music is tango. i actually started dancing salsa and...

5335  tango in Canada (Vancouver) (1)
Hi all, My partner will be heading off to Vancouver for work (and a bit of play) the local tango scene would be greatly appreciated. -- Yours in dance dementia, Niki

5336  What is the difference between Boleo and Contra (1)
Boleo? What is the difference between Boleo and Contra Boleo? Igor Polk

5337  What is tango - Another video clip (1)
My previous post had a few links to Rudolph Valentino's "Horsemen of the Apocalypse", that illustrated the tango style of the early 20's. Here is a short clip from the Carlos Gardel movie "Tango Bar",...

5338  Franelear--Have You Tried It? (1)
I have always presumed that there was more Jane Austin than Masters and Johnson in Dance. The sense of romanticism and atmosphere of affection far outweighs the appeal to hormonal drives and mechanical...

5339  2008 BA Tango Festival suspended (1)
I received this letter from the Director of the Buenos Aires Tango Festival (forwarded from a staff member) this morning, and was told to forward to anyone who might be interested. Apparently, Macri...

5340  Boleo/ contra-boleo (8)
Igor asked about the difference. I am sure he knows boleos, so I am posting at the risk of a retort claiming they are both technically boleos, but here goes: I think of leading boleos in two ways: 1. ...

5341  Close embrace in close quarters. (2)
I am a beginner (3mos) and would like to direct my own learning towards only that part of Tango that stresses the connection and the musicality. This is what interests me in the dance. I would appreciate...

5342  MACRI Cancels Tango Festival in Argentina (2)
This was just received from Olga Besio in Buenos Aires. Anybody cares to translate? Thanks, Lydia Henson Macri suspende Festival de Tango (_carosimon@hotmail.com_ (mailto:carosimon@hotmail.com)...

5343  Don't blame your follower ... and don't blame (27)
others!!! This is a reply to "Re: [Tango-L] Boleo/ contra-boleo" Tango For Her wrote: And, one surprising aspect, for the woman, is that if it is led correctly, her foot will wind far enough around... others!!! TFH, I competely agree with what...

5344  Tango in San Telmo (1)
What the tourists don't see ( with thanks to Maya Frost's blog): https://youtube.com/watch?v=8YEyiMYHBOE Go, Grandma! Looking for last minute shopping deals?

5345  Boleo & Contra-boleo (4)
I'm confused. I thought: Circular boleo - I rotate woman and then stop or reverse her rotation. Free leg continues to create boleo. Circular contra-boleo - I initiate rotation and free leg remains...

5346  Don't blame your follower ...keys (18)
To answer your question, if I didn't know the guy well, I'd stop my boleo before hitting his leg. If he's a friend or if we've been playing a little while during the tanda, I'd smack away. I'd say...

5347  Juan D'Arienzo -- Still the King (3)
Article by Pedro Ochoa https://www.10tango.com/interior/detalle_nota.php Nobody likes to follow rules. It is much better to break them. But there is one thing that tops breaking rules: making them....

5348  Tango CD/iTunes collection recommendation? (6)
I was asked by someone who just started tango what tango songs he should be listening to. But I don't have a good recommendation; I myself bought tango CDs pretty randomly and my collection still lacks...

5349  THE UPPER BODY COUNTER-POSITIONING (1)
"When we walk, going about our daily occupations, we don't have to be aware of what our body is doing, in order for us to go from point A to point B. The truth is that our body executes a series of...

5350  Music recommendation and a little history. (1)
Sometimes it is difficult to find really good compilations, but some of the suggestions have been very good. It is just as difficult finding a good representative (and danceable) CD of one particular...