5426  Question on Gardel (7)
I cant remember one single milonga playing tangos with Gardel's voice. Not once! Given his prominence as a singer in the tango world I would expect hear his voice in every milongas at least in one tanda.

5427  Rose/foot in the mouth (1)
The rose-in-the-mouth image has no real connection with either Ballroom tango or Argentine tango. It is a Hollywood invention from the film "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse" with Rudolph Valentino...

5428  Off Topic - Apology (1)
This is just a quick apology to the list. It has recently come to my attention that the level of humour I submit in my replies may be causing upset to some. I will aim from now on to provide a more...

5429  The Tango Trojan Horse (Misrepresentation of (1)
Argentine social tango) Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in the milongas of Buenos Aires in recent years realizes that nearly everyone dances in close embrace, uses a relatively simple...

5430  Tango Tagged. (1)
Hi, There's a some what amusing game that's going on amongst the tango blogging crowd.... Its called "Tango Blog Tag". Well I call it that anyway. If you read any of us on a regular basis and have visited...

5431  tango history and schizophrenia (2)
Aron wrote: <<Just because they do not have a "master" or that they don't take lessons directly, it does not mean that they are not copying elements, moves, style, technique from others. In BsAs...

5432  rose in mouth, singlehandedly from one film? (9)
maybe not ... seem to remember either Jack lemmon or his partner with the rose in mouth in Some Like It Hot, which being within the viewing lifetimes of more dancers today than Four Forsemen, probably... Michael wrote: The 'head snap'... I don't know what sort of flamenco has head snaps in it, but I don't think it is the sort danced by ordinary people in Spain. No doubt someone will set me straight...

5433  rose in the mouth...ouch! (2)
<<< maybe not ...? seem to remember either Jack lemmon or his partner with the rose in mouth in Some Like It Hot, which being within the viewing lifetimes of more?dancers today than Four...

5434  Popularity of Milonga (the dance) (16)
My query is how come Milonga appears to be left as an almost side note to Tango. I mean how come there are not Milonga clubs that predominantly play Milongas rather then normal break from the Tangos?

5435  rose in mouth - silly head snaps (1)
Here is a reference in the archive to head snaps: https://pythia.uoregon.edu/~llynch/Tango-L/2005/msg01347.html John Ward Bristol, UK Get up to ?150 by recycling your old mobile - visit www.tiscali.co.uk/recycle

5436  tango/milonga/tango (3)
As Astrid pointed out, tango goes back to habanera, some flamenco, milonga, etc and as Sergio also pointed out, it also evolved along the way from canyengue (basically an early form of tango) and...

5437  Re to your question (1)
Charles wrote: Charles, I just wrote a lengthy post about the origins of tango in Finland in November or December. Go to Tango-L website and scroll back to find it. Cheers, JK

5438  [Adta] Parkinson's Patients - Yes, we can dance (1)
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5439  Parkinson's Patients - Yes, we can dance ! (1)
The most recent edition of the American Journal of Dance Therapy Vol.29, #2, Dec. 2007 includes a research study on the effects of Argentine Tango as a form of Partnered Dance for those with Parkinson...

5440  tango schizophreniza (2)
Trini asks " have either of you ever danced with a guy who only learned tango by just dancing? With old Argentine guys who have danced for years. It's not so fun. The ones I have enjoyed took lessons...

5441  CLEAR (1)
TO CLEAR MY MAIL YOUR LIST PLEASE Elsa

5442  My Youtube playlist (1)
Hi, here is my Milonga Playlist on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p%8B1FD6C731EA19 16 Milonga videos.. ...the first one is pf Hugo Daniel doing his Milonga moves alone in front of a...

5443  "Milonga is a guy thing?" (2)
I disagree with Lois, Trini and Buffis, at least with regards to milonga in NYC. Luckily I have a fantastic regular partner / follower who loves milonga traspie as much as I do, and mirrors my fascination

5444  tango pedagogy (1)
<<<Today, we have teachers that organize classes and we pay them.? Back then, they had teachers (each other) and just because they weren't publically announced classrooms with fees, we don't...

5445  Tango-L is Milonga really a "guy thing" & interview (1)
with Alberto Dassieu at our milonga quite a few women like to dance milonga & milonga con traspie. there seems not to be as many men who enjoy, this dance. i wonder why? Patricia Read about Alberto...

5446  Milonga, a guy thing. (4)
<<<at our milonga quite a few women like to dance milonga & milonga con Maybe because it is taught so poorly, not to mention it is difficult to lead correctly. Most teachers don't even...

5447  11 year old girl's view of Tango (1)
format=flowed A friend of mine, Billy Burke, teachers International Folk Dancing at a charter middle school in LA. His group is well know and called ?Billy?s Kids.? During the semester he has them...

5448  'Milonga is a guy thing?' (6)
The basic milonga figure is the 6-step Cuadrado. It's also the first figure I was taught in Tango. For the man, it's RF back, LF side, RF fwd O/P, LF fwd in-line, RF side, LF close to RF. While I'm...

5449  Milonga 101 -- conversation between dances (48)
Decades ago the young men stood in the center of the dance floor, and the girls sat at tables around the perimeter in neighborhood clubs with an older relative or friend who escorted them to the dance.... t I am surprised Roger is complaining, he is one of the best leaders we have and seems to slip around the outside of any obstacles with no visible effort :-). Victor Bennetts ****************...

5450  Milonga 101 --? conversation between dances (1)
I remember Gavito talking about the men in the center of the floor between tandas making a "mushroom." And the men who weren't successful in the cabeceo then went to the "bathroom." Times change. https://tangocherie.blogspot.com/...