2201 Bernhard Kol? (1)
A little DJ help required, laptop based DJ. I have lost the email history regarding setting up my laptop. Bernhard, you please make =
contact.
Kind regards
Bob
2202 Summer Tango Festival in PARIS ! ! ! (1)
Mephisto Tango! is organizing its
2nd Summer Festival in PARIS
from the 1st to 4th of July, 2004
We have the pleasure to introduce:
Fabian SALAS and Carolina del RIVERO
Mariano CHICHO FRUMBOLI and Eugenia...
2203 Question for list members about announcments. (9)
On January 23 a post was made to this list announcing a milonga in Iowa.
Since then more and more events have been announced on this list.
Yesterday there were four. There is already one this morning.
2204 Question for list members about announcements. (2)
Jonathan wrote:
...Years ago the administrator of this list set up Tango-A for announcements
in order to keep this discussion list from being clogged with announcements.
There is no longer active administration...
2205 Complete list of alt. tangos (1)
Somone asked recently for a recommendation of alternative songs to dance
tango to.
I have just finished compiling complete list of alternative tangos I
incorporate in our Colorado Springs milongas. Here...
2206 How do you have "that talk" with your guests and students? (13)
Our nice milonga was not so nice over the last
weekend. Navigation, never wonderful, was at an
all-time low. We had new leaders walking against the
line of dance. We had experienced leaders pausing...
2207 Tango-L Mauricio CASTRO IN NY State? (1)
Would someone kindly let me know if Mauricio Castro is scheduled to be
in New York State anytime soon?
There was a reference to him being in Rochester...? I am interested in
booking a workshop for my...
2208 teaching navigation (9)
A method that a couple of my teachers used was to create what they
called "the volcano" in the middle of the dance floor, e.g. with shoes
or chairs or whatever. This was a forbidden zone and everyone...
2209 Places to rent in Buenos Aires (1)
A friend of mine rents two places in Buenos Aires for tangeuros/as:
One in her own house, one is a seperate appartement:
Victoria Lustig
The room in her house costs 14u$ a night, nice area near a lot...
2210 chaotic dancefloors and how to avoid them (11)
Hi Marisa, hi Phil,
packed dancefloors and dancers not knowing how to deal with that
situation are a universal Tango problem. We' ve also got them in
Europe. ;-)))
But: in my opinion there are quite...
2211 Vernucci Estilistas (2)
If you go to Buenos Aires don't forget to have your hair styled by one of
the best hairdressers and champion in Argentina, Roberto Vernucci.
He in one of the best in the World you will be able to see...
2212 Advice Request for Tango Mommy (3)
Dear Most wonderful Tango Community,
Calling all Parents, Recent Buenos Aires travelers, and People who just love talking about Tango and giving advice (Hmmm, this seems to include everyone..anyway...
2213 Timmytango's Snow Ball (1)
Go to Cleveland March13 if you have the chance! Alicia Pons and Robert Hauk
will be a great team.
I met Robert in Denver and Portland, and Pittsburgh, and he is a wonderful
teacher. He understands...
2214 How do you have "that talk" with your guests and student s? (2)
Astrid:
You are correct in what you wrote below. However, the FIRST rule for a leader is PROTECT HIS PARTNER. Protection is more important than ganchos, boleos, and any other figure. Talking is NOT...
2215 Orquesta Tipica Select (1)
Hola Gente del Tango!
La revista Tango Reporter acaba de publicar una nota de tapa sobre la
Orquesta Tipica Select formada por Fresedo, Delfino, Rocatagliatta y otros musicos en
Camden, NJ, para grabar...
2216 chaotic dance floors and how to avoid them (1)
Melina wrote:
crowded: ...
Now that is going too far. Maybe some of the later Pugliese might
encourage too many theatrics for a crowded dance floor, but what is a
milonga without the emotional intensity...
2217 Pugliese and Piazzolla (1)
Adm Bugs (aka Rick from Portland) wrote:
I not sure that Rick and I are quite in agreement here. I deleted
Piazzolla from Melina's posting and offered favorable comments about
playing Pugliese at milongas....
2218 DJ-ing (3)
Hi,
has anyone ever used an iBook for Tango-DJ-ing? Any experiences?
I'm planing to buy a new iBook (12'', 640 MB, 800 Mhz, G4) and I would
like to use it at our Milongas.
Thanks,
Melina
2219 Why beginners move toward the center (1)
I can answer that question. If the woman doesn't collect her weight, her right foot goes backward NOT in a straight line but in a diagonal, in the direction of the center of the floor. If she brings...
2220 Protect Your Partner (3)
Hi,
I have to speak up on the issue of men who jab others
with elbows or say something nasty to the guy who
wasn't respecting the line of dance or navigating
recklessly.
I suppose I can understand if you...
2221 How big are we?.... (1)
Hi all,
Does anyone have any statistics on how many people are doing Tango in the
US? Or around the world?
thanks,
Doug Pouliot
--
The Tango Catalogue
2222 followers and navigation (2)
Hi List,
This ongoing discussion of floorcraft and collisions lead me to review the worst dance floor accidents I have experienced. It is unfair to put all the blame for accidents on the leaders. I...
2223 Teaching the Tango of Tight Spaces (Part I) (2)
[This posting has been broken into two parts to stay within length limits]
Several times in the last year there have been lengthy threads on this list about chaotic dance floors in the U.S. and what...
2224 Teaching the Tango of Tight Spaces (Part II, continued) (4)
[Continued from previous posting entitled "Teaching the Tango of Tight Spaces (Part I)"]
3. Partnering Skills
A. Crowded floors demand the ability to dance close--not all the time, but certainly some...
2225 Navigation in crowds (1)
I am really enjoying this recent discussion about
navigation, some very nice clear ideas, and a
wonderful emphasis on trying to get people to view
navigation as a way for the whole group to have a good
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