4639 where to tango in Vietnam
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:01:44 -0800 (PST)
From: andrea le <phamtango@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Hi Ann-
In Spring 2004 I spent one month in Vietnam (Saigon,
Hanoi, Danang, Hue...all major cities). I searched for
places to dance (through ballroom dance teachers
there, who are friends of my local friends). Argentine
Tango still did not exist at that time.
If you are lucky to find some 'milonga', or even just
some place that sneaks in some Argentine tango music,
please let me know (be careful, some insisted to me
that they dance tango, but when they took me to the
floor to 'dance', it was ballroom - It seems 'tango'
is 'tango', so why one asks for 'another' tango? ;-)
Andrea
>
> I shall be in Hanoi and Saigon for two weeks and was
> wondering if anyone
> knew where it might be possible to dance.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ann
>
>
>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:19:20 -0500
From: "Tuan" <tuan35@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
To: "'andrea le'" <phamtango@yahoo.com>, <tango-l@mit.edu>
Hello Ann,
I don't think you'll have much luck finding Argentine Tango in Viet-Nam.
Most Vietnameses love all the ballroom dances (Cha Cha Cha, Paso Doble,
Rumba, Tango, etc.) but what you actually see on the dance floor are
very odd versions of those dance forms. Like Andrea said, it's closer to
ballroom, but it's imported from France a long time ago, and it has been
watered down even more since then.
But I hope I'm wrong.
Good luck,
Tuan
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:02 PM
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
Hi Ann-
In Spring 2004 I spent one month in Vietnam (Saigon,
Hanoi, Danang, Hue...all major cities). I searched for
places to dance (through ballroom dance teachers
there, who are friends of my local friends). Argentine
Tango still did not exist at that time.
If you are lucky to find some 'milonga', or even just
some place that sneaks in some Argentine tango music,
please let me know (be careful, some insisted to me
that they dance tango, but when they took me to the
floor to 'dance', it was ballroom - It seems 'tango'
is 'tango', so why one asks for 'another' tango? ;-)
Andrea
>
> I shall be in Hanoi and Saigon for two weeks and was wondering if
> anyone knew where it might be possible to dance.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ann
>
>
>
__________________
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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:01:44 -0800 (PST)
From: andrea le <phamtango@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Hi Ann-
In Spring 2004 I spent one month in Vietnam (Saigon,
Hanoi, Danang, Hue...all major cities). I searched for
places to dance (through ballroom dance teachers
there, who are friends of my local friends). Argentine
Tango still did not exist at that time.
If you are lucky to find some 'milonga', or even just
some place that sneaks in some Argentine tango music,
please let me know (be careful, some insisted to me
that they dance tango, but when they took me to the
floor to 'dance', it was ballroom - It seems 'tango'
is 'tango', so why one asks for 'another' tango? ;-)
Andrea
>
> I shall be in Hanoi and Saigon for two weeks and was
> wondering if anyone
> knew where it might be possible to dance.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ann
>
>
>
__________________
things done faster.
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:19:20 -0500
From: "Tuan" <tuan35@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
To: "'andrea le'" <phamtango@yahoo.com>, <tango-l@mit.edu>
Hello Ann,
I don't think you'll have much luck finding Argentine Tango in Viet-Nam.
Most Vietnameses love all the ballroom dances (Cha Cha Cha, Paso Doble,
Rumba, Tango, etc.) but what you actually see on the dance floor are
very odd versions of those dance forms. Like Andrea said, it's closer to
ballroom, but it's imported from France a long time ago, and it has been
watered down even more since then.
But I hope I'm wrong.
Good luck,
Tuan
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:02 PM
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
Hi Ann-
In Spring 2004 I spent one month in Vietnam (Saigon,
Hanoi, Danang, Hue...all major cities). I searched for
places to dance (through ballroom dance teachers
there, who are friends of my local friends). Argentine
Tango still did not exist at that time.
If you are lucky to find some 'milonga', or even just
some place that sneaks in some Argentine tango music,
please let me know (be careful, some insisted to me
that they dance tango, but when they took me to the
floor to 'dance', it was ballroom - It seems 'tango'
is 'tango', so why one asks for 'another' tango? ;-)
Andrea
>
> I shall be in Hanoi and Saigon for two weeks and was wondering if
> anyone knew where it might be possible to dance.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ann
>
>
>
__________________
things done faster.
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:01:44 -0800 (PST)
From: andrea le <phamtango@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Hi Ann-
In Spring 2004 I spent one month in Vietnam (Saigon,
Hanoi, Danang, Hue...all major cities). I searched for
places to dance (through ballroom dance teachers
there, who are friends of my local friends). Argentine
Tango still did not exist at that time.
If you are lucky to find some 'milonga', or even just
some place that sneaks in some Argentine tango music,
please let me know (be careful, some insisted to me
that they dance tango, but when they took me to the
floor to 'dance', it was ballroom - It seems 'tango'
is 'tango', so why one asks for 'another' tango? ;-)
Andrea
>
> I shall be in Hanoi and Saigon for two weeks and was
> wondering if anyone
> knew where it might be possible to dance.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ann
>
>
>
__________________
things done faster.
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:19:20 -0500
From: "Tuan" <tuan35@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
To: "'andrea le'" <phamtango@yahoo.com>, <tango-l@mit.edu>
Hello Ann,
I don't think you'll have much luck finding Argentine Tango in Viet-Nam.
Most Vietnameses love all the ballroom dances (Cha Cha Cha, Paso Doble,
Rumba, Tango, etc.) but what you actually see on the dance floor are
very odd versions of those dance forms. Like Andrea said, it's closer to
ballroom, but it's imported from France a long time ago, and it has been
watered down even more since then.
But I hope I'm wrong.
Good luck,
Tuan
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:02 PM
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] where to tango in Vietnam
Hi Ann-
In Spring 2004 I spent one month in Vietnam (Saigon,
Hanoi, Danang, Hue...all major cities). I searched for
places to dance (through ballroom dance teachers
there, who are friends of my local friends). Argentine
Tango still did not exist at that time.
If you are lucky to find some 'milonga', or even just
some place that sneaks in some Argentine tango music,
please let me know (be careful, some insisted to me
that they dance tango, but when they took me to the
floor to 'dance', it was ballroom - It seems 'tango'
is 'tango', so why one asks for 'another' tango? ;-)
Andrea
>
> I shall be in Hanoi and Saigon for two weeks and was wondering if
> anyone knew where it might be possible to dance.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ann
>
>
>
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