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Stories
by Raul Cabral |
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The
Milonguero Dancer and His Body... read
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The
Milonguera Dancer and Her Body... read
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The
Beauty of Simplicity - Doing the Easy Thing is Difficult... read
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Tango
Musicians & Singers
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| Mariana
Avena, singer from Buenos Aires. |
| Mariana's talent
and interpretation power, along with the Tango Total
ballet, and the music of Leonardo Marconi Quintet
will lead audiences to feel like being in in the
heart of Buenos Aires. Great tango repertoire classics,
from Gardel to Piazzola, in a multimedia show that
expresses the Tango phenomenon in the 21st century.
A spectacle of lights, images, dance and sensuality,
with high impact and emotion. |
| Website: www.marianaavena.com |
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| Al
Tango, band based out of Poland. |
Jaroslaw Kutera (Accordion),
Marcin Maciejewski (Bass/Contrabass), Marcin
Markowicz (Violin), Piotr Rafalko (Vocal), Robert
Morawski (Piano) |
| Website: http://altango.art.pl |
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| Gabriel
Vallejo Quartet, France |
Gabriel Vallejo Quartet
was created from a personal sound search and
through compositions that are directed toward
the sounds of new groups; which are multidimensional
and that mix harmonically Tango, Jazz, Classical
and elements of Latin American rhthms. |
| Website: http://elcuarteto.online.fr |
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All
about Tango |
by Philip
Seyer |
There are many
kinds of tango. The three most popular in America are 1) American
Tango, 2) International style tango, and 3) Argentine tango.
In my view, International tango is better described as "English
tango" since that's where it originated and it is not truly
international in popularity. For example, International tango
is certainly not so popular in Argentina. American tango is
well-suited to social dancing, where you dance with a partner
you've never danced with before. It is a lead and follow style.
International tango is more choreographed -- so much so that
those dancing international style often stop in the middle
of a routine if they make a small mistake and are often not
able to recover well. American style dancers just improvie
and keep going. American and International styles are quite
sharp in style with headings turning quickly and steps taken
in a "quick-hold" manner rather than a graceful manner. American
and International styles are similar and often danced in ballrooms.
Argentine tango is very different in style and is not danced
so often in ballrooms, but at special "Argentine tango dance
parties," where nothing is danced but Argentine tango all
night long. Argentine tango is unusual in that the leader
must know every step the follower is taking and see it in
his mind's eye. Argentine tango is often very smooth and romantic,
unlike American and International. However, Argentine tango
can also be very fast and exciting, depending on the music.
As an example of a difference, in Argentine tango the leader
sometimes steps forward toward the follower with his left
foot while the follower si stepping backward with her left
foot. This is never done (to my knowledge) in American and
International styles. Argentine tango also has some very unique
steps where the dancers kick between each others' legs. |
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The
Tango Renaissance by
Christine Denniston Christine Denniston is author of Dancing
Tango |
The fall of the military
junta in Argentina in 1983 began a spectacular Tango Renaissance
in Buenos Aires. Friends of mine who were in Buenos Aires
at that time tell me the atmosphere was extraordinary. Suddenly
everyone wanted to move. It was as though a physical weight
had been lifted from them. Yoga classes were full. Martial
arts classes were full. Dance classes of all kinds were full.
And suddenly people wanted to learn to dance Tango, the ultimate
symbol of Argentina to the rest of the world, because suddenly
it felt all right to be proud to be Argentine again. read
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Argentine
Tango Blooms under Miami's Palm Trees |
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MIAMI
(Reuters) - You have to sign a release form accepting that
your instructor m hold you close, touch you and invade your
personal space.
But
apart from that American touch, when the bellows instrument
known as a bandoneon sets off a wistful tango, you might just
as well be in Buenos Aires.
Tango
classes and ballrooms -- milongas, as they are called -- are
booming in Miami, the heavily Hispanic city better known for
salsa and other Latin rhythms. read
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Seeking
All Things Tango He
held her tightly, pressing one hand into the back of her black
halter dress. She wound her fingers around the nape of his
neck. Together, they tangoed across the dance floor, their
cheeks, shoulders, hips all touching. This wasn't the kind
of tango of old Hollywood movies in which the man and woman
arch far away from each other at the waist, face opposite
directions and march with arms extended. read
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