http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/ "There are lots of things that you can do alone, but.... " en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:06:14 -0600 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:10:33 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss View RSS feed... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/01/post.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/01/post.html Photos Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:06:14 -0600 Four tango teachers, one woman and three men, were talking after dinner at the home of a festival organizer in the U.S. Other dancers were also present. Someone asked, "How can we bring more men into the tango?" The first... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/how_can_we_have.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/how_can_we_have.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:45:46 -0600 The "Confessions Of A Tango Dancer" blog asks Question #3: What Was Your First Milonga Like? This was my response, modestly revised. My first milonga. Beautiful question. I'll call it "our" first milonga, because I went with my tango dance... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/my_first_milong.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/my_first_milong.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:46:43 -0600 Oscar Ferrari biography on TodoTango Oscar Ferrari died on August 20, 2008. He had been performing until recently, his pure tenor voice undiminished by age. With Orquesta Tipica Fervor de Buenos Aires On stage with another group. With Anibal Arias... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/oscar_ferrari_9.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/oscar_ferrari_9.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:38:42 -0600 In early July we heard the sad news that Nelly Balmaceda had died. Julia Balmaceda, Nelly's son, and his partner Corina were scheduled to teach in Chicago on the July 4th weekend but had to cancel. This video shows... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/miguel_nelly_ba.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/miguel_nelly_ba.html Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:48:46 -0600 That is some nice contra-body torsion!... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/tango_reaches_l.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/tango_reaches_l.html Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:44:18 -0600 The Tango Tales Radio website has a page listing examples o what they call alternative tango. Each title includes a link to the iTunes store where you can listen to the mp3 sample. (Requires iTunes). Music Sampler: the best of... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/alterna_tango.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/09/alterna_tango.html Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:47:36 -0600 A tango beginner asked me to recommend about five CDs of traditional tango music that he can listen to and practice. Listening to the music is such a critical part of becoming a good dancer. It's difficult to precisely name... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/what_tango_musi.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/what_tango_musi.html Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:17:30 -0600 Watchdog the mystery, the magic, the wonder, the innocence of never having done it before, those are the seeds of creativity that came into my personal story. Last night Bob Costas from NBC interviewed Mark Spitz and Mike Phelps together.... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/what_do_mark_sp.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/what_do_mark_sp.html Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:53:11 -0600 Article on Gustavo Santaolalla in NYT today. Bajofondo Tango Club plays in Central Park tonight. Gustavo Santaolalla’s Film Scores Are Minimalist and His Tango Is Newfangled - NYTimes.com “We don’t consider what we are doing as tango,” he said. “We... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/gustavo_santola.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/gustavo_santola.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:11:50 -0600 Advice. Two excellent articles on milonga customs and strategies for success. Saber Milonguear 1 The obvious codes of the milonga. Saber Milonguear 2 The hidden codes of the milonga.... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/codes_of_the_mi.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/codes_of_the_mi.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:26:29 -0600 Apparently times have changed in one of my most fondly remembered milongas: Porteño y Bailarin. Some years ago, when we were there, the dance floor was filled with an intriguing mix of dancers. Professional dancers went there (e.g., Gavito, Flaco... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/can_you_see_the.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/can_you_see_the.html Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:12:58 -0600 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man :: Concordance [7927]--Rhythm, said Stephen, is the first formal esthetic relation of part [7928] to part in any esthetic whole or of an esthetic whole to its part or [7929] parts... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/rhythm.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/rhythm.html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:38:29 -0600 This festival in Stockholm has an interestingly thorough and verbose way to define dancers' level of dance competence. They hope that dancers will enroll in workshops that have an appropriate level of difficulty. But, looking at the teachers (e.g., Arce... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/levels_again.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/levels_again.html Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:54:11 -0600 _DSC4121 copy Originally uploaded by donocelotl Chicago Grant Park, Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Orchestra Tipica Imperial free concert. I love the woman checking her phone messages in the foreground.... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/grant_park.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2008/08/grant_park.html Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:02:48 -0600