http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/ "There are lots of things that you can do alone, but.... " en-us Copyright 2011 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:59:06 -0600 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:41:52 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Double-click to watch in full screen Here my friend Tono talks about how tango was when he was a child, his first memories of dancing in club Independiente, in the 1950s and 1960s. He was interviewed by Monica Paz... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2011/04/tono_gallesio_i.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2011/04/tono_gallesio_i.html Interviews Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:59:06 -0600 Monica Paz interviews Miriam Pincen. They talk about how Miriam learned to dance, who were her teachers, how they taught, how she learned the codes of the milonga, etc.... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2011/03/interview_with_5.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2011/03/interview_with_5.html Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:06:28 -0600 Music World is a video travel show produced and edited by the Brooklyn documentarian Oresti Tsonopoulos on the subject of musician subcultures around the world. Tsonopoulos has just released Episode 4 of a multi-segment series on the revival of... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2011/02/the_bohemian_yo.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2011/02/the_bohemian_yo.html Music Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:40:33 -0600 Prof. Olga Besio (2007) Translation: Maria Celia Arias In order to speak about embellishments, and to give support to all that comes along with them, it would be important to mention some of the origins of the essence and... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2011/01/olga_besio_on_e.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2011/01/olga_besio_on_e.html Interviews Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:28:01 -0600 I'm working on an article about the amazing Ruben Juarez, whose performances taught and still teach me a lot about tango. For now, I'll just lead off with this song that embodies him so well. PS - Corrections are welcome... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/12/mi_bandoneon_y.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/12/mi_bandoneon_y.html Music Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:38:57 -0600 Ceremony at the National Academy of Tango Letter from Buenos Aires, November 24, 2010. By Beatriz Dujovne Walter Rios playing Troilo's bandoneon. Horacio Ferrer and Soria in background. Click to enlarge. Last week, the National Academy of Tango held a... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/11/troilos_bandone.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/11/troilos_bandone.html beatriz letters Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:00:13 -0600 This photo is by Marco Petronio, one of several Italian photographers who have taken amazing photos of tango dancers. In Italy, both the dancers and the photographers show an amazing sense of style. Marco Petronio's Tango set on Flickr... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/10/tango_italiano.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/10/tango_italiano.html Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:53:37 -0600 Un tango dedicato... Originally uploaded by micmac71 This photo made me think about the question one of the guys asked me at practica recently. He wanted to know what was my "favorite move." "Move?", I said. Around us a... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/08/un_tango_dedica.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/08/un_tango_dedica.html Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:12:36 -0600 This web project organizes snippets of tango music for sampling. I have used it to find songs that I could hear in my head but not think of their name. And by browsing you can discover some gems that you... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/06/online_tango_mu.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/06/online_tango_mu.html Music Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:35:09 -0600 Susana Miller recently published two new essays. Susana Miller is, in my opinion, one of the best contemporary writers about tango dancing. She knows what she is talking about, and tells it like it is. And she finds a way... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/06/susana_miller.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/06/susana_miller.html styles of tango Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:19:26 -0600 This is my playlist from the milonga at Refinery, Champaign, IL - a 4.5 hour milonga. It has a mix of trad and alternative tandas, plus a salsa break. Download file Joe... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/06/playlist_from_j_1.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/06/playlist_from_j_1.html playlists Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:45:41 -0600 Here's my playlist from last night. If it looks a little short, that's because fellow DJ Pete was spinning tangos during the middle 40 minutes, and I don't have his track list. Download file... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/06/playlist_from_j.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2010/06/playlist_from_j.html playlists Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:17:20 -0600 Tango, Breakdance, Urban Life photography and Forest lomography by Alexander Zabara My friend Rebecca hipped me to this site of Russian photographer Alexander Zabara. It has some cool shots of tango dancing and break dancing among other things. Nice black... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2009/12/another_great_t.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2009/12/another_great_t.html Photos Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:04:57 -0600 Tango - The Big Picture - Boston.com Boston Globe assembled a really nice gallery of tango photos to accompany the UNESCO announcement in October. I just noticed them today. Check them out!... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2009/12/photo_gallery_b.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2009/12/photo_gallery_b.html Photos Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:43:26 -0600 El Tangauta - La revista del tango / The tango magazine no. 182 (December 2009) gives it's feature interview to Chicho Frúmboli. (Once registered, anyone can download the complete issue as a PDF.) Milena Plebs asks the questions, and... http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2009/12/chicho_intervie.html http://blog.cu-tango.com/tango/archives/2009/12/chicho_intervie.html Interviews Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:34:50 -0600