Tango gives us the opportunity to dress up, but a tango Halloween adds to the fun with costumes! There are plenty of Halloween-themed milongas happening this weekend and throughout the week in the Southern California area. There are also a few notable milonga anniversaries. Starting, we have Milonga Bonbon hosted by Jerry and Christine on Friday, Oct. 25. There is the option … [Read more...]
The Lombard Twins and Piazzolla
I saw this YouTube video on Facebook, and thought I'd share here. Love the musicality of their dancing. Here's another one from the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert where they are performing June 17. Maybe they'll come to Los Angeles .... They've been dancing since they were 7. More about the tap dancing, directing brothers can be found here. … [Read more...]
HAPPY TANGO NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year to all you tango crazy people!!! … [Read more...]
A preamble to a passionate love story: Argentine tango
A well written article on tango (and Orlando Paiva Jr.and I when we did Tango Masquerade) from my former assistant editor at The Malibu Times... By Olivia Damavandi - The Malibu Times The dance of tango, which has not changed much since its inception in the late 1800s, attracts people of all kinds from throughout the world, including a … [Read more...]
Tango vs. Salsa
I went salsa dancing the other night..and actually have gone more salsa dancing than tango in the past few months...this is after almost four years of dedicated tango dancing, going 2 to 4 times per week at least, with the salsa happening every couple of months or so. The energy and exercise is what I've been going for I think..and it is nice to see people I used to see 4, 6 … [Read more...]