Tango

Calling Tango Orchestras from Australia New Zealand and other countries.

2009-01-16T13:17:00.004-05:00

This semester I am planning radio shows to highlight tango orchestras from different countries Australia and Newzealand. John Lowry has gotten me researching some interesting orchestras including Cuarteto Ferol, Tiempo de Tango,Tango Paradiso, Tango Oz. And there are some CDs by Australian Chamber Orchestra on Piazolla music.I am looking for more Australian and Newzealand based tango groups. If

Tons of Turkish Tango

2009-01-07T15:54:00.005-05:00

Tango arrived in Turkey soon after the nation was formed in 1924. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at his first reception had three couples including himself dancing tango. The first Turkish Tango, Mazi (The Past), was composed by Necip Celal Andel in 1928, and recorded in 1932. The singer was Seyyan Hanim Oskay. Since then an amazing amount of tango has been produced in Turkey. Tango orchestras and

Dancing Tango in Geneva, Zurich and Istanbull

2009-01-04T21:55:00.004-05:00

Oh, we thought this would be such a blast - dancing Tango in Zurich, Geneva and Istanbull. We had heard so much about the tango communities in these towns. As it turns out not all turned out as expected.Zurich has a lot of tango. But it was not always easy to find. One club advertised a Friday night Milonga at 10 PM. We searched for the venue for an hour going thru back alleys and parking

Classical Motifs in Tango

2008-11-23T12:17:00.002-05:00

Tangoes inspired by or based on well known classical and folk Songs. This list is work-in-progress. Thanks to contributors from DJTango listserv and Philly area dancers. Please send your additions and corrections to DrTango@bucknell.edu, 1. La Melodia del Corazon by Edgardo Dinato is based on Chopin Opus 10 Etude 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIO8WAtvOgs)

Tango Tips - Musicality 101 - keeping the BEAT

2008-01-10T16:19:00.000-05:00

Dancing to the beat is fundamental in all dances. Tango is an improvised dance and keeping the beat is indispensable. The leader has to interpret the music, and improvise moves that fit the musical rythm. Basically, that means you’ve got to come up with a way to keep time with the music. You need to know the beat or pulse of the music.Once you know the beat, you can move or step at every beat

Tango Footwear and Feetcare

2007-12-30T11:12:00.000-05:00

Tango feet - they are always hurting, and they are always in view. So footwear must be comfortable and beautiful. But shoe makers still dont get it. Most shoes out there are neither comfortable not pretty. What's a dancer to do? This advice is probably useful only for beginners. Tango is typically danced in shoes with leather bottoms. Women wear shoes with three to five inch heels and with

Tango Quarrels

2007-12-22T08:56:00.000-05:00

OK, soo...the big Big Tango problem I am thinking about today is why do tango partners fight. It is hard enough to find the right partners for a dance. Getting a regular longer term partner is even more challenging. But even if you are lucky enough to have a long-term partner (a spouse, a friend, a significant other), you still have occassional quarrels, conflicts, fights, wars. And they

Managing with Passion Using Argentine Tango

2007-12-19T13:21:00.000-05:00

I need some help to take Tango into uncharted territory in Anaheim, CA on Aug 11, 2008. I was invited to develop an All-Academy Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (www.aom.pace.edu) in Anaheim CA Aug 11-13, 2008. The Academy of Management is the world's largest academic society of management and business professors (about 10,000 members).Title of the Symposium is "

Starting a Tango Community

2007-12-13T13:35:00.000-05:00

Pablo Aslan's Avantango orchestra played some spectacular Tango at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, in Lewisburg, PA on Dec 1, 2007. Their flight got delayed, so they were not able to get into Lewisburg in time to teach a 5PM tango lesson. Bill Boswell, Director of Weis center called us at 4PM to see if we could sub for them. The class had 32 people. It went well. About 40 people