Archive for the ‘Tango’ Category
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
El Paso, TX
A dance with origins on the estuary separating Argentina and Uruguay makes its way to El Paso on Sunday. The dance is tango, of course, and “Tango Buenos Aires,” a show that’s 10 Argentinean dancers strong, comes courtesy Juanita Vasquez of El Paso’s Lola Productions.
“Tango is a union, ...
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Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Book before 31 march 2011 and save $200
Have you ever dreamt of learning the Argentine tango from the country’s premier tango masters? Unique Group Travel has released a special It Takes Two To Tango program priced at AUD $2,299.00 for lovers or tangueros of the dance who yearn to embrace ...
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
Ilene Marder is a huge name in the small universe of Argentine tango. One of the most revered tango DJs in the country, she DJs milongas (tango social dances) and festivals in New York, Toronto, Chicago, and all over the East Coast. She’s one of a handful of non-Argentinians to ...
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010
Why Now
Since the 19th century, Buenos Aires has been one of South America’s most important port cities. Located along the Rio de la Plata, it attracted many European immigrants, most notably Italians. The mix of people has given the porteños, as residents call themselves, an eclectic culture. Because Argentina is ...
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Ignacio Varchausky is locked in a battle against time to preserve and publicise almost a century of tango music
Some teenage passions last for ever and Ignacio Varchausky is still just as infatuated with tango. But back in 1991, at the age of 15, he was mainly into rock, just like ...
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
On the streets of Buenos Aires, Carlos Gardel's image is everywhere: the suave singer who introduced tango, a symbol of Argentina's "Golden Age," to the world. His life and death are the stuff of legend.
"Gardel is the greatest, the greatest, the greatest," says taxi driver Miguel Angel Godinho, who drives ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
When we first met Chita Wilcox, Roni Merk’s cousin at the Merk’s Bar more than a month ago, she was all enthused with her upcoming series of workshops starting September that would bring the authentic Tango Argentina to Manila.
Dance instructor would be a 31-year-old Chilean Enzo Hoces who had his ...
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
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SOURCE:
"Photos: Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires"
Aug 25, 2010
KOMO News
http://www.komonews.com
http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/101530813.html
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
You can take tango out of Buenos Aires, but it seems you can't take Buenos Aires out of tango.
That, at least, is the thinking of the reigning champions of Mundial de Tango, the world tournament of this passionate-yet-precise dance which is underway for the next two weeks in the Argentine ...
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Expat Cherie Magnus explains the journey that led her to become a tango dancer and teacher in Argentina.
It’s difficult to think of two careers more opposed than librarianship and tango dancing. One conjures up images of horn-rimmed spectacles and musty books; the other, of energy and exoticism. American expat Cherie ...
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