Tango Quote #5
Sometimes there is a plethora of quotes in a video that you you just said, "Watch it and see!" The video is in Spanish but with English subtitles. It focuses…[...]
Month: September 2016
What does milonga actually mean?
People have many words for things. Take milonga as a example. It has milonga as the social dance where we dance tango. It has the specific meaning of a type…[...]
As always
Milonga Evora on every Sunday night in the Metropole Hotel at 2000 hrs until the DJ calls it a night. All welcome. Near and far. [caption id="attachment_275" align="alignnone" width="752"] Taken…[...]
Tango Quote #4
The important thing is not to be a poet -it is to live life in a complete state of poetry - Aníbal Troilo[...]
Vals? Don’t you mean waltz?
Is waltz to do with ballroom dancing? Well, yes and no. There are four of types of tango but for the purpose of this exercise let us concentrate on the…[...]
Come ‘ere to me!
What is a cabeceo like? Here in Cork we are a very small group but we try our best to use cabeceo, mirada, etc, to dance with everyone in the…[...]
So…
There were three classes on Wednesday and you aren't sure whether to come along or not. They were so good. And you were so rusty... [caption id="attachment_249" align="alignnone" width="670"] Taken…[...]
Tango Quote #3
Tango is danced closely. Sometimes even very close. It certainly looks very intimate. But not necessarily should be. Dancers, especially men, should not abuse the intimacy. A woman is a…[...]
A teasing video…
...to start the new year. This is classic stage tango. Although three and a half million can't be wrong I suppose. Witness Magdalena Valdez and Facundo Gallo dancing what they…[...]
Milonga in the past…
[youtube=https://youtu.be/6h9XUYj96ho] For those of you who were interested this is The Curse by Anges Obel. I tried it out as the part of our Nuevo/Alternative tanda. The fact that everyone…[...]