Alert: beginners and lapsed tango dancers in Adelaide!

In 2008 we'll be offering a second class, this time catering for newcomers to Tango Argentino, as well as to those who might have previously tried tango, let it slide and would like to give it another try.

When & where?
Tuesday evenings at the Baptist Hall, Tynte Street, North Adelaide - starting about late Jan/early Feb.

Let us know if you're interested.
Pat.

Comme il faut - 2008

Our elegant milonga at the Mt Osmond Golf Club will continue through 2008!

Your feedback has told us that a Saturday night milonga would be a welcome option, so where possible, that's what we've booked - mostly on the 3rd weekend of the month. There are just a few exceptions, eg. with the occasional Friday night when Saturday was unavailable. Should there be any unavoidable changes, we'll let you know well in advance.


So now's the time to pen the dates into your social diary.

The year begins with Comme il faut on Saturday 26 January, then ...

February 23rd
March 14th (Friday)
April 18th (Friday)
May 17th
June 21st
July 19th
August 16th
September 19th (Friday)
November 22nd
December 20th

See you on the dance-floor,
Pat & Bob.

What is tango?

This is a question guaranteed to generate animated debate. In his blog Miguel Angel Pla quotes the great tango poet Discépolo when he says “it’s a feeling that you can dance”..... there is more thought-provoking stuff in Miguel’s musings.

The subtlety and musicality in the dancing of the older milongueros is being appreciated by many more people, helping them to define their meaning of ‘tango’. Take a look at the links to Pocho & Nellie, & the late Ricardo Vidort y Liz Haight, to see examples of how “less is more”. However, it’s not just the old guard, as Ney Melo & Jennifer Bratt’s Poema illustrates.

Some of the words that come to mind when people talk about tango include, “connection”, “the embrace”, “elegance”, “musicality”, “passion”. Marcela Durán personifies the latter in a stage performance of A Evaristo Carriego with Carlos Gavito.

Feel free to give your opinions by writing a comment to this posting, but just one more thing … consider what Carmencita Calderón might mean to the culture of tango. Firstly, watch her in a 1933 movie with "El Cachafaz", then sit back and absorb the significance of her dancing at her 100 years birthday celebration!

Bob.