Tango culture & history point of view: Tango was born on the other side of the globe, over a century ago. Why is it still relevant to us now, when the bourrée Auvergnate and other folklore dances around the world are dying a slow death...
From Nathalie, Tanguito's correspondent in Buenos Aires
Flight BA0245 dropped me in Buenos Aires on January 19. Argentinians like to do things big. Big steaks. Strong Malbec. Sickeningly sweet dulce de leche (sorry amigos, we love you to bits but we think our Nutella tastes better than your dulce de leche). Melancholy tangos that grab you by the heart and won’t let you go. Sizzling hot summers.
A gentleman or lady wanting to learn tango in Buenos Aires during the Golden Age (1935-55) would have had a very different experience from ours. No dropping by a dance studio on the way back home for a cheeky tango class!
04/08: We are delighted to welcome Juan Martin Carrara and Stefania Colina, London's favourite maestros, back to the UK: WELCOME MILONGA! They will run the Int/Adv workshop and later in the afternoon, will perform a FULL SHOW for our greatest pleasure. DJ Juan Martin mano a mano with DJ Bruno!
Dimension: Height - Theme: Term review
For the end of our term, we reviewed our favourite steps, the corrida and some variants of the Americana.
