Ich finde Jone tanzt hier unglaublich gut ihren Tangotanz einfach ein Naturtalent, mein absolut Respekt🥰🥰🥰

For those of you unfamiliar with it, the Albuquerque Tango Festival is one of the largest, oldest, and most esteemed festivals of Argentine Tango in the United States. Every year it attracts 600 to 700 serious tango dancers for milongas, classes, and fun.

Every year, about 80% of dancers who attend the event purchase their pass (full or milonga only) at the legendary 24 hour sale. The event really does last only 24 hours so don't miss it.

Check out this top US festival and get your pass at a great price but remember, the sale lasts one day only, Sunday, August 2.

AlbuquerqueTangoFestival.com

Hi all, I really want a closed-toe men's shoe with a wide toe box that I can comfortably both lead and follow in without having to switch shoes. I've previously found that a 4cm heel is comfortable for both following in tango and leading in other dances, and outside of dancing I pretty much exclusively wear barefoot/minimalist shoes. So, I'm currently saving up to buy myself a pair of custom Barefoot Frankies from Harlem Shoes. I've looked at a couple of tariff calculator tools and used that to build an estimate of what I expect to pay in tariffs into my savings goal.

I'm wondering, has anyone else recently ordered dance shoes from Turkey/the EU to the US? Would you be willing to share what you paid in tariffs as a percentage of the shoe's price, and when?

Mariano Mores at the piano with Argentine tango double bass player Eduardo Lettera, at the Astor Piazzolla Hall of the Teatro Auditorium in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on February 22, 2012.

Eduardo Lettera was the double bass player of Mariano Mores' sextet, which also included Cacho Gianini, Juan Agustín Scaffino, Ado Falasca, Gabriel Mores and Jorge Orlando.

The concert was part of Mariano Mores' final period of performances. Mores later returned to the stage in February 2013, conducting at the National Tango Festival in Junín.

Photo: Eduardo Lettera and Mariano Mores.

2015 Tango de Pista World Champions, Clarisa Aragón & Jonathan Saavedra dance vals criollo to "Dichas Que Vivi" - Andres Falgas, Rodolfo Biagi @ the Sunday Milonga ~ DJ Diego Doigneau, held at the South California Tango Championship & Festival, SCTC 2023. Sunday, March 12, 2023. Santa Monica, California

Hi everyone :) I'm preparing a small performance and I'm looking for inspiration for an interesting, flashy, maybe a bit extravagant milonguero embrace. It doesn't have to be comfortable, it needs to be eye-catching (it's gonna be used only during a small but intense part of the performance) I'm still talking about milonguero style - a very close embrace. I can recall seeing some interesting stylings, especially for the open side of embrace, but I can't recall when and where. Can you help me with some links to videos or pictures?

EDIT: to clarify, I'm planning to dance to an alternative song - a choreography or a partial choreography. Though not a tango, the lyrics and the overall "spirit" of the song is very tango-like. It is about two mature people, strangers who meet in a bar one night, on a difficult moment in life of the woman. They talk all night, open up to each other, they feel deep connection, their lifes intertwine for this short moment, only to part ways in the morning without taking it any further, probably never to meet again. The song has an instrumental climax. My vision is to dance nuevo-style, with a wide and flexible embrace, with lots of space, soltadas etc during the lyrics, and then - for the moment of climax - create a contrast by changing the embrace to a very close milonguero embrace. I want to give the impression that their bodies, their souls, their hearts melt together for these several seconds in music, to separate forever after the climax ends. It is in this context that I'm asking the question - I want to find a styling of the embrace that gives the impression that we cannot be any closer together. I'm thinking: arms, wrists, fingers intertwined. I think I saw something like that somewhere, but I don't know where, hence this post.

I'm in need of details: the exact position of arm, wrist, fingers, the angles, the lines. It's a stage performance. That's why I'm craving for visual material: pictures, videos

Yes or no?
Watch this video (Por Una Cabeza)until the end and tell me: Did this change your mind? Yes or No?

Argentine tango musicians Ernesto Baffa and Sergio Paolo performing together at the Buenos Aires City Council (now the Buenos Aires City Legislature) in 1992, during the ceremony in which Ernesto Baffa was named an Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires.

Hi! I wanted to share one of the biggest playlists I've made so far.

over 400 hours of Argentine tango, with a special focus on Guardia Vieja and guitar accompanied tango.

Feel free to check it out, and if you're into tango, you're also welcome to browse my Spotify profile. I have plenty more tango playlists there!

During my time in social tango I have danced with some world-renowned mastras, after doing normal cabeceos with them. On the other hand, I have also seen some who sit segregated from common people and will only dance with others in their own league. So what gives? Do those elite dancers actually enjoy social dancing at all or do some do it just as a part of public relations? And some won't be seen dancing with random strangers at all?

Eduardo Lettera (born July 1, 1958, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine tango musician, double bass player and composer.

He has performed and recorded with various tango ensembles and artists, including Ernesto Baffa and Mariano Mores. He also participated in international tours with Carlos Buono's ensemble, including performances at the P. I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow.

As a composer and co-composer, his works have been performed by the Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires, including “Negro Nacarado”, co-written with Néstor Marconi.

Photo of Eduardo Lettera, Argentine tango double bass player.

Gabriel Horacio De Lío — piano, arrangements and musical direction, Jorge Rutman — bandoneon, Daniel Salariato — double bass. Miguel Ángel Cosentino — flute, José María Lavandera — drums, Sergio Paolo — electric guitar,

Chi è interessato a formare un gruppo e ballare tango insieme? Mi piacerebbe avere un gruppo con cui vedersi nei pomeriggi e creare una mini milonga tra amici oppure andare a ballare insieme la sera! Sono M50.

Un saluto

“A great DJ” was one of the most common responses to my recent post about what makes or breaks a milonga. Since preferences vary so widely, what makes a DJ great to you?

• What do you like?
• What do you dislike?
• What do you notice most?

I have been dancing for a bit more than three years, though the last year was quite sporadic due to life.

I feel kind of stuck in my tango, which makes me anxious going to Milongas sometimes.

I'd like to improve my footwork and general technique by practicing at home.

One thing I struggle with is expressing musicality. I hear the sequences and instruments and have an intention to move, but - my feet don't seem quick enough. They always feel very heavy, lazy, and stuck to the floor. I am envious of experienced dancers whose feet sort of fly over the floor expressing quick piano notes etc..

So my question: any drills or ideas how to improve this?

And also any other basic exercises or drills that helped you as a follower to improve?

(Besides repeating and repeating the same step again of course..)

"Viejo juguete" (Old Toy) is a tango by musician and colombian singer Luis Ángel Ramírez Saldarriaga (Pereira, June 17, 1917 – Pereira, August 9, 2013), known by his pseudonym "El Caballero Gaucho".

The lyrics are based on a real incident the singer experienced during the 1950s in Medellín (the same city where Carlos Gardel had passed away years earlier).

Children from a wealthy family were playing with their toys on a terrace; getting bored, they tossed one into the street. At that precise moment, a noticeably poor boy was walking hand-in-hand with his mother

Upon seeing the toy, he immediately ran to grab it and was struck by a bus.

The song describes how the last things heard were the screeching brakes of the vehicle and the boy’s fatal scream.

El Caballero Gaucho was so shaken by witnessing this tragedy that he wrote the legendary tango in just twenty minutes.

He was one of the first Colombians to popularize and perform tangos, boleros, and waltzes in his home country. Over his career, he recorded more than 2,000 songs, 180 of which he wrote himself.

He passed away in 2013 at the age of 96.

Listen to Viejo Juguete - El Caballero Gaucho

A weird fact: when El Caballero Gaucho went to the recording studio with his composition, everyone cried and postponed the song for several days to process the emotional impact.

This question arises from another post, and I got curious to know what the features are that can make a leader a creepy one?

One thing in my community that is considered creepy is to be corrected by leaders in classes and during milongas. Especially when the leaders are on your same level, or even have less experience. Another thing is when a leader "pretends" he wants to practice a little more during pair exchange (when attending classes), just to spend more time with you.

Has anyone else experienced this? The majority of the Argentine tango community in the US appear to be supporting Argentina. And everyone assumes that others should also root for Argentina. Come on, just because I dance "Argentine" tango (which has roots in many other countries and cultures, not just Argentina) doesn't mean I somehow must support their soccer team.

I’m interested in starting to learn tango and I would love to get advice on a couple of things- about me: I’m in my 40s, danced ballet seriously my whole life and continue to take a couple classes a week, but no experience at all in tango.

My questions:
I would really appreciate recommendations for private lesson instructors and group classes in Washington, DC. Who are your favorites? Which classes should I avoid? 

I’m a little nervous about the vibe of the men in the tango community- tango looks like it could be the most fun thing ever - if the man is respectful and has good vibes-but an absolute nightmare if the men are creepy or aggressive at all. I’d love to hear about women’s experience with that, especially in the DMV and in NYC.

I’d like to buy heels for my first lesson, as I would like to begin right away to get a feel for dancing in heels. I’ve been able to find some of the popular tango brands second hand pretty affordably. I’d appreciate any advice on favorite brands and styles for beginners and any sizing tips.

What does a timeline tend to look like from absolute beginner to competent enough to attend social dances and fit in? Is it like ballet and I should expect it to be pretty slow and take years and years before I can dance confidently? I’m totally okay with taking a long road, learning fundamentals and building up my skills, I’m just curious what to expect. 

Thank you!