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There are 9 messages totalling 275 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Tango-movie (2)
2. Dance Floors (2)
3. No subject was specified.
4. Video Reviews
5. Tango Experience
6. Making Plans for Memorial Day Weekend
7. Natural Competence (Was: Most incredible Dances)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:58:36 +0100
From: Burgener Martin BAG <Martin.Burgener @BAG.ADMIN.CH>
Subject: Tango-movie
Dear Tango friends,
I'm looking for the title and director of a tango movie.
The plot: An older scandinavian couple decides to learn how to dance tango.
In order to to this they first visit some local teachers. He is not quite
confinced of his dancing abilities and would rather quit, but she manages to
persuade him to accompaign her to Buenos Aires. In BA the situation changes,
he is all excited and she gets bored. Finally they go back to Scandinavia.
I would be very greatful if anybody would know something about the movie..
With best regards
Martin
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:16:36 +0200
From: Nina Scheu <sh2 @RINGIER.CH>
Subject: Re: Tango-movie
Hi Martin
The movie you're looking for is "Swedish Tango" from Jerzy Sladkowski (S/D/P
1999)
Europeans might like to hear that it will be broadcasted on arte, 28. of april,
22.05
More infos (in german) you find at
http://www.arte-tv.com/arte/program/prog/dtext/DPD/s0/it.html
regards
nina
Burgener Martin BAG wrote:
> Dear Tango friends,
>
> I'm looking for the title and director of a tango movie.
> The plot: An older scandinavian couple decides to learn how to dance tango.
> In order to to this they first visit some local teachers. He is not quite
> confinced of his dancing abilities and would rather quit, but she manages to
> persuade him to accompaign her to Buenos Aires. In BA the situation changes,
> he is all excited and she gets bored. Finally they go back to Scandinavia.
>
> I would be very greatful if anybody would know something about the movie..
>
> With best regards
>
> Martin
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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:38:38 +0200
From: Natarajan Balasundara <rajan @EMC.COM>
Subject: Re: Dance Floors
Original Message-----
From: David Mendoza <dmendoza @mindspring.com>
Date: Monday, April 10, 2000 3:06 AM
>
>So how about some stories on your good and bad experiences on different
>dance floors.
>
Last week, I attended a crowded milonga with all seats occupied
and dance floor dense. Floor was not perfectly rough. There were pillars
in the middle of the dance floor(an old building). Also in the middle
of the dance floor was a tin bucket to catch the leak dripping from
vintage roof due to some unexpected drizzle.
I was there for about an hour and half. No, no one bumped
into the bucket for the time I was there -- they were all dancing
fluidly
avoiding the tin-bucket like water which goes around rocks and
there was even some experimental (tango) music. I myself got
a look once for getting in someone else's way but the only other
option I had at the moment was to trip on the bucket...
The experience was neither good nor bad but memorable.
rajan.
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 14:30:03 +0200
From: Jean-Pierre Jacquet <jpjfilms @CYBERCABLE.FR>
Subject: No subject was specified.
>Mr. Mendoza wrote:
"So how about some stories on your good and bad experiences on different
>dance floors".
It seems that the list is reaching new grounds (pun intended) of
inanity. A close second to the discussion on the proper brand of gomina.
How about a sweeping analysis on the sweat rings of milongas patrons and
which brand of anti-perspirant is recommended, capped with teary
nostalgic recants by old milongueros of yesteryear comparing their
sweating to the "nuevo tango" aficionados'?
Jean-Pierre Jacquet
>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:39:34 -0700
From: David Mendoza <dmendoza @MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Dance Floors
Jean-Pierre Jacquet replied:
"It seems that the list is reaching new grounds (pun intended) of
inanity. A close second to the discussion on the proper brand of gomina.
How about a sweeping analysis on the sweat rings of milongas patrons and
which brand of anti-perspirant is recommended, capped with teary
nostalgic recants by old milongueros of yesteryear comparing their
sweating to the "nuevo tango" aficionados'?"
So Jean-Pierre Jacquet, you have no stories of dance floors which bring back
good or bad memories? You've never complained about how fast or how slow a
floor was? You've never left a Milonga or shorten your stay because the
floor was not to your liking?
Jean-Peirre Jacquet, if you have a subject that doesn't "reach(ing) new
grounds of inanity", how about bringing it out for discussion and give us a
chance to see where your train of thought is? Let's face it unless you
imagine dancing Tango only in your mind, you have to agree without a dance
floor, how in the world are you going to dance Tango.
Speaking about inanity, a analysis of sweat rings or anti-perspirants would
definitely rank high in this category. However, if that is what you want to
discuss, let the discussion begin.
David Mendoza
www.dndance.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:17:21 -0500
From: Stephen P Brown <Stephen.P.Brown @DAL.FRB.ORG>
Subject: Video Reviews
As many of you know, Alberto Paz of Planet Tango has maintained a
webpage with my listing, reviews and ratings of instructional videos
for Argentine tango at <http://www.hooked.net/~tangoman/revu-1.htm> as
a service to the global tango community.
In the process of updating the reviews, the file was accidently
clobbered. Alberto is in the process of restoring the video reviews,
but he is also taking the opportunity to update and change the format
of the reviews, so it is taking a bit longer.
Please bear with us. For anyone who cannot wait, I can provide a Word
or WordPerfect file with the listings, reviews and ratings for 96
intstructional videos.
--Stephen Brown (aka Steve de Tejas)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:48:49 -0500
From: Steven Lee <tango-1 @JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Tango Experience
It was during a Carribean Cruise on the "Fantasy." The ship was cruising
to it's next destination and seemed to be encouraging the young partyers
to sleep by running quiet and with as few lights on as possible. It was
nice to finally, at three in the morning, find some peace and quiet.
Peggy and I were going to retire after a walk around the ship when we
came upon a large opened area with a wood deck without lights. The
night so clear it seemed we had a sky with a thousand stars that
stretched from horizon to horizon all to ourselves. It was then we heard
the tangos. It was so soft that it was barely audible but appeared to
get clearer as we danced. We quietly danced by ourselves for about forty
minutes and happily retired for the evening. The experience was
fantastic!
The next day on a tour of the ship we were singled out and invited to the
bridge to meet the crew that had the night watch. They wanted to meet the
dancers. We had had an audience. It was explained to us that the deck
in front of the bridge was without lights so that the crew can see out
their darkened windscreens over the waters without light interfering
their vision. The tangos were the choice of the Italian crew that manned
the ship.
So much for being by ourselves!
Steve
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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:16:45 -0700
From: David Mendoza <dmendoza @MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Making Plans for Memorial Day Weekend
Hi List,
Nancy and I want to plan an Argentine Tango Memorial Day Weekend,
(Friday evening to Sunday evening), and to spend this time in the Los
Angeles Area. Does anyone in this area have any idea what is happening
during this weekend. We want to get a room at one of the local hotels and
spend time going to places for dancing Tango and if possible some Salsa.
David and Nancy Mendoza
www.dndance.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:53:30 -0500
From: Stephen P Brown <Stephen.P.Brown @DAL.FRB.ORG>
Subject: Natural Competence (Was: Most incredible Dances)
Jak wrote:
>About a year ago I met a woman - a professional dancer, who knew nothing about
>tango. ... I invited her to a milonga, which to my surprise she accepted. ...
>The first night it was an experience: there was no verbal communication between
>us during the dances, I said nothing, corrected nothing, just tried to lead as
>best as I could. She made a number of mistakes, correcting herself she kept
>dancing. We danced all night long: and four more cosecutive nights after that.
>She was (and still is) amazing, no posture problems, no follow problems. May be
>the full style was not there, but she followed everything I did, and I did
>everything I know. She adjusted to every move, close embrace, open embrace.
I have found that for a few women who have a dance background, not much teaching
seems to be necessary to produce a competent social tango dancer. Exquisite
musical interpretation and style are not present in their dancing, but a basic
competence is. I have also observed that if some of these "naturally" competent
women dance with incompetent men, they quickly develop bad habits.
--Steve de Tejas
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