Mi Tango !
I enjoyed very much my trip to Las Vegas. It was an emotion of happiness, love and passion towards the tango as I had never enjoyed except in my dreams. A totally different experience for me. I had private tango classes with the talented Diego Baldanza & Diana Gryntysz. and dear and elegant friends Orlando Paiva Jr., & Mariana Melling. During the days spent with them I learned about the tango technique - how to breathe correctly to enable me to enjoy the dance better without getting tired, the correct position to give me better balance or equilibrium and the confidence to lean against my partner, closing my eyes and dance to the beat of the music and thus enjoying the tango with my partner. I did not want to leave Las Vegas. The milongas were unforgettable nights, of dancing Tango. The instructors gave us an exquisite exhibition of the tango - Each one in their own way expressing their Tango very differently and always with lots of passion. Next time I will talk about a young, new  couple I met from Boulder CO. 
I am forever grateful to Marcos Questa - he was very gracious and generous with me. 

From California my sister Yolanda and brother-in-law Raymond who also love tango met me there. We stole the spot light at Emmerls when the MatreD said we looked wonderful and thanked us for dressing up. Not much of that type of glamour in Vegas these days! I cannot forget to thank my  Hermana Tango B who accompanied me on this trip. We always have fun on our tango travels!  Te`veo  en una milonga !      
              Norma     
  

  Tango Music  Chronicles 
by Eric Lanoix

Many people wonder what is the greatest Argentine tango orchestra ever. That is a tough question to answer because there are so many good ones. There are perhaps as many answers as there are milongueros; but in my opinion, four orchestras stand out as the best ones for dancing:
1. Juan D’Arienzo (1900-1976) y su    Orquesta Tipica;
2. Carlos Di Sarli (1903-1960) y su Orquesta Tipica;
3. Osvaldo Pugliese (1905-1995) y su Orquesta Tipica;
4. Anibal Troilo (1914-1975) y su Orquesta Tipica.
Although these ensembles vary widely in artistic style, they all have three things in common which testify that they stood the test of time:
1. their music is still played and danced in most (if not all) modern milonga;
2. their respective style influenced the style of countless other orchestras;
3. their orchestra have outlived their creator. Although these four maestros are no longer with us, some of their keys musicians
continue to play in their typical style (D’Arienzo orchestra has become “los Solistas de D’Arienzo” and “los Reyes del Tango”, Di Sarli’s has become “Gente de Tango”, Pugliese’s has become “Color Tango”, and Troilo’s has become “Orquesta Tipica delGobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires”.
Notice that I did not include Astor Piazzolla in this list. That is simply because his music is generally more for listening than for dancing.

Of course, there are countless other orchestras that deserve a “very honorable mention”; not mentioning them would be a pity. The include Canaro, Calo, D’Agostino, Donato, el Arranque, Domingo Federico, Leopoldo Federico, Francini-Pontier, Fresedo, Gobbi, Laurenz, Rodriguez, Salgan, Tanturi, and Varela. If you are interested in learning more about the history of Argentine Tango music and its major “contributors”, surf to my favorite Tango site: www.todotango.com 

Next time, I will discuss good places and tips for buying great Tango music. If there is something you are interested in learning more about, just send me your questions. I will be glad to answer them. 

         The Fresh Air of Renovation 

                                  by Alberto Paz 

Without a doubt, there is a change of guard happening right now on the  tango scene. This is right on schedule with the 40 year stages that  the tango seems to take to renovate itself. Jose Gobello, president of  the Academia Porteña del Lunfardo has written in El Tangauta that as  the porteño changes so does the tango. And that seems to happen every 40 years. It started with 40 years of the tango of Villoldo, cocky,  impish, joyful and lackadaisical; it continued with the 40 years of  the Tango of Contursi, nostalgic, sentimental, emotional; it was  followed by the 40 years of the tango of the megalopolis, of the  hippies and the yuppies, created by Piazzolla  The current renovation has began. The tango dance rules again and it is bringing about the onset of the new guard, perhaps as Gobello calls it, the tango of the Zapping, replacing the clavel en la oreja with pierced earlobes. 

Mora says that the dance proposes an encounter, the 

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About Orlando Budini ... Four or so years ago he stopped every- thing and went back to his deepest  passion, the tango. Mr. Budini, considered to be " La Vieja Guardia" which means the old guard. Orlando feels the tango at an unusual and extraordinary level. From long personal experience he tells about all the tangueras and milongueros weekly gatherings to dance, socialize and of course,

 

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