Music of The Week
"Farol"
Orchestra: Osvaldo Pugliese
Singer: Roberto Chanel
Year Recorded: 1943
Tango Video of The Week
Every year the World Tango Championships take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This year, the winners of the "Tango Salon" category were Sebastian Jimenez and Maria Ines Bogado. Although the combination of "competition" and "the feeling of a social and improvised dance" are quite the oxymoron, this young couple show that the tradition of Argentine Tango will continue to live on.
"El taita (Raza criolla)"
Orchestra: Osvaldo Pugliese
Instrumental
Year Recorded: 1945
Blog Post of The Week
"Tango Bora" writes beautifully about the reasons she could never leave Tango and why Tango is such a difficult dance to learn.
Quote of The Week
"Don't dance for the audience; dance for yourself."
- Bob Fosse
Etiquette of The Week
FOLLOW Ladies, it is your job to follow/accompany the man. Although there may be moments when you can insert something of your own, it is a rare occassion and happens only with a leader who listens to his partner. A simple rule is that the man leads and the woman responds to that lead.
