Posts Tagged as ‘American Bastardized Tango’

October 26, 2009

Muy Feo

If it doesn’t look like Stage Tango, it better be full of “funky” moves and other gimmicks.  And if Tango is to maintain popularity, be accepted, and enjoyed, it definitely cannot be “boring” (i.e., include a lot of walking and basic – although not necessarily simple – steps).
We’ve read many blogs [...]

May 13, 2009

Another Sad Day for Tango

The mistaken perception of Argentine Tango can be seen in this youtube video.
We’re not trying to be mean about this, but are we for real here?  Do people really want to debate whether or not this is Argentine Tango?  We have come to a realization that there are three kinds of (“Argentine”) Tango found in [...]

October 28, 2008

Gringo Milongas

It had to be done.  Might as well do it when there’s an excuse.  We wanted to see a demo by the young teachers we had the three privates with and go along to celebrate one of their birthdays.  That was what brought us to Canning.  The “infamous” Canning.  Gringo Palace.
We went on a Friday [...]