Mala junta / No hay luz / Aleandro

2010-04-24T13:15:00.000-05:00

interesante

2010-03-17T11:44:00.002-05:00

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2009-07-16T01:08:00.001-05:00

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Tango Argentina

2009-06-24T10:53:00.001-05:00

Tango Argentina
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Clases de Bandoneon y Guitarra

2009-06-04T00:48:00.002-05:00

NUEVO Originally uploaded by bandoneon

Where's Neil?

2009-04-19T12:34:00.013-05:00

2009

4 - Tulsa, OK, 4 - Memphis, TN,

3 - Atlanta, GA, 3 - Las Vegas, NV, 3 - Tucson, AZ,

1 - Houston, TX

2008

12 - Birmingham, AL,

11 - Austin, TX,

9 - Mt Vernon, MO, 9 - Albuquerque, NM,

8 - Chicago, IL,

2 - Portland, OR,

1 - Houston, TX

2007

12 - Bs As,

11 - Jackson Hole, WY, 11 - Austin, TX,

9 - Lawrenceville, GA,

8 - Mt Vernon, MO, 8 - Chicago, IL,

7 - Woodstock, GA,

5 - Asheville, NC, 5 - Denver, CO,

1 - Durham, NC

2006

12 - Ballground, GA, 12 - St Louis, MO,

11, 10 - Bs As,

9 - Denver, CO,

8 - Mt Vernon, MO,

7 , 6 - San Francisco, CA, 6 - Charleston, SC,

5 - Asheville, NC, 5 - Athens, GA,

4 - Atlanta, GA, 4, 3 - Bs As,

2 - Memphis, TN

2005

12 - Charlotte, NC,

11- Split Tree, GA, 11 - Charleston, SC,

5 - Denver, CO

2004

12 - Bs As,

10 - Portland, OR,

5 - Denver, CO

2003

11 - Austin, TX

2002

11 - Memphis, TN

2001

11 - Bs As

2000

11 - Bs As

1999

10, 1 - New York, NY

Orphans:Ann Arbor, MI, Augusta, GA, Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, Decatur, GA, Greenville, SC, Las Vegas, NV, New Orleans, LA, Phoenix, AZ, Princeton, NJ, Tampa, FL, Washington, DC

Link to the month. Then scroll down with the PgDn Key.

La abandoné y no sabía

2009-03-25T11:39:00.005-05:00

Amasado entre oro y plata
de serenatas y de fandango;
acunado entre los sones de bandoneones
nació este tango.
Nació por verme sufrir en este horrible vivir
donde agoniza mi suerte.
Cuando lo escucho al sonar,
cuando lo salgo a bailar
siento más cerca la muerte.
Y es por eso que esta noche siento el reproche del corazón.
La abandoné y no sabía
de que la estaba queriendo
y desde que ella se fue siento
truncada mi fe
que va muriendo, muriendo...
La abandoné y no sabía
que el corazón me engañaba
y hoy que la vengo a buscar ya no la puedo encontrar...
¡A dónde iré sin su amor!
Al gemir de los violines los bailarines van suspirando.
Cada cual con su pareja las penas viejas van recordando.
Y yo también que en mi mal sufro la angustia fatal de no tenerla en mis brazos,
hoy la quisiera encontrar para poderla besar y darle el alma a pedazos...
Pero inútil... Ya no puedo...
Y en sombra quedo con mi ilusión.

Stuck between gold and silver
of serenades and of fandangos;
rocked between songs of bandoneons
this tango was born
It was born to see me suffer
to live this horrible life
where I'm down on my luck
I listen when it fails,
I leave to dance
I feel death closer.
And it's why tonight
I feel the scorn of heartbrake I left her and she didn't know it
I was loving her and since she went away
I feel my faith cut off
It's dying, dying...
I left her and she didn't know it
My heart deceived me
And today I come to look for her
I can no longer find her...
Where will I go without her love!
When the violins are moaning the dancers are sighing
Everyone with their partner
the old pains and sufferings
they remind me
And I also in my misery
I suffer the fatal anguish
of not having her in my arms
I would want to find her today
to be able to kiss her
and to give my soul in pieces...
But it's useless...
I can't any longer
And I stay in the shadows with my illusion.

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2009-03-23T21:57:00.001-05:00

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2009-03-23T21:53:00.001-05:00

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Ask Aleandro - Not enough room for me

2009-01-24T14:28:00.004-06:00

Aleandro,
I went to a House Milonga but there wasn't enough room for me to perform my steps. What should I do?
A Braty Puma Wearing Leg Flailer (BPWLF)

Dear BPWLF,
Adapt your dance to the available space.
Gracias,
Aleandro

Houston Argentine Tango Festival

2009-01-23T18:08:00.003-06:00

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Houston Argentine Tango Festival - Milonga at the Firehouse

2009-01-23T10:52:00.008-06:00

Venue: The Firehouse
DJ: Jason Laughlin
Dancecard: Barette from St Louis, Catrine from Houston, Dana from Ft Worth, Donna from New Orleans, Karen from Houston, Lisa from Boulder, Mercedes from Virginia Beach, Nanette from Houston, Sarah from Houston, Sheema from Houston formerly from Pakistan
Sobering News: Mercedes shared that she had heard that Danny Waggoner aka El Once would be having by-pass heart surgery. I hope and pray and trust that he will have a speedy recovery.
BTW I am not Danny.
Delights: My dance with Lisa was a special delight. We danced to the tango called "La abandone y no sabia" by Castillo or Tanturi. Roughly translated this Tango is "I left her but she didn't know it." One of the most delightful Tango experiences is dancing with a partner who whispers the words in your ear. So sweet.
The Photo Op: The challenge for Tango photographers is shooting fast moving people in the dark. One of the rules of this Festival that I like is that they allow no flash photography at the Milongas. The Firehouse dancefloor was dark but in one corner of the room light from an outside streetlamp shone on the floor. How fortunate to have such a spotlight.

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Where's 2008?

2008-12-31T18:28:00.003-06:00

Amazing Grace,
how sweet the sound.
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
John Newton

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-12T14:55:00.001-06:00

trEats: Casa Maria Tango Notes: I ask, ¨What is the Spanish for my first name: Cornelius.¨ Maria Teresa says, ¨Cornelio.¨ Then she says, ¨If the woman cheats on her man then in a jealous rage he grows horns and becomes ¨Cornelio.¨ If the woman cheats on her man, of course, it would not be her fault. The woman would only cheat on her man if HE made her do it. It would not be her fault. They are both to blame. Are you following this thread? Can we assume that the corollary is true? What if the man cheats on his wife? Of course that is a different story: he is to blame. Imagine that the man comes home to his wife and says, ¨Honey, I cheated on you but we are both to blame.¨ Good luck with that one! It doesn´t work for the man but Maria Teresa seems to think that it would work perfectly fine for the woman. But maybe it only works in Argentina. It damn sure wouldn´t work in Texas.

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-11T14:48:00.001-06:00

Walked from Venezuela y Pasco to Plaza San Martin. trEats: Breakfast at the Plaza Grill in the Plaza Hotel. Last night for the Dutch. trEats: Cafe de Los Angelitos Guitarista: Juan Manuel Colombo Nombre: El Beso Dirección: Riobamba 416 Organizador: O. Natucci y O. Buglione Dancecard: Gretchen - New Jersey, Herma - Holland, Karan - Holland

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-10T12:02:00.001-06:00

Walk to El Congreso to see Cristina. trEats: Gardel Dirección: Entre Rios 796 Entre Rios y Independencia

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-09T11:45:00.001-06:00

Feria de Mataderos trEats: La Vieja Recova Parrilla y Restaurant El Rincón de Los Cantores Dirección: Llsandro de la Torre 2390 Nobre: Milonga del Indio Dirección: Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo Organizador: El Indio Dance Card: Claudia - Porteña Notes: Claudia es una Poteña mas alto. I pick the tallest woman hoping to get a Dutch tourist. But she is a Porteña! We hear a live performance of milonga con sax. It´s kind of like tubatango but with sax. It´s very evolved but it just doesn´t work: a sax is not a bandoneon. One of the Milongueros holds his ears. Nombre: Porteño y Bailarin Dirección: Riobama 345 Organizador: José Garófalo Dancecard: Gretchen, New Jersey, USA

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-08T11:24:00.001-06:00

trEats: Il Matterello, Marin Rodriguez 517, La Boca Milonga: Milonga de los Consagrados Nombre: Salon Región Leonesa Dirección: Humberto Primo 1462 Organizador: Jorge Alberto Nassel Dancecard: Cherie - Porteña formerly from Los Angeles, USA (Xpat), Christine from Paris, Elenora - Porteña, Herma from Holland, Karen from Mt Vernon, MO, and Vera from Denver. Notes: Cherie dances the first and last dance with Ruben plus all by D´Arienzo y Calo. I ask Christine if she dances the Tango in Paris, France. She says no. She only dances in Buenos Aires. But she will dance with Frenchmen in Buenos Aires. Danced a Milonga with Karen. Her first in Buenos Aires. Celebrate El Dia de Tango Dirección: Av de Mayo y Av 9 de Julio

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-07T11:12:00.001-06:00

Pick up my bag at EZE. Visit el tango practica at the University of Tango Dancecard: Gretchen, New Jersey, USA, Herma - Holland, Karan - Holland Milonga: La Milonguita Dirección: Maipú 444 (Centro) Organizador: Graciela H. Lopez y Blas Catrenau Dancecard: Elisa - Porteña, Herma - Holland, Karan - Holland, Pauline - A Scot from London Holas: Vera from Denver

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-06T11:09:00.001-06:00

Private Milonga Lesson with Luis Canaan. My Milonga Partner is Carole, Chica de Chicago.

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-05T19:00:00.001-06:00

trEats: La Brioche Doree, Florida 629 - A favorite refuge inside the Ateneo bookstore. Maria Teresa takes us to a neighborhood milonga. Nombre: Yira, Yira Dirección: Venezuela 2939 Performance: Analia y Marcelo Dancecard: Carole - Chica de Chicago, Cynthia - Porteña, Marian - Porteña, Maria Teresa - Porteña Notes: Maria Teresa tells us that this Milonga is nice because there are no tourists. But we find tourists from the USA, Germany, France, Columbia and other places. But it´s OK. On the Yira Yira promo poster they mix a photo of Carlos Gardel with the Rolling Stones logo of Mick´s tongue. It works: the very old but very best tango singer with the very old but very best rocknroller. Carole tells Maria Teresa that I´m ¨a little notorious.¨ Evidently my noterity has spread to Chicago, but I only rate ¨a little notorious.¨ Shit! After all my hard work you would think that I would be badder than that? But I guess compared to los hombres de Chicago, I´m a perfect Southern Gentleman. As we leave Maria Teresa points out the ¨Pink Hotel¨ across the street where you can rent a room by the hour.

Bs As - 6th Trip

2007-12-04T19:00:00.001-06:00

Arrived safely. Cacho finds me and brings me to La Casa de Maria Tango. Cacho is short for Luis Maldonado Zarate. He drives the remise, teaches tango and is available as a Taxi Dancer. Best of all, he sings the tango. Maria Teresa Lopez is the tango guest house hostess. She is a psychologist and a psycho-dramatist. I get the room called Cuartito Azul, pero es no azul. Maria Teresa names each room of her guesthouse for a tango. Cuartito Azul is a famous tango by Mariano Mores y Mario Battistella written in 1939. Maria Teresa takes us to the Palacio Barolo on Av. de Mayo 1370 for a Fiesta y Mini-Milonga hosted by Tango Moda. Dance Card: Julia y Maria Teresa. Notes: Julia wears a flower in her hair. It looks like a gardenia but it could be jazmin. Holas: Susana Miller trEATS: Spiagge di Napoli for pasta y flan con dulce de luce that I spill all over my last shirt.

Terrifying French Invaders

2007-12-04T18:00:00.002-06:00

Terrifying French Invaders Originally uploaded by milonguero

Met Maud from France who wears her red tee with flying saucers carrying fromage. There may be hope for the French yet.

Mala Junta o Niño Bien

2007-11-06T15:21:00.005-06:00

Pugliese's Mala Junta starts with eight counts of laughter. My sentiments exactly. I have decided to be the baddest and the ugliest Tanguero in Atlanta. I’ll let these other guys be the goodest and prettiest boys in town. Let the women pick their poison: Mala Junta o Niño Bien.

Re: [TANGO-L] narrow-minded religiosity? - Susana Miller

2007-11-05T12:57:00.004-06:00

I didn't take Susana's class this year. Why not? Some might say that I couldn't find a partner. Some might say that my glass is full. No. I didn't take her class because I have taken it before . . . many times . . . in Atlanta, in Dallas, in Denver, in Portland. I have studied with her here and with her Associates in Buenos Aires. She has given more to aspiring Tango students throughout the world than anyone else I know. I'm grateful for having the opportunity to have studied with her. I appreciate that Barbara Durr sponsors her. I respect Barbara and her school despite my differences with her entourage.