Lois Donnay wrote:
>This got me thinkingWhen I am in Buenos Aires, I hear tango
teachers (mostly from BAires) sit at the milongas and gripe about how
the milongas in the US and Europe just can't compare to those in BA. I always
hear threats to quit - stop teaching in the US and move back to
BA
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>From: Siamak Tazari
>To: tango-l@mit.edu
>Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Tango Meccas (WAS Re: Seminar review)
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>As far as Tango meccas go, if there need be any place outside of BsAs, it
>would be Berlin, G
As far as Tango meccas go, if there need be any place outside of BsAs, it
would be Berlin, Germany. I think there are a lot of arguments supporting
that. I have repeatedly heard that it has the biggest and most lively tango
scene outside of BsAs and also seen that there is a lot of exchange
happeni
The Argentines in my city all learned tango in the States. Some have hosted
milongas. They have danced in BsAs, but I've never heard them complain about
the milongas here after they've returned. Maybe because their friends are
here. Maybe those BsAs teachers just don't have friends in the US
This got me thinkingWhen I am in Buenos Aires, I hear tango
teachers (mostly from BAires) sit at the milongas and gripe about how
the milongas in the US and Europe just can't compare to those in BA. I
always hear threats to quit - stop teaching in the US and move back to
BA to enjoy real milong
On 10/3/11, Shahrukh Merchant wrote:
> Wow, that's quite a statement. Certainly it cannot be denied that
> Gustavo & Giselle's setting up home in Boulder makes Boulder somewhat
> special in the Tango department.
I feel well-qualified to comment, since I live in Boulder ...
Boulder is a little s
Denver was already a US mecca, created painstakingly over time by
great teachers and lovers of the dance like Tom Stermitz. It takes
great teachers, who teach to good music, and great milongas, which
play good music to make a good scene (let alone a mecca). I heard
there were few opportunities t
I'm emboldened to add based on Shahrukh's message. It's a very strong
statement to call Boulder a mecca just because of one couple. Suppose you
don't like the couple's style of dancing or teaching? There's also the issue
of convenience of getting there.
I'm quite happy to move to New York's tango
"Nussbaum, Martin" wrote, about a week ago:
> Boulder is now the go-to mecca for Tango, second only to
> Buenos Aires.
Wow, that's quite a statement. Certainly it cannot be denied that
Gustavo & Giselle's setting up home in Boulder makes Boulder somewhat
special in the Tango department.
Howev
