List-Post: tango-a@mit.edu
Date: Sunday April 19
5-7 pm: Celebration of Women Leaders
Women leaders...Women who want to lead...Women who like following
women...Men who want to follow.... Please join us for this special
practica honoring the brave and beautiful leadership of tango women.
8pm-midnight: Boston's first Queer Tango* Milonga with DJs Elmira and
jackie ling wong
A fundraiser to support the Queer Tango Boston weekly practica.
* What is Queer Tango? 'Queer' is a term that is now used to expand
on the meaning of the gay liberation movement. Most crucially, it
shifts the focus from sexuality to gender, questioning the gender
binary which constrains the expressiveness of many people -- gay and
straight. A queer perspective is one which allows and encourages
fluid and changing gender roles, images, and identities. Queer Tango
is a home for gay and lesbian dancers, for transgender dancers, for
women leaders who are breaking the rigid gender roles of the tango
world –likewise men who like to follow, and for new ways of
experiencing the roles of the dance, like swapping the lead. Queer
Tango is inclusive, which means that people are welcome to dance
tango in any roles they want, including the traditional ones.
With maximum enthusiasm, Queer Tango Boston welcomes everyone to all
events. Encouragement and support from the established tango
community is very much appreciated.
Location: Spontaneous Celebrations is one block from the Stonybrook
Station on the Orange Line and parking is not difficult. 45 Danforth
Street in Jamaica Plain, Boston.
directions: http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/directions.html
There will also be workshops earlier in the day: [1] technique
intensive and [2] leading in heels
For all the details, please see: http://tango.duroyvio.com/
celebration.html
Any questions, please email us at: ta...@duroyvio.com
