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Champagne tango
I am a little anxious as I climb the familiar stairs encased in deep scarlet walls, as I hand over my pesos to the brunette behind the counter, as I wait in line to be seated, hovering nervously by th… more →
Tango Addiction
Champagne tango
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wrote 1 month ago: I am a little anxious as I climb the familiar stairs encased in deep scarlet walls, as I hand over m … more →
The Milonguero Man Mountain
wrote 7 months ago: It’s the kind of place that makes me want to sport blood-red fingernails, don a velvet skirt t … more →
A second spring
wrote 8 months ago: It’s a place of faded grandeur, of the kind in which this city specialises. The incongruous na … more →
Double double
wrote 9 months ago: This strange little place has the feel of a frontier town, buildings thrown down somewhat at random, … more →
Divided by a common language
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wrote 10 months ago: For Alexis My ankles are crossed in front of me as I sit on a couch as dark and plush as a velveteen … more →
Moët and the Milongueros
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wrote 1 year ago: The faces are not beautiful. They are lined and old, the teeth stained a brownish-yellow from years … more →
Bondage and freedom
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wrote 1 year ago: Obediently, I bend my head forward slightly and rest my sweat-dampened forehead against the curve of … more →
Mutually assured musicality
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wrote 1 year ago: This isn’t really my scene. “Terpsi”, a friend of mine jokes, “what are you doing here? Did yo … more →
It's always carnival
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wrote 1 year ago: Outside, on Avenida Corrientes, a beglittered, bespangled throng is approaching from several blocks … more →
Good vibrations
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wrote 1 year ago: I love the faded grandeur of this venue, with its glass awning, the Roman pillars flagging the doorw … more →
A violin in D'Arienzo: more musings on decorations and musicality
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wrote 1 year ago: This fast, punchy, adrenaline-heavy D’Arienzo instrumental is coming to an end. The bandoneonist … more →
A brief paean to the free leg
wrote 1 year ago: They are not beautiful to look at, these tango-dancing legs of mine. They have the blueish white tin … more →
Decorations
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wrote 1 year ago: Hmmm, I think, this will be interesting. She is a tall, handsome Italian woman with a beautifully pr … more →
Milonga Sweet Milonga
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wrote 1 year ago: For a moment, as I survey the scene, I am a little disappointed. There is only a scattering of men, … more →
Marathoners
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wrote 1 year ago: My first impressions are of a group who are overwhelmingly youthful, slender, dynamic and attractive … more →
Same-sex tango for "straight" people*
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wrote 1 year ago: “Funny things happen when you dance with another guy,” a male friend tells me, “They just do.” We ar … more →
Musicality
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wrote 2 years ago: Disclaimer: this is going to be a very geeky and navel-gazing entry: more of an opportunity for me t … more →
The World´s Favourite Milonga
wrote 2 years ago: It’s an unlikely venue for a milonga: a huge, echoey sports’ hall, complete with bleachers at one en … more →
