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Have you ever been to Florida?

Have you ever been here in season? If you live in the northern United States, then you are aware of how brutal winters can be in say, Upstate New York, Michigan, or even Pennsylvania and more so for our Canadian friends, anywhere north of the US border. With this said, temperatures can go down toContinue reading “Have you ever been to Florida?”

This is Tango Camp!

Did you ever want to spend a week in France dancing and learning more Tango?

Tango in Petra, Jordan

What an amazing place that is Petra. The landscape strerches for miles filled with red rock formations. Some are very rounded forms that were pounded into softer shapes by the mileninial forces of geology and the wind. There are very few places with sharp peaks, but occasionally a few pyramid shaped rock mountains. The elevationContinue reading “Tango in Petra, Jordan”

Moving south

We have spent 2 lovely weeks in Izmir, a large metropolitan city located on the Agean Coast of Turkey, the Asian side. Sitting on the mouth of a huge bay, Izmir is the 3rd largest city in Turkey with an active harbor and lots of ferries criss crossing the city. The hotel residence we stayedContinue reading “Moving south”

Home is where the heart is.

Who said that? The phrase “home is where the heart is” means that you feel emotionally connected to a place that is not your home. For instance, if you’ve lived abroad in another country other than your homeland for a long time, you could say that “home is where the heart is” when people askContinue reading “Home is where the heart is.”

Oh no!!! WTF…I said,

Really I have 2 fractures in my foot and can’t dance for a minimum of 2 months. This was the news my foot doc gave me, a week before leaving Istanbul for the US. That statement changed my perspective quite bit. I am used to being an active person moving, walking daily up to 4Continue reading “Oh no!!! WTF…I said,”

And the dancing is

Argentina opened to the world on November 1, and the trickle of foreigners into the country increases daily. Recently, walking in the streets I heard French and Russian spoken. Slowly the city returns. Have danced in many places, having fun as the people and the dancing evolves. Am posting fotos from El Beso, Sueno Portenyo,Continue reading “And the dancing is”

Current Milongas: Deliciosas

I Love living in Buenos Aires especially now. Tango has returned to the city. When you look at Hoy Milonga there are 15 or so Milongas and practicas a day during the week and as many as 20 per day on the weekend. Last week, I went dancing Sunday night at lo de Cillia (BarajandoContinue reading “Current Milongas: Deliciosas”

Did you know…?

Tango has a rich history in Argentina. This dance has been danced in Buenos Aires for many years. There are established rules of conduct, for most of the accepted practices in tango. The cabeceo being the most know, but there are rules for conduct, line of dance and cleanlinesss. These rules are called códigos. AContinue reading “Did you know…?”

Return to the milonga

Wow. We are back. MILONGAS have opened up in all parts of the city. As for me, its almost 2 in the morning. I have spent my evening dancing tango. My feet are hurting, but my soul is so happy. Having asked a good friend to join me at my first Milonga, I was aContinue reading “Return to the milonga”

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