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The London Milonga & Practica Map. Updated July 2010
The London Milonga & Practica Map has been updated for July 2010. With over 20,000 visits since its creation in 2008 this is the place to go for the lowdown on where to dance Tango in London. To make the map more useful, a reviews section was added sometime ago, so why not leave a few words about your favourite milonga, or some constructive criticism? Organisers, you have the right to reply so keep an eye on your post! If you're a Tango blogger and have reviewed a milonga in London, post a link or your review and a link to the place you have written about. Join us for the last Abrazos this summer, we go 'till midnight.
Nos vemos en la milonga!
Tanguera at Sadler’s Wells: 2 for 1 Ticket Offer
Dancing in the milonga and dancing on stage are two very different things. But it's great when a show comes to town : ) From August 3rd-22nd it's Tanguera. You can find out more about the show here.
The nice people at Sadler's Wells have put together a special offer for us, here's the deal.
Half price on the top two ticket prices both matinee and evening performances on Sunday 8 and 15 August (normally £48 and £40).
Simply call the Sadler’s Wells ticket office 0844 412 4300 and quote ‘Tango Thoughts’ offer or visit www.sadlerswells.com and enter the promo code pcdtangothoughts when prompted
Note: Offer subject to availability allocation, not available retrospectively or in conjunction with any other offer. Transaction fee applies
Just promise me, no tricks like that on the pista, now where did I leave that fedora?…
The beautiful game….
Having World Cup Tango thoughts…
Yellow Card
- Chewing gum whilst you're dancing
- Checking the time whilst you're in the embrace,
- Forgetting that you're in an embrace (eg thinking the woman's arms are extension of your own and checking the time, scratching your head)
- Expecting a yes
- Not understanding a no!
- More than a step backwards
- Ignoring someone you've bumped into, stepped on, (what's so wrong with saying "I'm sorry"?)
- Overtaking (why can't you use the space you have?)
Red Card
- Bad body odour/bad breath
- Teaching on the dance floor
- Inviting one woman to get rejected and then the lady sitting next to her
- Inviting a woman to dance whilst still mopping the sweat from your brow
- Taking it personally, if your invitation is rejected, especially if you haven't used the cabeceo.
- Using the embrace to an unfair advantage.
Off-side (thus taking yourself out of play)
- Not using the cabeceo
- Ignoring the flow of the floor
- Ignoring other dancers on the floor
- Thinking you're too cool for school (not respecting the rules)
- Fancy footwork with the ball (ie. dancing by yourself)
Great plays…
- A smile
- A bit of conversation between dances on the dance floor,
- A bit of conversation off the dance floor
- actually being interested in what you're talking about.
- walking your partner back to where they were sitting.
- Not worrying if it doesn't go according to plan…
- Thinking about the quality of your technique, not the quantity of your moves…
What do you think?
Happy Birthday Tia!
Today is Deby Novitz's birthday. She's better known to you as Tia Deby, if you look at the categories section to your right you will find her posts on various Tango themes, but if you click through to her blog you will find a sincere and candid account of life in Buenos Aires, not only the milongas.
Wild, wacky and wonderful.
Tia, feliz cumple!
When you’re feeling tired…
When it's not working
When you think you're not good enough.
Remind yourself that you're dancing Tango
and that it can be the best you want it to be.
Thank you Gabrielle.
The pulse of the milonga…
The pulse of the milonga, the beating heart of the music. Pumping life through your veins.
Forget time, forget the cold, forget pain, forget everything.
Because the pulse of the milonga, is your beating heart. And your heart is alive being with friends, dancing in abrazos to the pulse of the milonga…
Liquid Engineering…
Play this on mute if you can. The sound is no use for why I think this is how an embrace should envelop a woman.
For four…
Crossing oceans and mountains
in your mind, in your body
to get yourself there,
to stretch
to draw
just to walk
and be still?
…to turn
and be turned
what for?
what for?
for four…
But when four
becomes more
and more becomes
…real?
what for?
when real is the mountain
at the summit is joy
what for?
to fall and dive
to dive and fall
into the ocean
what for?
to live
to live Tango
to live and die for four.
Tandas…
