Tango & Love It was a wonderful tango evening at Divo last night, with an added benefit--the celebration of Jamie Rose's debut book, "Shut Up & Dance!" The novel is a wonderful, personal and humorous story about how Jamie tackled the difficulties of relationships by using the principles of dance, on and off the floor. Jaimie utilizes the personal stories of not only … [Read more...] about Divo and Friends celebrate launch of Jamie Rose’s new book!
Congrats to Brian & Yuliana
Congratulations to Brian Nguyen and Yuliana Basmajyan, who won the Salon Tango World Cup Third Place on August 29 at the TANGO BUENOS AIRES DANCE WORLD CUP FINALS at LUNA PARK STADIUM IN BUENOS AIRES. Video is of Mundial de Tango 2011 FINAL Ronda 4 Categoria Salón … [Read more...] about Congrats to Brian & Yuliana
From El Floridita to 4 a.m. at Tango Room
After a more than month-long hiatus from dancing tango in Los Angeles, I broke back into the scene Wednesday night at Milonga El Floridita. What a nice reentry it was, with a live performance from Maria Volonte, who sings in a wonderfully beautiful voice. It was such a treat and for only $10! She's an award winning singer and anyone who can hear, and dance, to her music live … [Read more...] about From El Floridita to 4 a.m. at Tango Room
Crazy Tandas
At a recent visit to El Encuentro, or the Tango Room, I had a great time dancing and hanging out with friends. But one thing confused me--as well as some of the men I dance with--we could not distinguish when a tanda ended...so sometimes I would end up dancing six or seven songs with one person until we just looked at each other and said, "That's enough!" Also, the songs in … [Read more...] about Crazy Tandas
Fourth of July weekend tango events
Madame Yvonne's 4th of July Milonga Mon, July 4, 2pm – 6pm Madame Yvonne's Tango House (AKA MYTH), 170 N. Cliffwood Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. The Ministry of Tango presents a relaxing, take-it-easy, hang-out-style event for those of us who wish to celebrate our independence by dancing! Dance off all that barbequed food you ate with the Ministry of Tango's Matinee … [Read more...] about Fourth of July weekend tango events