An acquaintance of mine asked me about a tango video I shared years ago. The video shows the comic personal/public interaction between tango dancers as they show up for a milonga and during the dance. It was shot in Buenos Aires and done very well. Dancers with highly different personalities show up early at a milonga, preparing themselves in anticipation of getting the … [Read more...] about The Comedy of Tango
Tango Videos
Pampa Cortés 5/2/46 – 4/27/14
Performing at the 2011 Argentine Tango USA Festival and USA Championship, San Francisco. Performance by Pampa Cortés and Ann Beck. 04-24-2011 Argentine tango dancer and choreographer Pampas Cortés died April 27, 2014, after a battle with cancer. As recently as February, Cortés returned to teaching part-time in his adopted home of San Francisco.. Cortés, who was from the … [Read more...] about Pampa Cortés 5/2/46 – 4/27/14
Tango Masters Visit; More Milongas Open
I have been long remiss in posting anything new on Coffee and Tango, as the past year and a half I have been working on my new business, Crackerjack Scribe, a company that helps businesses connect to customers on the Web. But here's a quick roundup of some events taking place this weekend, as well as of the various new milongas that have cropped in Southern California up (due … [Read more...] about Tango Masters Visit; More Milongas Open
Facundo de la Cruz & Paola Florencia Tango Salon World Champions 2012
Congrats to Facundo de la Cruz Gomez Palavecino and Paola Florencia on winning first place for the World Cup final of Salon Tango 2012. Dancers from 32 countries participated, with 42 couples making it to the finals. Palavecino and Florencia won with an overall score of 8.81, given by a panel of judges that included Maria Nieves, Olga Besio, Aurora Lubiz, Julio Balmaceda, … [Read more...] about Facundo de la Cruz & Paola Florencia Tango Salon World Champions 2012
Los Angeles Del Tango Ensemble Plays During Dapper Days
The Los Angeles del Tango Ensemble plays downtown Los Angeles at Angeles Flight celebrating Dapper Day on the Subway while Argentine Tangeuros dance a few tandas. … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Del Tango Ensemble Plays During Dapper Days