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Tango Musicality Handbook - "Tango: Let's Dance to the Music" |
Musicality has always
been a significant part of our dancing and teaching.
During our last trip to Buenos Aires we spent time
with Professor Joaquin Amenabar exploring musicality
to greater depths.
Professor Amenabar is a
world class bandoneon player. He has toured the USA,
Istanbul, Australia, New Zealand, and several
countries in Europe. He trains and directs,
tango groups and musicians on tango interpretation
and arrangements as well as teaching composers how
to write for Bandoneón in Argentina and abroad.
Professor Amenabar has
recently visited Sydney to launch his book at the
International Tango Festival, Sydney. His book
Tango: Let's Dance to the Music underscores
musicality as the key element in tango. It's a step
by step guide that will benefit tango dancers in
many aspects. The book includes video and audio for
practice and also planning for choreography.
"His method doesn't use
any technical musical language at all. It allows the
dancers to learn and incorporate to their dance all
the different rhythmic units of tango music, from
the simplest to the most complicated ones using a
simple dancer's vocabulary."
BOOKS can be
purchased at:
* Weekly classes
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* Nostalgia Tango Bar
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* A Night in Buenos Aires Milonga
click here
* or On-line
www.joaquinamenabar.com.ar |
Highly
recommended by
A Little Buenos Aires
Authors website:
www.joaquinamenabar.com |
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Tango joins Father Chris Riley's
cause - Multicultural Event |
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'A Little Buenos Aires'
presented Argentinean Culture by showcasing Tango at
Multicultural Concert organised by St Ives Lions
Club. Well done to our team of dancers who put
on a fun and enjoyable exhibition!
It's an important event
to support the work of Father Chris Riley who
founded the YOUTH OFF THE STREETS program in 1991.
All proceeds will help Youth off the streets provide
meals, crises care, refuges, schooling, drug and
alcohol programs to homeless youths.
"World unites to help
priests charity" North Shore Times:
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Argentina and Uruguay united to preserve
Tango! |
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For many years, Argentina and
Uruguay have fought over the rights to claim the world's most famous tango singer
Carlos Gardel as their native son. Now the two
countries have suspended their long standing feud to
persuade UNESCO that Tango should be added to its
intangible cultural heritage list.
Argentina and Uruguay,
embroiled in a clash over the birthplace of the
great tango crooner Carlos Gardel, have kicked aside
their differences to persuade UNESCO to give tango
protected cultural status.
A United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
committee was scheduled to meet in Paris to consider
their petition to add the music and dance to the
intangible cultural heritage list, alongside India's
Vedic chanting and Japan's kabuki theatre.
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Carlos Gardel |
The designation comes
with no money. But an international seal of approval
would help the governments of Argentina and Uruguay
justify using public funds to preserve their most
famous export next to beef.
Both countries have
proposed creating a Rio de Plata tango orchestra,
names for the river basin the two countries share,
cataloguing thousands of unregistered songs and
possibly establishing official tango academies
throughout the world to keep that dance and music an
art form uncorrupted by fad.
Argentina and Uruguay
agree they're co-creators of the dance. But their
Gardel feud is as heated as ever. Both countries
claim the world's most famous tango singer and
composer as a native son, whose popularity and
legend have only increased since he died in 1935 in
a plane crash in Medellin, Colombia.
Argentines say Charles
Romuald Gardes was born in 1890 in Toulouse, France
to Berthe Gardes, a single mother who took her boy
to Buenos Aires, where he later adopted the artistic
name Carlos Gardel.
Uruguayans say Gardel
was born in 1887 in Tacuarembo, a small town in the
north, the out-of-wedlock son of a local military
strongman and his sister-in-law, who handed off the
child to Berthe Gardes. Both sides say they
have the documents to prove it.
Now Argentina and
Uruguay have suspended their long-time fight to
ensure that the tango is given a protected status by
UNESCO.
Cited in
Illawarra Mercury, p.47 14 May 2009
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Carlos Gardel (1887 Uruguay? or 1890 France? - 1935)
Carlos Gardel is
the most prominent figure in tango history. He revolutionised the sound of
tango when it started to stagnate in the early
1900's. With his life cut-short in a 1935
airplane crash, his famous golden voice become his
legacy.
More about Carlos
Gardel:
www.gardelweb.com/index-english.htm |
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2009 Australian Tango Championships |
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This year the
Australian Tango Championship is back! Dancers may
compete in either or both of the two World Tango
Championship categories SALON TANGO (Open)
and STAGE TANGO (Open). The ‘Open’ category
is for both amateurs and professionals.
Winners are
eligible to go straight into the semi finals of
the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires, 14
– 31 August 2009
NEW
CATEGORIES
NEW categories have
been introduced for Amateur dancers
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‘TANGO SALON’ – for Beginners (those who have
been dancing less than 12 months)
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‘MILONGA’ – Amateurs
* 'VALS' – Amateurs
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‘Dance with a Stranger Open’ – Amateurs and
professionals
QUALIFYING ROUNDS
Qualifying rounds will
only be provided for Tango Salon. Qualifying rounds
for the remaining
categories will be held on the day of the
championship finals. Couples will dance in groups.
Tango Salon qualifying rounds will be held at the following milongas:
SYDNEY:
Sat 31st May -
Sydney tango-
Concord RSL
Sat 13th June - A Little Buenos Aires, The Russian Club
click here
Sat 20th June - Entry Amigos - Rose Bay
RSL
Fri 26th June - Ruedisima Latin Dance (Newcastle)
Sat 27th June - Dance Tango - Randwick Labour Club
Fri 3rd July - Club De Tango - Glebe Town Hall
Sat 4th July -Patio
de Tango - Swing time dance Studio
BRISBANE: Sun 7th June - Gold Coast
MELBOURNE: Sat 6th June - Prahran
PERTH: Sat 6th June - West Leederville
Couples selected in
these rounds may compete in the semi-finals in
Sydney on * Saturday 11 July 2009
For more information on
the 2009 Australian Tango Championships visit:
www.tangochampionship.com.au
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* IMPORTANT
DATE CHANGE: In support of the 2009
Tango Championship Finals,
A Little Buenos Aires 9th Anniversary
milonga has been re-scheduled to
Saturday 25th July 2009 at the
Russian Club, Strathfield!
click here for details |
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* Helping you prepare!
To assist
dancers in their preparation, A Little
Buenos Aires' MILONGA CON TRASPIE
aligns to the Championship Guidelines
Chatswood Studio
click here for details |
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An
enjoyable
affair - Dining @ the Freeway Hotel Brasserie & NOSTALGIA TANGO
BAR! |
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While your enjoying a Sunday dose of
Tango at
Nostalgia Tango Bar, make it a complete
night out by indulging in some new and exciting
dishes at Freeway Hotel's Brasserie!
Freeway Brasserie Menu (click here)
Headed by NEW chef Mr Peter Fahd, the
menu promises to satisfy every taste and budget.
Having worked in award winning restaurants in Paris
and Australia, Peter is passionate about ensuring
that both the serious and casual diner has an
enjoyable affair!
Nostalgia Tango Bar
Every Sunday 4pm - 8pm
Freeway Hotel (map)
115 Reserve Rd, Artarmon
Entry: $10pp (incl.
FREE Class at 4pm) |
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Friends in Buenos Aires, Argentina -
Guides & places to stay! |
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If you visit Buenos Aires and need a friendly guide
and place to stay, here are some friends to contact. They are a
great source of information for Milongas, where to go Tango
shopping, Tango lessons / classes, Tango tours and are also very
knowledgeable about Tango history and culture. |
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Maria
Guest House
La Casa de Maria Tango hosts Tangueros from around the world who want to discover, learn and be
introduced to the world of Tango in Buenos Aires.
Maria is very knowledgeable about Buenos Aires history and is fluent
in five languages (including English) and has a lovely personality.
For
more information visit:http://www.mariatango.com |
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Cherie & Ruben
Cherie
is a tango teacher and writer. Along with her partner Ruben, they
will take you to experience the true Tango spirit through activities
and tours in Buenos Aires.
For
more information visit:
http://tangocherie.blogspot.com/ |
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Teaching and
interpreting TANGO in line with tradition |
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After teaching for a
decade, Mimi and Teddy's recent
trip to Argentina gained them recognition as
certified Tango Maestros by Escuela Argentina
De Tango in Buenos Aires.
They were
the Australian teachers amongst other countries like
England, Greece, Brazil, Venezuela, France, Italy, Russia,
Serbia, Switzerland and USA.
As part of a professional networking team, the teachers exchanged ideas and experiences
with the aim to preserve the
tradition of Tango.
Mimi and Teddy feel
very strongly about emphasising these important aspects
in their teaching.
Click here for NEW Workshops, Tango Classes and
Private Lessons or
call 0411 458 830 |
"To
share our experiences with you,
we have developed a NEW
series of Tango Performance Workshops, Tango Classes and activities."
- Mimi |
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