Here is your opportunity to learn Tango from one of the best! Luciana Valle returns to San Francisco: September 8-18, 2017 Luciana began tango in the early 1990s studying under Gustavo Naviera, Fabian Salas, Pepito Avellaneda, Mingo Pugliese and Graciela Gonzales. Between 1995 and 1997 she collaborated with Gustavo Naviera and Fabian Salas in an ambitous project to codify and … [Read more...]
Tango and the Feminist
A new guest post By Sasha Cagen “You’re not getting the lead,” he tells me. Gruff, mid-fifties, beady eyes, a ponytail dwindling halfway down his back, Ponytail Man chose me as his partner for this advanced tango class at Floreal, a traditional milonga in Buenos Aires. It’s nice to be chosen, but now I’m not sure. Two famous teachers, los Totis, are teaching an unusual … [Read more...]
Celebrating 20 years of Tuesday Night Tango
The El V Story by Andrea Bindereif “Where did the time go?” asks Julian Ramil, and as they both shake their heads his wife Claudia repeats: “Yes, where did the time go?” We were talking about El V, one of the best-known milongas in San Francisco and beyond, and which was about to celebrate its 20th anniversary on May 30th at the very same venue where it started in … [Read more...]
Upcoming Tango Shows
The San Francisco Bay Area, a mecca for creativity and talent, draws people from around the world. The same could be said of the Bay Area Tango community. People from all over the world gather here to connect on the dance floor or to share their talents and knowledge with others. One just has to attend any Bay Area milonga to know this is true; much talent graces our dance … [Read more...]
Leading and Following in Tango
The tradition in partner dances is for men to lead and women to follow. Historically, partner dances were a way for men and women to meet, interact and flirt. And in regard to performances or competitions, these were almost always danced by a man and a woman. In recent years this conventional way of thinking has begun to change. This was especially apparent in 2013 at the … [Read more...]