Previous Posts

(1) November 29, 2009:

Radio Free North America / The Voice of Tango Argentino

(2) December 5, 2009:

The Essence of Tango Argentino

(3) December 13, 2009:

Codes and Customs of the Milongas of Buenos Aires: The Basics

(4) December 28, 2009:

Variation in Traditional Tango Venues in Buenos Aires

(5) January 5, 2010:

Dancing Tango Outdoors in Buenos Aires

(6) January 11, 2010:

Gay Friendly / Gender Neutral Tango Social Dancing in Buenos Aires

(7) January 22, 2010:

Music Played at Milongas / Tango Social Dance Venues

(8) February 9, 2010:

Salon Style Tango, Milonguero Style Tango, and Tango de Salon in Buenos Aires and in North America

(9) February 25, 2010:

Tango Estilo Villa Urquiza

(10) March 19, 2010:

Canyengue, Candombe and Tango Orillero: Extinct or Non-existent Tango Styles?

(11) April 14, 2010:

Stage Tango / Show Tango / Exhibition Tango / Tango Fantasia / Tango for Export

(12) May 12, 2010:

Tango Nuevo: Definition of the Dance

(13) June 1, 2010:

Tango Nuevo versus Tango Milonguero: A Comparison

(14) June 12, 2010:

Tango Milonguero: Improvised Expression of Music through Movement in a Shared Embrace

(15) July 6, 2010:

Milongueros Dancing Tango in the Milongas of Buenos Aires

(16) July 19, 2010:

Organic Tango

(17) August 28, 2010:

Tango Estilo del Barrio (versus Estilo Villa Urquiza) / Tango Estilo del Centro (versus Estilo Milonguero)

(18) September 27, 2010:

Is Tango Nuevo the Evolutionary Descendent of Tango Estilo del Barrio (Tango Estilo Villa Urquiza)?

(19) October 25, 2010:

Is Tango Nuevo Compatible with Tango de Salon at the same Milonga?

(20) November 26, 2010

Is Tango Nuevo a Form of Stage Tango?

(21) December 13, 2010

There is only one Tango

(22) December 30, 2010

Ballroom Tango (American and International)

(23) January 10, 2011

Finnish Tango (Tango Finlandia)

(24) February 2, 2011

Definition of Tango: Where are the Boundaries in Contemporary Tango (Stage Tango / Tango Nuevo / Contact Improvisation Tango)?

(25) March 22, 2011

Queer Tango, Gay Tango, Gender Neutral Tango: Alternatives to Traditional Gender Roles in Tango

(26) April 4, 2011

Tango Estilo Milonguero Nuevo (Nuevo Milonguero)

(27) May 11, 2011

Tango Styles, Genres, and Individual Expression. Part I – A Rationale for Classification by Niche Adaptation

(28) June 5, 2011

Tango de Salon: the Tango of the Milonga (Part II of ‘Tango Styles, Genres and Individual Expression’)

(29) June 22, 2011

Is Tango Apilado Equivalent to Tango Milonguero?

(30) July 12, 2011

Tango Estilo del Centro (Tango Downtown Style): Reclaiming the Term as a Replacement for Tango Milonguero

(31) August 1, 2011

Use and Abuse of Tango Terminology

(32) September 20, 2011

The Tango Practica, the Practica Nueva, and the Tango Dance Party in Buenos Aires

(33) October 14, 2011

Do Milongas Exist outside Argentina? (The Milonga Codes Revisited)

(34) November 27, 2011

Milongas and Practicas: Cultural Tradition and Evolution in Buemos Aires Tango Social Dance Venues

(35) January 4, 2012

The Alternative Milonga (Neolonga): The Social Environment for Dancing to Tango Alternative Music

(36) March 6, 2012

You Tube as a Source of Tango Information

(37) May 8, 2012

The Representation and Misrepresentation of Tango in Website Images in North America

(38) July 12, 2012

Women’s Adornments for Tango Social Dancing

(39) November 19, 2012

Trans-Cultural Diffusion and Adaptation of Tango Argentino in the 20th Century

(40) January 19, 2013

The Rise and Fall of Tango Milonguero in North America in the 21st Century (Highlighting the Denver Tango Festival)

(41) April 15, 2013

The One Tango Philosophy: Truths and Consequences

(42) July 8, 2013

Factors Affecting the Survival of Argentine Tango Cultural Traditions in Non-supportive First World Cultural Environments (The Dominance of Tango Extranjero)

(43) December 1, 2013

Use of the Cabeceo and Gender Segregated Seating in Milongas in Buenos Aires and Elsewhere in the World

(44) May 20, 2014

Variations in the Tango Embrace – ‘Open Embrace’ and ‘Close Embrace’ Styles of Tango: The Evidence from Buenos Aires Milongas

(45) November 18, 2014

Strategies for Tango Community Development: Profit and Non-Profit Models and the Perspective of Maintaining the Cultural Integrity of Tango

(46) December 29, 2014

Preventing Teaching on the Milonga Dance Floor: The Role of the Pre-Milonga Lesson

(47) April 19, 2015

The Role of the Milonga Organizer in Creating an Environment Promoting Argentine Tango Cultural Traditions

(48) September 30, 2015

Creating a Tango-Brand: The Role of Language in the Marginalization of Argentine Tango

(49) January 7, 2016

Understanding Argentine Tango (with the Assistance of Milongueros): it’s not just another Ballroom Dance

(50) June 23, 2016

Tango Manifesto: A Declaration of the Rights of First World Tango Dancers to have a Tango Environment Supporting Argentine Tango Cultural Traditions

(51) December 6, 2016

Tango DJ Fundamentals: Part 1 – Selecting Music for Dancing and Tanda Construction

(52) May 31, 2017

Tango DJ Fundamentals: Part 2 – Managing the Overall Sequencing of Music at a Milonga

(53) October 1, 2017

Tango Campeonato (Tango Dancesport): The Modification of Tango de Salon for Competition (A Specific Niche) 

(54) February 18, 2018

The Vanishing Art of the Milongueros: Studying Recordings of their Dancing that Preserve their Legacy

(55) July 29, 2018

Evolutionary Tango versus Traditional Tango – Part I: The Nature of the Tango Culture War

(56) January 26, 2019

Is Queer Tango Compatible with Traditional Tango?

(57) July 24, 2019

The Intimacy of Dancing Tango: Therapy for Contact Deprivation in North American Society

(58) January 24, 2020

Tango Community Growth and Development: Tango Sociology, Politics and Economics

(59) May 16, 2020

The Long Term Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Tango

(60) December 13, 2020

Collapse of the Tango Social Dance Infrastructure during the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Economic Analysis