Tango Etiquette
These images have been sourced from a Facebook post by Jorge Daniel Dispari There is also a new Tango Etiquette page on the Auckland Tango website that links to quite a comprehensive article on the subject, and that has a … Read More
Milonga – Stage Show and Masterclass
M¡longa is genius choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s(Babel) and tango superstar Nelida Rodriguez de Aure’s ecstatic take on Argentine tango. Let m¡longa cast its magic spell with searing duets that defy the laws of physics, flick-knife footwork and electrifying ensemble dance. … Read More
Adios Limon Milonga this Wednesday
This Wednesday will be the last milonga at Limon on Princess wharf. After 15 years of weekly Wednesday milongas, the new owners are no longer willing to keep the restaurant open from the time the last diners leave until midnight. … Read More
Tango Website Links
A new system has been set up on the Auckland Tango website to display links to other tango websites around New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere including Argentina. The links will hopefully be useful in assisting visitors from outside Auckland and … Read More
New Auckland Tango Website
Most of the initial fabulous images for this new Auckland Tango website have been provided by Kelly Poon, Megumi Kawata and Stuart Hoare, with others by the organisers of the various Auckland practicas, milongas, classes and other tango events. If … Read More
Book review: The Meaning of Tango: The Story of the Argentinian Dance
Originally published on the Tango Club (Auckland) website on 4 January 2010 Review by Stephan Resch, 4 January 2010 Writing about a dance is a difficult task. You have physical expression on the one side, verbal expression on the other. … Read More
The revenge of the tango—a woman’s narrative
Originally published in the Tango Club (Auckland) website by Era Soukhin, 21 February 2008 I fell in love with Argentine tango on my twentieth birthday. I distinctly remember the moment: sitting in an armchair, snuggled in my mother’s Scottish rug, … Read More