Monthly Archives: October 2008

A language

Posted on October 30, 2008 by LimerickTango

More than anything Tango is a language. It is not, like other dances, the repitition of certain steps to a certain rhythm. It is not something you do it is something that you say. And so when you start learning … Continue reading →

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The outsiders gift

Posted on October 29, 2008 by LimerickTango

Ruth Creen, a fellow Limerick resident and fashion re-designer, was interviewed in the local paper last week. In it she speaks about entering the fashion trade by a path other than the norm. While she freely admits that she never … Continue reading →

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Bait and switch

Posted on October 28, 2008 by LimerickTango

The performance. If you wander along to YouTube and search for tango videos what will be returned to you will be a selection of recordings of tango performances and perhaps a class or two. If you dig very deep you … Continue reading →

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The power of suggestion

Posted on October 24, 2008 by LimerickTango

Over the past number of months I’ve read several posts by tango bloggers who find that performances are leaving them cold. A consistent theme was the dislike of performances where the dancers focus was on the audience and everything was … Continue reading →

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Coupling

Posted on October 22, 2008 by LimerickTango

One of the hidden difficulties of tango is learning as a couple. Every couple I have seen start taking tango lessons, be it boyfriend and girlfriend or husband and wife, has always had greater difficulty than the individual who started … Continue reading →

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Rusty

Posted on October 21, 2008 by LimerickTango

With two songs down in the tanda the music suddenly changed to milonga. “My milonga’s a bit rusty”. “Ah, we’ll give it a go”, she said. It was true. I hadn’t danced a decent milonga in months. I had lost … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden

Posted on October 20, 2008 by LimerickTango

While often guilty of leading long and convoluted steps he is a calm and steady dancer who ruins it all with a missplaced comment as he returns you to your chair.

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From Toronto to Buenos Aires

Posted on October 17, 2008 by LimerickTango

Movement invites movement have at last made their move to Buenos Aires, where they will be there for six months. While they are snobs and have a habit of intentionally annoying people they can also string more than one sentance … Continue reading →

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Trying

Posted on October 16, 2008 by LimerickTango

“I’ve been trying to play the guitar for sixty years” BB King

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Preparatory VIII: Mark 2

Posted on October 15, 2008 by LimerickTango

The basico cruzado. Dear Jesus there is so much going in this step. Do this and this and this, but not this… and don’t forget to do this. However, the advantage of the preparatory cycle is that you get to … Continue reading →

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