Category Archives: Tango y nada mas

When I was in my teens, I loved Henry James. I read him with uncorrupted pleasure. Then, when I was eighteen or so, and had just started The Golden Bowl, someone – older, cleverer, whose opinions were offered gravely – … Continue reading →

Sometimes we over-emphasise dancing the tango instead of dancing together.

Added to the list of posts to read before you d.. Tango Demons by Carrie Whipple via Alex.Tango.Fuego. In it there is one key line: The teamwork required to dance tango well is so much more important than any one … Continue reading →

Believe in your partner, trust in yourself. Or is it the other way round…?

I have no particular care for what other people do on the dance floor, so long as it doesn’t involve bumping into me. But, of late, I have noticed that I really like watching people who smile while they dance. … Continue reading →

The following was recounted by Redmond O’Toole at the launch of Limerick’s 2009 Unfringed performance festival. The gypsy girl goes to the grave of her former lover who was killed by her rich now husband, at whose hand her former … Continue reading →

Adornments are a popular topic to write about. Recently Johanna wrote the following: Adornos were “earned”, through an organic process of self-discovery over the course of time. A LOT of time. They emerged by learning how our bodies move, and … Continue reading →

The “Tango walk” is similar to walking on frozen ground in boots with steel tipped heels. You have to keep your centre of baclance from shifting back onto those slippy heels and you have to find grip with your metatarsals.

The gingerbread man was walking down the street one day when he saw the gingerbread woman. It had been so long since he had last seen her that he went over and gave her a great big hug. When the … Continue reading →