Tag: Argentine Tango

Clubs & Classes, October 2015

Part 25 Argentine Tango and Astor Piazzolla

This is a continuation of Part 24, published in last month’s issue. Argentina born Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was a bandoneón (see part 8 of this series) and piano virtuoso, an orchestra director and a composer. He is the best known Argentine Tango composer in the international world of music. Unlike other famous Tango composers who…

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Clubs & Classes, September 2015

Part 24: About Argentine Tango operas and symphonies

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com where you can also read Parts 1 through 23 of this series. It has been hard for Argentinean classical music composers to gain acceptance in international circles for reasons beyond the…

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Clubs & Classes, August 2015

Part 23: About Argentine Tango dancing steps

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com where you can also read Parts 1 through 22 of this series. Argentine Tango dancing is different from other social dances in the sense that seasoned dancers do not dance to…

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Clubs & Classes, July 2015

Part 22: Matías Castelli and Argentine Tango

Lidia and Hector Legrand These excerpts submitted by Lidia and Hector Legrand with authorization by Matías Castelli, author of the book The One Tango You Danced with Me. 1st edition, 17grises Publishers, 2012. If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com, where you…

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Clubs & Classes, June 2015

Part 2: Argentine Tango and Ballroom Tango

Lidia and Hector Legrand Last month we covered different styles of Tango dancing. Argentine Tango dancing is often confused with Ballroom Tango and other non-Tango styles. Classic Argentine Tango dancing is a social dance and a musical genre that originated in Argentina and Uruguay and is now popular all over the world. Other Tango styles…

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Clubs & Classes, May 2015

Part 20: Classic Argentine Tango Dance styles

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website, http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com, where you can also read Parts 1 through 19 of this series. Tango Canyengue is a style from the early 1900s, still popular today. It contains all elements of traditional Argentine…

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Clubs & Classes, April 2015

Part 19 – The Essence of Argentine Tango

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Argentine Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com, where you can also read Parts 1 through 18 of this series. What are the characteristics of Argentine Tango? For us here in the U.S., the characteristics of dance identified…

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Clubs & Classes, April 2015

Argentine Tango dance

Sherry Ginsberg Join us at an Argentine Tango Dance, a Milonga, to be held at The Highlands Clubhouse on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.; food and drink will be available. Discover the secrets of this captivating social dance. DJ’ing by Hector and Lidia Legrand, Argentine Tango Dancing instructors and founders of…

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