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Info about the german Tango mailing list (Tango-de), Language: German (*)
join tango-de directly
- TangoDJ
mailing list (now Yahoo Groups - former eGroups)
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Info about the "International Tango mailing list" (Tango-L)
and about the "Tango announcement mailing list" (Tango-A), Language: English
- Archive of some discussions
held in the Tango-L (*)
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Tango-L Archive
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Tango-eu European tango mailing list
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Argentine Tango Open Forum (in english, USA)
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Dutch Tango Mailing List (Tango-nl) (in dutch),
maintained by Mark Soekarjo, El Gancho Utrecht
mark@elgancho.nl
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Tangoturk - Trukish Tango mailing list
(main language turkish, other languages welcome)
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Tangueros - italian Tango mailing list (gone?)
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CuevaTango - Language: Spanish, from the makers of
La Cueva de Krak
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Yumba - Language: Swedish, some Danish, Norwegian
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Bandoneon Discussion Group - discussions about everything which is related
to the bandoneon instrument: history, technical info/help, support for
buying new/old instruments, info on scores, ...
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Polish tango discussion group
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Dance Forums Articles and discussion about argentine tango,
ballroom, swing, salsa and more
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Belgian Tango Mailing List (Yahoogroups)
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El Tangauta Mailing list (Yahoogroups) list by the Tango Journal
from Buenos Aires
Regional Lists
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tango-ffm - Tango Mailingliste für Frankfurt/Main bei
Yahoo!Groups
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friends-of-el-corte - for all Friends of the Tango School
"El Corte"
in Nijmegen, netherlands (language: english)
Goal: Exchange of adresses, photos, shoes, memories, opinions, ...
find out who is going to the next salon,
get a lift, a partner for a workshop,
be nostalgic about passed salons and
enthusiastic about those to come
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Tango-Nordbayern
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Tango Osnabrück
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tangogbg - Tango mailing list for Gøteborg (in Swedish,
created October 6, 1998)
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TangoNorteno - Tanzschule in Umeå (Schweden), local info
(language: swedish)
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Tangoumea - "Information about Tango in Umeå (Sweden).
Information about MTANGO, workshops of Steff
and Maria in Umea." (Sprache: Englisch)
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Gotan Tango Mailing list, Switzerland, Lausanne area
"Exchange of argentine-tango and tango-rioplatense news and views"
(primary language: english)
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2n2tango lists the events of BAILA TANGO in
DC (Districs of Columbia, USA) area (gone?)
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Capital_Tangueros - "The Capital Tangueros of the greater Washington,
DC area sends notices of Argentine Tango events to the members
of this list."
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WBTango -
"Washington-Baltimore Tango
is to promote Argentine
Tango events and classes local to Maryland, Northern Virginia and
Washington, D.C. area."
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tango-wellington - "A discussion list for Tango enthusiasts in
Wellington, New Zealand. Designed to be a relaxed friendly forum for
all Tango related discussions."
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Tangotokyo, Japan (in English)
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Tango Argentino im Ruhrgebiet + Umgebung
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(If not noted otherwise, the articles are in english)
The contributions from the mailing list are in their stile between article and
personal communication. The individual postings you will find quotations
from other postings and the tone is more friendly than official.
(Numbers in brackets are the numbers of postings about the specific topic)
Explanation of some acronyms used in the discussions:
| IMO |
In my opinion |
IMHO |
In my humble opinion |
| btw |
by the way |
LOD |
line of dance |
| 8CB |
8 count basic |
D8CB |
dreaded 8 count basic |
| DBS |
dreaded back step |
8CB w/DBS |
8 count basic with dreaded back step |
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- Serveral very good articles about the
Basic pattern in Tango dancing,(13)
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leading and following,(3)
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Tango Waltz,(4)
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Superstition in Tango,(2)
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Tango Books Review,(2)
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"Tango is Hard?",(7)
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Wristlock - or How to hold hands while dancing.(4)
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The dancing frame, different views of how to hold each other in tango dancing (4)
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Learning to be the complete milonguero,(8)
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Asking for a dance with eye contact,(5)
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Relationships between tango, milonga and waltz,(4)
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A learning experience in Buenos Aires,(1)
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Mechanical Dancing - the discussion evolves a little and also includes teaching,
respect and other aspects of Argentinian Tango (15)
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Estimating dance-scenes, - how big are the dance scenes in different
cities? (4)
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Attempt of a terminology project: Ocho.(12)
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Dancing together,(2)
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The Three-Dance Rule , - should there be a seperation of sets in a
milonga, and how many dances should you dance with a partner? (15)
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Promiscuity and Tango.(2)
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To cross or not to cross, or should the cross in the basic be lead? (10)
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'The expert jerk', or how some 'expert' dancers refuse to dance together
with their partners,
not taking into account their skills (2),
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About Tango Lyrics (1),
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Nervousness in Tango Dancing (5),
- Rhythm & syncopation in music and in dancing,
and how to dance to the music -
part 1 in May '98 (14),
part 2 in Sep-Oct '98 (10).
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Good leaders - how women like them (2)
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Ganchos - everything about Ganchos you never thought people would discuss :-) (25)
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Adjustments Needed For Each New & Different Partner (7)
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Getting followers to take bigger steps (8)
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Behaviour Code when asking for a dance (10)
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How Tango is taught (5)
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Developing an Argentine tango community (3)
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Definitions for beginning - intermediate and advanced dancers (2)
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Looking to dance--or to love? - about couples who come to a milonga and only
dance with each other (8)
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Advices for Beginners & 'just walking'
... and some discussion about leading, following and the cross in Tango (20)
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Tandas - hints for DJs on how to organize music in a milonga (8)
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Timing the cross (9)
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Same-sex Tango - men dancing with men, women dancing with women (12)
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Heel first? - should the leader touch the floor first with the toe
or with the heel? (11)
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Floor Caressing - should the foot touch the floor while moving? (7)
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Simplicity - in dancing and teaching (18)
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A letter from Tete - dancing with the music (17)
- If Tangueros where like Greek Drivers (3)
- Tango Manners - invitation and protocols:
Should women ask men to dance? Should women allow themselves to say "no"
when asked for a dance? Should men respect conversations and not ask
a women to dance who is enganged in a personal talk? ... (13)
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Sore Feet - what can you do when you have sore feet after a night of
tango dancing (6) a discussion from '98,
- Sore feet and man as a leaning post -
a very intersting discussion arises about general ideas where to put weight
in dancing, axis, leading and embracing the partner (23)
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Tango in Japan (4)
- Piropos - Argentine Flirting (6)
- My first class - follower's role (7)
- Party Manners - how to host a milonga and how
to behave to people "sitting" a lot (17)
- Gomina - Brillantina - Tango look (6)
- Etiquette - how to behave on a milonga,
how and when to accept or reject offers for a dance, how and when to ask (20)
- Empanadas (1)
- Where to stay in Buenos Aires (1)
- Women waiting and wanting to dance (28)
- Why I dance Tango (leader) (6)
- Alberto B. Paz's Articel from "El Firulete":
Best of Tango-L (in feb. 96)
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