A couple of weeks ago I performed with (up and coming DJ) Anton at a beautiful restaurant called Mixturas. I didn’t mention it on here before for various reasons, but I’m ready to post about it. I do have to say we had a lot of fun and my goodness the food was […]

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I never know what to say with Christmas greetings, so I’ll just leave you with this Charlie Brown classic.
Merry Christmas…
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The Christmas Blues got me this year, but I’m slowly beginning to feel better, and you know what song really just lifts my spirits every time?
This one!
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(All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey)
Which of course makes me think of this film:
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(Love Actually)

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Tango Pilgrim over at his new blog posted an link to someone else’s article that I’ve seen before and always wanted to comment on. You can find that by clicking here. I love what Javier Rodrguez says about ingredients for your personal perfect martini. It fits with me tremendously.
People ask me, “So […]

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I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had much time to think about what I will write here next, so while I get back to my translating I will leave you with this lovely clip of Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt dancing to the beautiful tango “En La Buena y En La Mala” at last […]

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I don’t think I’ve ever told the story of how I got myself into this world of Tango.
It was seven years ago. I had never really seen any Argentine Tango or given it much thought. I had gone to see the Carlos Saura film, and while it gave me goosebumps, it wasn’t what “got” me.
It was […]

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THIS is exactly what I’m talking about. This is why I am so looking forward to dancing in Buenos Aires again. And anyway, it’s well-written.
SallyCat is a CoolCat.

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This Friday night, December 7th, Christopher will be hosting our holiday milonga at the Russian Center on Capitol Hill, starting at 9pm, and going until 1am. Please attend if you’re in town!
I’ll personally be making Mediterranean Rice Salad as well as cantuccini (Tuscan biscotti) and there will be other appetizers and sweets too.
The Russian […]

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Speaking of fabulous women in tango, I just found out that a very nice woman in our community is moving back to her home country for a long time.  Maybe forever.  This makes me very sad.
Top that off with the fact that I ate too many cookies (it snowed, so I baked) before going to […]

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This is in response to an anonymous person who criticized a Buenos Aires local for not having advanced dance technique and not having spent all his/her spare time and money on classes.
When you go to Buenos Aires, it’s important to remember that you are a guest in their city.
It’s important to remember that the people […]

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