Re: [Tango-L] Why has Tango-L faded away?

2015-04-13 Thread robin tara
So well put, Shahrukh, It is sad, but true. BTW, My cat prefers Biagi Robin Tara http://www.taratangoshoes.com 1-207-505-5227 On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Shahrukh Merchant shahr...@shahrukhmerchant.com wrote: Dear Tango-L members, I think there are a number of things that have

Re: [Tango-L] Should Tango-L continue?

2015-04-06 Thread robin tara
Keith, Reflecting on things digital, after reading your message I immediately looked for the 'like' button. Guess that sums it up. Tango-L was great in its time, but I haven't read anything on it for years. Robin Tara http://www.taratangoshoes.com 1-207-505-5227 On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 2

Re: [Tango-L] How to bring Tango-l back

2015-04-06 Thread robin tara
Like. On Apr 6, 2015 5:03 PM, Keith Elshaw ke...@totango.net wrote: I'm amazed I didn't think of it before! If Shahrukh brings us all together for a weekend of partying OOPS - brainstorming! - we could really have a fantastic time and re-invent the wheel, surely. Heh, heh. Everybody please

Re: [Tango-L] Chacarera

2012-05-20 Thread robin tara
Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l -- All the best, Robin Tara http://www.taratangoshoes.com 1-207-699-8702 ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

Re: [Tango-L] why music

2011-07-10 Thread robin tara
Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l -- All the best, Robin Tara http://www.taratangoshoes.com 1-207-699-8702 ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

Re: [Tango-L] Men's strategies

2011-06-17 Thread robin tara
to be a contradiction. Huck ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l -- All the best, Robin Tara http://www.taratangoshoes.com 1-207-699-8702 ___ Tango-L mailing

Re: [Tango-L] Missing Magic

2009-10-13 Thread robin tara
Thanks Cherie, Nancy, Shahrukh, Keith, Nina and others who wrote off list with comments on this thread. You've all been around this scene for a long time and have experienced, more or less what I was getting at. I want to apologize to anyone for whom my posting seemed like an admonition to

[Tango-L] Misc:Missing Magic

2009-10-04 Thread robin tara
back then. Oh, I'm just rambling Interested in what others think -- Robin Tara http://www.taratangoshoes.com http://www.tangotique.com ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

Re: [Tango-L] Is it Balls, or just a Heel?

2009-06-05 Thread robin tara
Jack wrote: If a girl turns you down at a milonga, without a good reason, don't ask her again. As you improve, it'll be her loss. Dear Jack, There are so many unexplainable reasons why a woman might refuse a dance that it is unfair to blackball a woman because she won't dance with you at that

[Tango-L] New Years Eve in Buenos Aires

2008-10-24 Thread robin tara
I'm going to be in BA for the holidays. Does anyone know of any special tango events on New Years Eve? Robin Tara ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

[Tango-L] Message from Verena

2008-09-25 Thread robin tara
I received this message from Verena. She has been trying to post it to the list with no luck. I didn't join this list for many years. Omar Vega's death made me return to it. To end all rumors before they begin: There were no drugs involved! He always hated drugs. At the moment nobody can tell

[Tango-L] Omar Vega

2008-09-19 Thread robin tara
information I recieve. How sad. Robin Tara ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

[Tango-L] Omar Vega

2008-09-19 Thread robin tara
People have been asking about Omar. They are asking if it was really a drug overdose - I don't know, but I never knew Omar to be involved with drugs. He may have hung out with folks who were, but I never knew him to be a druggie. I have been told that he was an orphan who grew up on the streets

Re: [Tango-L] Labor Day Festival: a complaint

2008-09-02 Thread robin tara
from. She carries my stuff - Tara Shoes as well as Comme il Faut and some other brands, including men's shoes. Best, Robin Tara http://www.22tangoshoes.com On 9/2/08, NANCY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not going to mince words here. There is something happening at festivals and maybe

Re: [Tango-L] Labor Day Festival: a complaint

2008-09-02 Thread robin tara
to dance. Then, out of nowhere, the SAME woman came up to me and grabbed my masseur for a dance!!! This North American woman and her North American husband now teach tango in Buenos Aires! Can you believe it? Robin Tara On 9/2/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember when I lived

Re: [Tango-L] Labor Day Festival: a complaint

2008-09-02 Thread robin tara
discover that they really want to have a good selection of clothes and shoes to choose from. Men as well as women. Robin On 9/2/08, Tom Stermitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 2, 2008, at 11:57 AM, robin tara wrote: Thanks, Nancy, By the way, does anyone know why there weren't any shoe

Re: [Tango-L] Confiteria Ideal

2008-06-05 Thread robin tara
to travel there. Best, Robin Tara Tara Tango Shoes http://www.22tangoshoes.com On 6/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Darlene writes- I never went to Confiteria Ideal (and it was only mentioned as a place tourists go). The person who told you that was wrong

[Tango-L] Tango Porteño

2008-05-16 Thread robin tara
Tango Porteño From the moment we entered the beautiful theater next door to the Teatro Colon last night, we felt that we were in for an evening like no other we had experienced in Buenos Aires. Two friends and I had decided to spring for the expensive (by Argentine standards) tickets for dinner

[Tango-L] October

2008-05-13 Thread robin tara
An associate is planning a large corporate event to be held in Miami in October. He is looking for a well known tango professional to hire to teach some classes there. I'm wondering who will be in the area during that month. If anyone has any information, please answer off list. Thanks, Robin

Re: [Tango-L] Hiding weight changes

2008-04-26 Thread robin tara
weight with him, and they remain in the parallel system. Robin Tara ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

[Tango-L] Tara Shoes News

2008-04-11 Thread robin tara
You can also check Diva Boutique's extensive collection of shoes at: http://www.diva_boutique.com We are adding new styles every month so keep checking back. All the best, Robin Tara Tara Tango Shoes ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http

Re: [Tango-L] The subject that never dies.

2008-04-02 Thread robin tara
across the shoulder of the man with elbow pointed at the ceiling and the other with the woman's left arm placed very low, almost around the man's waist. And then there are the men who insist that the woman turn her head to the right. Robin Tara Tara Tango Shoes On 4/2/08, Floyd Baker [EMAIL

Re: [Tango-L] Heel First?

2008-03-27 Thread robin tara
Look again. He dances heel first when he is going forward with long steps. When dancing in shorter steps, or backwards, it's toe first. Robin On 3/27/08, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..A recent video: Here is Javier in the few short walks that he does here, it is heal first;

Re: [Tango-L] Heel First?

2008-03-27 Thread robin tara
Try taking a really long step toe first - it doesn't work very well unless you really bend the launching leg. I think he is doing the natural thing On 3/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: re Javier and Andrea video: Yes, he does walk heel first in a straight line, but I don't

[Tango-L] One little impression from the milongas of Buenos Aire

2008-03-07 Thread robin tara
A woman in the milongas of Buenos Airestakes herself seriously.She carefully selects each item of clothing to create a specific effect. Her hair is sumptuous and flowing, and blonde. Her nails lacquered to ruby gleam, Her legs long and tan and smooth, but maybe showing just a little too much

Re: [Tango-L] Breaking the 'paso basico.'

2008-02-13 Thread robin tara
Keith,When I started taking classes here in Buenos Aires, back in 1994, the teachers taught an entrance to the dance that they counted however they felt it in the moment. It was always a game to see how many counts each maestro gave it at any time. Some began it to the side, and others to the back

Re: [Tango-L] The Cross :: To unwind, or not to unwind, that is the question...

2007-11-14 Thread Robin Tara
I like this question. And like most questions about followers' choice, it depends mostly upon the music. Robin What's the general consensus...after leading a follower to the cross (with a juicy pause immediately after the cross)...and transferring her weight to her left foot...should

Re: [Tango-L] New generation of milongueros

2007-10-25 Thread Robin Tara
Hey Janis, I think there are a few. But just a few - men under 65 who might actually be able to carry on the real dance of the milongas. You know who they are. There the guys who don't dance with every new hot chickie who comes too the milonga. They're the ones who watch - really watch for the

Re: [Tango-L] Switching roles

2007-09-12 Thread Robin Tara
and do the followers steps, rather than being lead to do them. Best regards, Robin Tara Design, Inc. www.taratangoshoes.com Toll Free in US: 1-877-906-8272 18 Stillman St. So. Portland ME 04106 207-741-2992-- From: Lois Donnay [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:15:29 -0500 To: Tango

Re: [Tango-L] Watch it!

2007-08-22 Thread Robin Tara
I think that these people are doing a dance called the Peabody From: Eva Swingo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:07:52 +0200 (CEST) To: tango-l@mit.edu Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Watch it! Hi, The couple not dancing Charleston, remindes me of a strange fenomenon I have