Shahrukh wrote: > What puzzles me is that most of the cities in the list above have > sizeable Tango populations [ ... ] both in terms of dancers and > organizers; however, it seems that from a lack of communication or > organization or initiative, there appears to be not a SINGLE Tango > organization hosting them, even piggy-backing on one of the pre- > arranged concerts?!
The American Tango Institute (Chicago) newsletter just reported the following from the April 1 concert in Chicago. > Bajofondo Concert & Milonga a Smash! > > One thousand people were completely energized by Bajofondo and > opener Alma de Tango last week at House of Blues! When the group > pulled some fans onto the stage, the SRO crowd went wild and rushed > the stage! Concert, co-sponsored by American Tango Institute and Old > Town School of Folk Music, lived up to all expectations, showcasing > the group’s eclectic mix of musical genres. The audience was just as > eclectic, but moved as one during the crowd favorite, “Pa Bailar”. > After the concert, tangueros stayed until 2:00 am to keep the energy > going at the milonga DJ’d by Netza and Somer. > http://www.americantangoinstitute.com -joe _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
