Tango in Austin

Venue: Copa Performers: Urbano Tango Dance Card: Cathy, Monica, Sheila and Shilpa. Venue: Cipollina Performers: Glover Gill of Glover Tango Dance Card: Barbara, Beverly, Cathy, Jodie, Karen, Lisa, Melanie, Monica, Natasha and Sheila and Shilpa.

Bandoneonista, Urbano Tango, Austin, Texas - Photo by Neil Liveakos 

Tango in Austin - Photo by Neil Liveakos 

Robert Hauk's Milonga Class, Atlanta

Notes: Robert likes milongas from the mid 1930s to the mid 1940s. They are cool, collected and relaxed. The traspie is not a tango rock step done to milonga. The pulse of milonga is like the pulse of the heartbeat. Don't rush. Don't worry. Have fun. Listen to the body intelligence. Say "Shut Up" to the intellect. Jack up the voltage, but don't run. Trap a little bit of the warmth of the sun between you and your partner. Question from Angel on whether to mix caminata and traspie. Robert says dance traspie. Secretos: The secret paradox of milonga is to dance relaxed but with high energy.

Emory Milonga, Atlanta

DJ: Robert Hauk from Portland. Dance Card: Adele, Barbara, Jane, Jenifer, Jody, Meredith, Ronda, Stephanie and Usha. Notes: Started and ended with Jody.

Susan and Gerardo, Byblos, New Orleans - Photo by DD Thompson 

Byblos Restaurant, New Orleans

Venue: Byblos Restaurant, 3218 Magazine St. Dance Card: Cathy from Austin, Crassi from Baton Rouge, DD, Susan, Vangie