<center>Mala junta / No hay luz / Ask Aleandro</center>: julio 2006

A Lesson in the Steps that Lead to the Dance

By Monte Reel, Washington Post Foreign Service

Bonnie Marie

Crysta y Micky

Mavis

Jerrin y Horacio

Mavis

Debi

Jerrin y Clint

Sherry

Siama

Horacio

Elsa

Sherry

Zouzy y Micky

Fanny

Siama

Carol

Sherry y Micky

Sherry

Bonnie Marie

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Bonnie Marie

Ruth

Milonga A Media Luz

Host: Ron Dennis y La Cooperativa
DJ: Horacio
Practice: Bonnie Marie, Carol from Denver y Sherry
Dancecard: Bonnie Marie, Cheryl, Elsa, Jerrin, Ronda, Ruth, Sherry y Siama
Dance Notes:
Started the night with Sherry in Horacio's class.
Danced a fine candombe with Elsa.
Ronda and I made up with a good dance.
Siama led me for 30 seconds. She's crossed over to the dark side to become a woman who leads.
Strong connection with Jerrin.
Annoucements by Ron. Someone said that he sounds like Lawrence Welk. Its true.
Danced La Cumparsita with Bonnie Marie. She said that I looked Greek. I thought so because of my eyebrows. She thought so because of my nose.
Photo Notes: My digital flash is too hot. So I play without flash but with more aperture and less speed to catch the light. The light is warmer but the images blur with the movement. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. See for yourself.
Regrets:
That I don't have a Nikon or Canon or Fujifilm Pro.
That this Milonga does not go all night forever.

Crysta y Julian

Maria y Alain

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Elsa y Manuel

Jerrin y Horacio

New Tango Shoes!

New Tango Shoes!
Originally uploaded by Tanguera69.

Pura Vida

Pura Vida on Highland
Host: Leslie y Danny
Dancecard: April y Crysta
Notes: Its showtime for the dueling couples: April y Angel and Crysta y Julian.
They get applause. I get photos. But no one throws money.
Regrets:
Danny is missing in action. May he have a speedy recovery!
Lots of men. Not many women.
The floor is sticky and difficult to dance.
The noise of the crowd makes it difficult to hear the music.

Angel wrote on 7.29.06:
I think that referring to Julian and Crysta and April and I as "dueling couples" misrepresents why we dance. I do it to have a good time, not to show off. I might try more daring moves with April becaue I know her better than anybody else, but I never try to compete with any other couple, just with myself to give my partner the best dance possible.
Angel

Neil's Response:
You guys were dancing very well. If it wasn't a show, it could have been.