So you think you are not addicted to tango? :)
Here is a chance to check this out!

Btw, if you've seen similar posts about tango addiction please post links to the website
Symphoms of a Tango Addict... (article)

It's hard to dance tango without proper shoes.  What kind of shoes will suit you it depends on many factors: type of feet, personal taste, dance floors you dance and practice on, price, accessibility and location... 

There are a few popular brands which most people have tried and many have come to come. Comme il Faut is for sure one of them. Enjoy this nice short documentary from Cool Hunting.

A charming TV issue in Russian by the Dancing Planet devoted to Buenos Aires, Argentina and tango. Author and host: Alexander Pukhov. (Russian TV "Moya Planeta") *** Wish they had English subtitles! It's really fun to watch.

(Tatiana Balashova for the TangoDancersBlog)

... Who hasn't admired vinyl records at some point of your life?.. I remember how we, kids (me and my (girl)friends) were dancing after school to the oldies hits recorded on enigmatic vinyls, I especially was fascinated with the small half-transparent light blue ones, they were very thin and flexible... We did not know tango at that time and it was mostly pop and rock repertoire, one of such vinyls had a song that really sticks in memory. It was the legendary "Daddy Cool" by "Bonny M" which we actually used to sing with the 2nd line as "Varvara zhureet koor" (aka. in Russian "Варвара жарит кур" which means "Varvara is frying chickens" :). And I swear in Russian it's really what we hear even now!!.. (it's really hard to understand that line in English!!)...  So of course that song people knew in Russia more as the "Varvara is frying chickens" song and not as "Daddy Cool" :). Plus it can also be more fun and easier to sing something in your native language, right?

Anyways, I guess there are funny stories like that in any country. I am glad that I grew up with vinyls, and then we used tapes, spent recording classical and pop-rock music from one tape to another, sharing with each other, or trying to catch it on time from a radio (especially some classical music I've heard in such a way)... When you had to wake up very early to go to a weekend music market to treasure hunt and secretly spend much more than needed there!!... to find some favorite cds or discover something new...

In our days there are still some Tango DJs are working with vinyl records which is amazing (I hope their efforts are worth it all). And now more and more people are actually collecting vinyl records, indulging in the music gourmet experience on cosy evenings...

Anyways, time flies, we are in a different age now and yet let's learn how what it actually takes to make a vinyl record.

There is probably no person in tango who have danced for 1+ years and haven't heard of Graciela Gonzalez and her legendary followers' technique workhop.  Also known as "La Negra", a woman of great charisma and power, Graciela is a self-made person who continues to inspire tangueras and tangueros with her sensual gracious dancing all around the world.

Today we would like to share a few links with interviews and an article about Graciela.

(Feel free to add your recommendations in the comments!)

Interview in Spanish:
http://www.santango.com/el-lenguaje-del-abrazo/

Russian version (big thanks to everyone who help translating the interview!)
https://www.facebook.com/tkomarda/posts/10200504987320811

Article from "El Firulete"
"The original women’s technique class"
(by Valorie Hart)
http://elfirulete.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/3031/

Another interview in English:
http://www.tangopulse.net/graciela-gonzalez

While new interviews & articles are being prepared here are some inspirations for you to unleash  creative energy and imagination - paint your tree in lossom :)!  *** TIP: if you don't have a blossoming tree around, you can paint from a picture (browse flickr or google images for the most inspiring one! *** SEND US your pictures!! we'd be happy to publish them! - through a draw 1 chosen artist will get a gift! :) *** Experiment with various media! *** Here we go!

We are happy to start collaboration with Pepa Palazón and her wonderful program "Tengo una pregunta para vos" (Eng: "I have a question to you").

Enjoy the interview with MIGUEL ÁNGEL ZOTTO who will share how he started dancing, and his thoughts on teaching and dancing tango (can we systematize how to teach tango? what are the most important movements? how should one lead, do giros, ochos...) and some other things. (Interview is in Spanish & English)

Call for volunteer translators:
Pepa and TangoDancersBlog is looking for volunteer translators to help translating (transcribing) interviews from Spanish to English. Please contact us or Pepa directly if you are interested in contributing to both projects. Translators will get a credit for their work.

While we are preparing more interviews & materials for the blog, here is a MILONGA class from FLACO DANY for you. Flaco Dany probably does not need any introduction, a great teacher and wonderful person, he has gained worldwide acclaim especially for his unforgettable style of dancing milonga and has just celebrated 60 YEARS IN TANGO and is turning 77 this May!

Thank you to Lucia Mirzan for recording this beautiful video with milonga tips and stories about Dany's stories about Juan D'Arienzo, his own friendship with Gavito, and his love for Romanian music.