by Deb Sclar | May 27, 2022 | Deb's Tango Blog
Dear Community, The challenge before me – start writing a tango blog. I have no experience with this particular challenge. But my understanding about blogs are they’re an on-line version of a conversation. What subjects are of interest to you, my readers and fellow...
by Deb Sclar | Jun 20, 2013 | Dance Deeper
When I started tango, I once remarked casually to my teacher-of-the-moment that tango seemed to be a wonderfully safe way of meeting people – you keep your clothes on, it’s hard to catch diseases, and it’s over in four minutes or so. She fixed me with a stare and said...
by Deb Sclar | Jun 20, 2013 | Tango History
In the late 1800’s, millions of European immigrants arrived on the shores of the Rio de la Plata in South America, in the two port cities of Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Most of them were Italian and Spanish, and the vast majority were single...
by Deb Sclar | Jun 20, 2013 | Book Reviews
Tango – the Art History of Love by Robert Faris Thompson This fascinating collection of obsessive scholarship turns upon a single thesis – that the multifaceted cultural treasure that is Argentine Tango bears the strong influence of musicians and dancers...
