Argentine Tango Classes

Beginners' Argentine Tango Classes every Tuesday in Bellini's, Newry 8pm -9.30. All welcome!

NEWRY PRIDE

                      
Argentine Tango classes in Bellin's, Newry, starts tonight (Tues) 8 pm-9.30




                         

BERLIN QUEER TANGO 2012

                         

                                   

SAME SEX COUPLES ENJOYING TANGO

                        
                        

CLASSES

       

FIRST LGBT TANGO MILONGA

Tired of going to the same old places every week and listening to the same old music? Do you long to dance in the arms of another person instead of dancing yards apart? Then come along to the first every LGBT (straight friendly) Tango and Milonga (tango party) in Rainbow Belfast (poster below).
Here's what people who dance tango say about it:

Love is TANGO and TANGO is love! Yes, it is a dance, yet so much more then just any dance. It is an ongoing conversation between two souls, two hearts and two bodies. It is a sacred dance we enter in with one another'

... 'The tango is an embrace in movement. Two people enter a dialogue through their bodies, guided by music. Two strangers become one for the duration of the dance. Two opposites come together briefly to create the fantasy of a harmonious whole'
'Life is like Tango... sad, sensual, sexy, violent and quiet'

'In tango, heaven comes from getting out on the dance floor with the person that happens to be right for the moment, opening one's heart and falling in love again. The times that this happens, one is just happy to be in the arms of another'.

MILONGA

                                                                              

                                                                             

QUEER TANGO

                        

QUEER TANGO FESTIVAL BERLIN 26-29 JULY 2012



                                                                                    

                          

QUEER TANGO

Queer Tango is a new way to dance Argentine tango free from traditional codes. Its proposal is to dance tango without pre-established roles according to the gender of the dancers and to perform the exchange of leader and follower. Therefore it is related to open role or same-sex tango. The queer tango movement permits not only an access to tango for the LGBT community, but also supports existing possibilities for heterosexual dancers — women learn the lead, men learn the follow. Studying both roles, women and men enhance their communication and sensitivity.

TANGO FOR THE BOYS

Tango is supposed to be the most erotic dance in the world but for anyone who prefers to dance mano e mano, getting up close and personal with a senorita is about as arousing as the Macarena. Luckily there's a new option for those who would rather dance cheek to grizzly cheek. Queer Tango has arrived in London and is catching on with anyone who's ever felt they don't belong in a milonga - the place or event at which tango is danced.

Already a hit in Europe (Germans have been practising Queer Tango for years now), New York and South America, the UK has been slow on the uptake, but the dance is gaining traction in London's gay community as couples take to the milongas of central London and Shoreditch.
It offers men and women the chance to strut their stuff in same-sex partnerships. This isn't just tango in drag, though. Queer Tango has been adapted so that either partner can lead and the roles can switch mid-tango. It makes for a series of improvised, playful manoeuvres that give the 19th-century dance a new twist.... MORE          

TANGO WITH A MODERN TWIST

                       

BENEFITS OF DANCING ARGENTINE TANGO

According to some research studies, the health benefits of Argentine Tango are that it can help people combat depression, and may slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease.


When dancing the Argentine Tango, one has to focus and concentrate on the dance, the steps, have a connection with one’s dance partner, and be entirely in the present.
Depression


Argentine Tango has been shown to help some people fight depression in that they are forced to focus and concentrate on the intricate steps of the dance so much so that they forget about their negative thoughts, if only for a moment. It has been said that the brain operates in a similar fashion when engaged in meditation.


Parkinson’s disease


Argentine Tango has also been shown to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease in some patients. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that can adversely affect one’s movement. It is often marked by tremors, a slowing or freezing of movement, a shuffling of the feet, and impaired posture and balance....MORE

Tango is the foundation for new relationships, meeting your ambition, and new dreams.

Tango dancers are releasing energy of self-confidence, style, organizational skills, as well as creativity. While dancing tango, you can express your feelings; you can use Tango as your tool for sharing those feelings with your partner.

Tango can prevent heart diseases; dedication to a dance practice can significantly increase your overall health. <><><><> <> <><><><> <><><><><> <><><><>

Summary of Tango's health related benefits: ·        Increasing muscle tone ·        Improving the shape of your spinal chord ·        Enhances balance, stability and flexibility ·        Reduces stress and anxiety ·        Builds self-confidence ·        Helps in socializing...  MORE

Lesbian Tango

                            

MEN DANCING TANGO

                             

                                 

Same Sex Couples Dance Tango

Same-sex couples dance the night away at gay tango festival in Argentina. The fifth Queer Tango Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina has attracted thousands of gay dance aficionados from around the world.  Read more .....
                                                                                        

                                                                                                            

                                                  

SNOW PATROL

                            

Argentine Tango is danced every night, all over the world. It is an international language which enables strangers to experience connection, intimacy, self-expression, and a rush of ecstasy. They needn’t exchange names, or even speak. With the entry costs low, tango is an unusual space where people of all social classes mix without distinction. And the average tango milonga is an age-diverse environment; teenagers and masterful elders dance with each other. Elegant and sexy, tango is a full time stage of drag kings and queens. Dancers of all ages wear suits and hats, high heels and skirts slit to the thigh. But until recently, Argentine Tango has been all but closed to gays and lesbians. With women forbidden to lead the dance and men dancing together only for instruction, not socially, tango has been unwelcoming to GLBT people...But tango, and Argentina, is changing. The first gay milonga was created in Buenos Aires in 2003...   more at  TANGO FORGE

GAY PRIDE TANGO

                          

TANGO VIDEOS

                       

                       

WHY LEARN TO DANCE ARGENTINE TANGO

You can dance with 10 partners every night, or just one.
There’s no right way to interpret the music. You can dance to the melody, one of several rhythms, or switch back and forth.
Tango is reliably emotionally uplifting.
When you travel, you can dance tango in every major city of the world any night of the week.
It feels like flying.
As a leader, you will deepen and strengthen your butch. As a follower you will glory in new levels of femme. And you can do both.
Tango is always a drag show.
Doctors say dancing is good for you, especially tango.
Tango has no age limit. Less demanding than golf, you can do it as long as you can walk.
Tango can be acrobatic, so if you feel like you missed out on doing really amazing things with your body (and another person’s) you still have the chance. From tangodynamico