Tango Intoxication is the most complete, near encyclopaedic compilation of rare information and inspiration for the Argentine tango dancer. Perfect for serious students. It is a unique exploration of some of the secrets of the art and culture of Argentine tango that the author discovered while studying with over 170 teachers. Become enlightened by the many private tangoversations (interviews) with world famous tango Masters. You will find it stimulating because it goes where few, if any other tango book has feared to tread. Some of these chapters had a previous life as articles the author wrote for ReporTango magazine. Some were later translated into Spanish and republished in Spain and Argentina. Once you get a taste of this stimulant you cannot stop dancing for you too have become tango intoxicated! It will make you laugh, it will make you think.

Tango music rapidly became a global phenomenon as early as the beginning of the twentieth century, with about 30% of gramophone records made between 1903 and 1910 devoted to it. Its popularity declined between the 1950s and the 1980s but has since risen to new heights. This Companion offers twenty chapters from varying perspectives around music, dance, poetry, and interdisciplinary studies, including numerous visual and audio illustrations in print and on the accompanying webpages. Its multidisciplinary approach demonstrates how different disciplines intersect through performative, historical, ethnographic, sociological, political, and anthropological perspectives. These thematic continuities illuminate diverse international perspectives and highlight how the art form flourished in Argentina, Uruguay and abroad, while tracing its international and cultural impact over the last century. This book is an innovative resource for scholars and students of tango music, particularly those seeking a diverse international perspective on the subject.

Machismo, the male ideal so specific to Hispanic culture, is complemented by its corollary marianismo, the female ideal. Both are examined in this careful study, along with the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that so often accompanies--and, in fact, overhangs--the lives of the women who have survived the abuse that machismo too often inflicts.

1951, Paris. San Francisco socialite Nancy Cooke meets Luis de Herrera, a dashing sports car driver from Argentina who is driving with the American team at Le Mans. It is love at first sight for the couple, but several obstacles keep them apart. After heartbreaking separations and months of uncertainty, they finally marry. Is it happily ever after? Not quite . Nancy's divorce isn't recognized by the strict Catholic country of Argentina, and she struggles to be accepted as de Herrera's wife. But as time passes, Nancy becomes more familiar with the people of Argentina, especially of Juan Peron and his wife, Evita. She witnesses the country's fictitious agony over Evita's illness, and the choreographed, Hollywood-like production mourning her death. Later, Nancy even participates in the revolution to overthrow Peron. But while visiting the United States, Nancy and Luis are exposed to atomic radiation fallout, resulting in Luis's tragic death. Such a horrific event spurs Nancy's search for answers, and begins a new, lifelong spiritual quest that continues to this day. With amazing candor and heartbreaking emotion, Never Tango with a Stranger tells Nancy's bittersweet story of love, loss, and illumination, and provides a compelling portrait of the power and strength of the human spirit.

The NTT concept incorporates music and techniques derived from Argentine tango, making it an integral part of Tango Therapy. However, it encompasses much more than just tango: It is a method based on tools that are easy to apply, requiring no previous dance or music skills. These tools can be adapted to exercises involving movement, sitting, or lying down. The Neuro Technical Tools (NTT) are designed for physical, psychological, and social therapy forms. They incorporate physical, cognitive, and interactive exercises with music that are rooted in scientifically proven principles of brain functioning. The book describes all target groups, effects, the nature of each tool, the application mode of the exercises, and their use in neurological therapies and psychotherapy. Currently, therapists and medical doctors in approximately 17 countries are engaged in the rewarding work as Neurotango/NTT practitioners. The book includes the fundamental knowledge covered in the certification seminar. Copyright, trade mark and EU-CONCEPT EU-BRAND PAPER 2019/08. Simone Schlafhorst Main Concept Developer www.tango-therapy.com

After a series of life-changing and terrible losses, Cherie moves tosteamy Buenos Aires, where the romantic attention of the localmen reignites her youth and sexuality. But women like her, whostay to create a life and dance the best tango in the world, rapidlyfind themselves bombarded with flattery and compliments by thecaballeros and milongueros - Men who see women as little morethan sexual objects¿making life for a free-spirited Americanwoman more sensuous and difficult.Soon she meets Joaquin, the handsome and skilled tanguero whoquickly dances his way to her heart. But will the stiflingatmosphere of sexual oppression poison the life she has worked sohard to create, far from her home of Los Angeles?Based on the author's true experiences¿ Intoxicating Tango pullsback the red velvet curtain of the milonga (the place where socialtango is danced), and reveals the secrets of the viveza criolla- the"artful lying" and machismo that drives life in Buenos Aires.

In this extensively researched ode to scandal Peter Blecha recounts the travails of musicians who have dared to air unacceptable topics. Filled with several centuries' worth of raunchy sex ditties morbid murder ballads satanic songs paeans to intoxi