tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78175511828743063102024-03-25T19:12:33.529-07:00Viva Tango_Regina’s BlogRegina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-24272113195644308992024-03-25T19:11:00.000-07:002024-03-25T19:11:35.056-07:00Toronto Tango Calendar_for all your tango schedule inquiries Toronto tango Calendar: https://sites.google.com/view/torontotangocalendar/calendar?fbclid=IwAR2u6QKlOItHeI1MzsJ6PPjY9lyw4tN_vwm7WvWrvdN62snN9dYSWKSYMIcToronto Tango CalendarRegina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-83042854081646308242019-02-06T17:17:00.002-08:002019-02-06T17:17:45.966-08:00
PARADISO’S 22nd ANNIVERSARY ON ARPIL 5, 2019!
Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-79197179165427022922018-12-22T15:10:00.002-08:002018-12-22T15:12:15.055-08:00Merry Christmas and a Happy 2019!Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-8273664098350061142018-10-29T20:08:00.001-07:002018-10-29T20:34:58.109-07:00
Dear tango friends!
Viva Tango is going on a hiatus for the holiday season. We are also looking for a new location – our beloved studio Gallery 814 is closing its doors. We are looking for another location, hoping to find a convenient and cosy place for all the participants to enjoy their tango on Tuesday nights. We have one more evening at the Gallery – and it’s tomorrow, Tuesday October Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-73898701491058194222018-07-19T20:30:00.000-07:002018-07-19T21:46:28.778-07:00These tips are useful but they missed one really important one: DON’T LOOK LIKE A TOURIST! I’ve been to B.A. many times, stayed mostly in San Telmo and later on Avenida de Mayo in Congresso, walked home from a milonga in San Telmo after 1 am – and never got in any trouble. Yes, those were different times... But a fellow tanguero form Germany was robbed of his wallet in a broad daylight in a Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-85760142076406184432016-12-19T21:05:00.000-08:002016-12-19T21:07:52.434-08:00Happy Holidays_2016!
Viva Tango classes are on a hiatus until January 3, 2017! Enjoy the holiday break!
Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-22067120407283583722016-10-27T08:24:00.002-07:002016-10-27T08:26:58.186-07:00The Dark Side of Dance Addiction
This is a very important article for every dancer to read! Please take a couple of minutes to do so!
http://www.danceplace.com/grapevine/the-dark-side-of-dance-addiction/
Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-1693477264331858202016-10-06T08:39:00.000-07:002016-10-06T10:20:30.483-07:00Paradiso’s Annual Black & White Ball_Dec.2, 2016
An event to remember, for sure – with a demo by Graciela Gonzalez & Leonardo Sardella (Buenos Aires) AND our guest d.j. Yesim (N.Y.C.)! Hope to see you there!
Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-30130163849828999392016-10-06T08:06:00.003-07:002016-10-06T10:15:14.502-07:00Graciela Gonzales & Leonardo Sardella_December 2016!
I am very happy to announce that my friend and maestra (of maestros!) Graciela Gonzalez is coming to Toronto again! She will partner with a renown dancer and teacher Leonardo Sardella for a demo at Paradiso during our annual Black & White Ball (Dec. 2) and for weekend workshops (Dec. 3-4): a not-to-be-missed event! Here is the flyer!
Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-43523030865952099242016-04-14T12:28:00.001-07:002016-04-14T12:40:25.775-07:00A BIG “THANK YOU” FROM PARADISO!
DEAR TANGO FRIENDS,
Our Paradiso team (myself, Patricia and Mark) is very grateful to all of you – our local tangueros/tangueras, all the organizers and teachers who showed up last Friday – for attending our 19th anniversary celebration and for making it a success! We will never get tired saying how much we appreciate your on-going support – you give us reasons for our Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-47097027530202350102016-03-09T19:29:00.001-08:002016-03-09T19:30:37.787-08:00PARADISO’S 19th BIRTHDAY_APRIL 1st, 2016!
Dear tango friends,
This is a milestone – in human life or in the life of a milonga! After 19 years, we are still going strong! Thank you for staying with us all this time! Hope to see you at our celebration!
Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-73959362942856493962015-07-09T20:24:00.003-07:002015-07-09T20:27:58.751-07:00Eduardo Cappussi and Mariana Flores – great milonga masters!
Does anybody want to see a great example of a milonga?! Here it is – by none other than great Eduardo Cappussi and Mariana Flores of Buenos Aires! For some reason, there was no YouTube link so I am posting a link to my FB page. Hope you enjoy it!
https://www.facebook.com/regina.salman?fref=photo
And here is another one – their really famous performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-45030783373033716102015-06-12T12:54:00.002-07:002015-06-12T12:56:26.233-07:00Ana Padron & Diego Blanco at Paradiso_July 03, 2015
Looking forward seeing Ana and Diego at Paradiso again! This talented young couple will share their vast knowledge of our favourite dance during their workshop – and will demonstrate their superb technique and musicality during their demo at the milonga. Here is the link to their impressive on-line resume:
http://people.ccmr.cornell.edu/~sachse/ana_diego_10_12/diego_ana_bio.pdf
Welcome, Ana andRegina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-57081272583734773532015-04-21T20:16:00.002-07:002015-04-29T20:28:05.391-07:00THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!Schedule change:
PARADISO WILL BE OPEN ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH BEGINNING MAY 1!The theme for Friday May 1: “SPEAKEASY MILONGA PARTY" (D.J. JORGE)
We will try to recreate the atmosphere of the era when tango became the rage all over the world! Get into spirit and dress the part – we are going to have fun!
Class: 8:30
Milonga: follows class till about 1:00 a.m.
Class only $15 (Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-86282117865140664452015-04-08T18:30:00.001-07:002015-04-08T18:32:54.584-07:00PARADISO’S 18th ANNIVERSARY_APRIL 17th, 2015!
JOIN US FOR THE CELEBRATION!
Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-11112371292264018642015-03-25T19:44:00.000-07:002015-03-25T20:06:41.561-07:00PARADISO_A short history of the longest-running milonga in TorontoIn anticipation of Paradiso’s 18th anniversary on April 17, we want to share a history of our milonga with you, our patrons. Milonga Paradiso made its first (tango) steps at a small Italian restaurant In Citta in the heart of downtown on Toronto street in April 1997. It was born out of necessity of then small Toronto tango community to have a place to dance Argentine Tango on a regular basis. Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-32049459602187821352015-02-23T18:35:00.002-08:002015-02-23T18:35:23.959-08:00FROM THE ARCHIVES: Notes and thoughts about tango.This is an old entry from a Tango List that I kept in my archives. I will be posting more as I go along cleaning and updating them.
“This is an old entry from the Tango List. Oldie buy goodie... I will be posting more as I rediscover them in my files.
“According to Raul Jaurena, the 2007 Grammy Award Winner and bandoneon player, there are 2 styles of Tango and Milonga: 1 from Uruguay and 1 fromRegina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-72878742321858937852014-09-21T20:51:00.000-07:002015-02-23T18:32:25.981-08:00A FLASHBACK: HOMAGE TO PUPI CASTELLOThis is a curious video (the quality is not very good, unfortunately): one of Buenos Aires tango teachers – Sergio Cortazzo, who we brought to teach at Viva Tango and Paradiso about 10 years ago – is doing a little parody on the dancing style of a great tango maestro Pupi Castello. Pupi (for those who don’t know) was a teacher of my teacher Graciela Gonzalez – and later made her his Regina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-60710793264711293482014-08-26T19:44:00.000-07:002014-08-26T19:49:48.255-07:00LOVELY DEMO_Noelia Hurtado y Sebastián Arce
I think you would enjoy watching this video – Berenice Gonsen posted it on Facebook and I picked it up there. I have been keeping my eye on Sebastian Arce’s dancing for a while and, I must say, I really like what he is doing. Noelia is lovely and alive – she is an active participant in this dance and not just an attractive attachment. Together they show great musicality, taste and sophisticationRegina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817551182874306310.post-43335424684060879542014-08-11T18:47:00.003-07:002014-08-11T18:50:44.794-07:00AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE_RECOMMENDED READING
This is an excellent article by Veronica Toumanova on “Gancho” blog – courtesy Steve Yee’s Face Book post. The author is trying to answer many questions that every tango dancers starts asking him/herself sooner or later. Sometimes we try to talk about it with my tango friends and students – but we rarely have time to “get to the bottom of it”. I certainly appreciate the effort made in thisRegina @ Viva Tangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746722056460150709noreply@blogger.com0