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2 10 12 Interview with Geraldine Rojas de Paludi and Ezequiel Paludi By Sarah Graff Photos by Lorraine Hart Chicago Tango Central Tango cover photo by Lorraine Hart • www.HartPhoto.com www.tangonoticas.com SEPTEMBER 07 Volume 08 Issue 06 Interview with Geraldine Rojas de Paludi and Ezequiel Paludi Geraldine and Ezequiel came to Chicago in July 2007 for the TangoJoven festival (http://festival.tangoshusheta.com/welcome.html) providing the opportunity for this exclusive interview. They are well known Argentine tango dancers around the world but both were By Sarah Graff associated with different partners for many years. As you will read Photos by Lorraine Hart in this interview, their union caused waves in the world of tango. This is their first public interview explaining how they came to be a married couple and professional dance partners despite the uproar from their peers. Please note, this interview was conducted in English with the questions translated into Spanish for Geraldine by Ezequiel who also translated her responses into English. Geraldine and Ezequiel are openly affectionate towards each other. At the time of this interview, Geraldine is 4 months pregnant and both parents are excited about starting a family. Ezequiel is very caring toward his pregnant wife. Geraldine’s affection is plain in her body language and her big brown eyes, as well as a tattoo on the back of her neck that reads Ezequiel’s name in script. tango noticias • september 2007 Tango Noticias: What brought you into tango? For example, why tango and not another type of dance or another profession? Geraldine: I didn’t have the opportunity to choose. I was a gymnast until I was about 9 years old and then I quit because I started to dance. If I could choose I would have preferred to be a gymnast. It is not that it was a family tradition to dance but it was difficult to see outside of this life; my Mother danced for fun and I would accompany her, when my Mother went to see a show it was a tango show, and all of my Mother’s friends were tango dancers. When I had my first dance partner my Mother was so excited that she brought me to the milongas to show me off. She was a big fan and very proud. My Father hates tango because its one of the things that split their marriage and he can’t dance. He has no rhythm. I do not come from a traditional line of tango dancing. Ezequiel: When I realized I was dancing, then I was dancing tango. A friend brought me to a milonga and I liked it. It felt good so I began dancing. TN: How did you learn to dance tango? G: In the beginning it was a game, I didn’t realize I was learning something. I was just a child. It wasn’t until I was 14 or 15 years old that I realized I was learning something, when I was tall enough to assume an embrace (before I was too short). Then I wanted to learn to dance. E: I went with a friend to the milonga and I saw part of my country that I hadn’t seen. I didn’t grow up knowing that tango was something I could learn. You know, since 1955 there was a revolution and the military took power and, well, for example my Father grew up with both jazz and tango but my generation did not so when I was introduced to the world of the tango it was something very nice for me. I met with my friends at the milongas and took some lessons here and there. Then I was very lucky because I met a couple that could really teach me how to be a dancer. Vanina Bilous and Roberto Herrera were teaching a seminar which I took and I really liked them and they took me in. Then I started to work with them, it was a nice relationship. G: For me it was different because there used to be a lot of practicas and I used to go and practice different steps, but always with the old people, the milongueros. At that time it was not fashionable to take workshops or classes. E: Geraldine and I took group classes with Omar Vega about a year and a half ago at Salon Canning. He thought that we wouldn’t come so he was shocked to see us there, and so were the other people in the class. People do not usually think that much. If you are like this, then you dance this way, if you are like that then you go to the other group. Before it wasn’t like this. If you are 20-25 yrs old you belong to one group, if you have long hair you belong to another group. If you learn to D’Arienzo you are a rhythm dancer but if you learn to Di Sarli then you are a salon dancer etc. But all of these orchestras come from different periods. At that time each orchestra had a different rhythm but is wasn’t intended to separate people. Now if you like a particular music you are different from someone who doesn’t like it. Right now people think they are the protagonist of the story, its not that tango “The tango that is selling now is a European tango, it is not the real Argentine tango. People are looking for new styles and new technologies but that is not the tango. Tango is something simple, a way to be and that’s all...” professional dancers take group classes anymore but it is useful. We learned a lot, he is a good teacher. TN: So how old were you when you started dancing tango? G: That depends. Do you mean when I learned the basic step or when I started to dance? TN: Well, both. G: I learned the basic step at about 7 or 8 years old but I didn’t really start dancing until I was 15 or 16 years old. E: I started dancing when I was 23 years old. TN: How has tango changed since you began dancing? How have the milongas changed? E: It went backwards, it didn’t grow up. People talk about different styles but we don’t think there are styles. The only style that exists is the tango. Not open, close, new, old – the style is tango. G: In tango now people discriminate too is special and it makes me dance. Now people think they are special because they dance a particular way. Its not like the tango is special and it makes me happy. People have lost this first concept of dancing and having fun. G & E: The tango that is selling now is a European tango, it is not the real Argentine tango. People are looking for new styles and new technologies but that is not the tango. Tango is something simple, a way to be and that’s all. It is complex to dance the tango the right way, you need to study and practice and quit many things.You need to quit pretensions and egos to belong to something. These are internal things. If you say you are dancing tango and you believe in tango then it is only one way because tango is just one. Its like blues and jazz. If you listen, you know if its blues, jazz, rock, or soul. It’s the same with tango, you know what is tango. september 2007 • tango noticias TN: What is your most memorable tango experience? E: I have two memorable experiences. One is when I started to dance I started to realize myself – I became a better person. In a personal way it improved me as a person. In a professional way, I danced with a rock band in front of 2,000 people at a stadium in Buenos Airies. It was a good artistic experience to dance for people who don’t know anything about tango. The band was “Bersuit Vergarabat”, a big rock band in Argentina, and they wanted a video clip for one of their songs with tango (Perro Amor Explota). I danced in Luna Park, a stadium in Buenos Aires with only my pants on (http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=g1RdwLXY214). It first job I had was working with Roberto Herrera and Vanina Bilous when I was 15 years old at the Michelangelo. The first time I traveled, I went to Korea with Gustavo Moro and he danced with me there representing tango and Argentina in an international festival. This was a great experience for me to dance with him because he was a great dancer. Gustavo did not dance tango but he was a professional dancer. He usually danced as a cross dresser but this time he danced as a man. After that I was given the chance to be in the movies. I was in Assassination Tango (2002), Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (2005), and The Man Who Captured Eichmann, where I danced with Nestor Ray (for T.V., 1996). “People talk about different styles but we don’t think there are styles. The only style that exits is the tango. Not open, close, new, old – the style is tango...” was a nice space to dance in because most people didn’t know anything about tango and didn’t know who I was. G: In a personal way, when I dance now I feel the baby and this is a great experience for me. I also realize that love is true. In tango everyone talks about love but it isn’t really true love. After the milonga you go home and you don’t have a family. G and E: We both realize that now we have a family and the tango dream is a reality. We have met people inside the tango scene that worked for many years with families. It is a lie that married people can’t enjoy tango. People say that when you go to tango the marriage is over. In fact, it is the reverse because when you are in a family and you are strong you are really making the tango from the base root. G: Its like you cross the street and you can see in front of you that its full of love. And you say to yourself, wow I am lucky, I am safe. In a professional way, the tango noticias • september 2007 G and E: When we started to dance together we started in a musical hall on Corrientes Ave in a show. The amazing thing is that Gustavo Mora was there to see the performance. It had been 10 years and he had worked with Geraldine so it was a nice surprise for her. It was even more amazing because this job was totally outside of the tango scene in a music hall. TN: How did you decide or what caused you to become a professional tango dancer? G: At age 16 I ran away from home so I went to work. I went to live with my Father. I had to work because my Father didn’t have enough money. My Father didn’t want me to dance but at 16 I couldn’t get any other work because I was too young so I decided to dance. He ended up being proud of me. He thought that it wouldn’t be a good life for a child. He didn’t want me to forget that I am a woman, not just a dancer. E: I became a professional because people offered me work. They thought I was good enough. I was dancing with my girlfriend and people asked me why I didn’t do more. At that time Roberto and Vanina said okay you can be a professional if you work and they taught me. TN: How and when did you first meet each other? E: We met in Amsterdam in 2002 at a festival. We were both with other partners and there were about 6 couples total. It was at the time when the government broke down and there was an economic crisis in Argentina. Gustavo Naviera and Giselle Anne decided to do something about Argentina’s problem so they decided to put together a show in connection with the festival. (“Turbulencia”, at the Amsterdam Tango Festival, Meervaart Theater, 2002) We were rehearsing for the show in Buenos Aires and in Amsterdam. There were many scenes in the show. In one scene, the police were chasing me. I fell down and the person that picked me up off the floor was Geraldine. At that festival I told Geraldine that I loved her and could spend the rest of my life with her. She didn’t believe me. We spent another week in Amsterdam and secretly we kept talking about how we could be together. After the festival Geraldine went back to Buenos Aires and I stayed for another month in Europe. We arranged to meet in Buenos Aires at Porteño y Bailarin (a milonga there) on February 12th. During that month we emailed each other and said, “are you sure?” “yes I’m sure, I love you” etc…So I went to Porteño y Bailarin and I was waiting there. I saw a friend at about 2 in the morning who asked me what I was doing and I told him that I was waiting for the love of my life. By 5 am I was drunk still saying that I expect the love of my life. She never came. G: I had a performance that I had forgotten about. E: Many people tried to keep us apart. They argued that we needed to continue our careers separately. But, I acted like a man. I went to Geraldine’s home, rang the bell, took a seat at the table with Geraldine and Javier, and told Javier that I was in love with Geraldine and she was in love with me. Nobody could tell him anything because I told him everything myself. TN: Did this cause a fight? E: No. There were no fights but there was a lot of drama. After that there were many situations at the milonga. We would look at each other and dance together. So one night it caused a scene and the three of us stepped outside. Javier said that he didn’t want any more situations and that we should do whatever we want. Geraldine told me to pick her up the following afternoon. I went to bed happy that night. The next day I called telling her I was going to pick her up but she said no, that she was thinking she can’t do it and decided to work things out with Javier. After that she left Buenos Aires on a tour and we didn’t meet again for about three and a half years. This happened on a Tuesday and she was leaving on Thursday. On Wednesday night I called her and I told her if she changed her mind or if something happens I will always help her, I told her that I loved her and I understood. In fact she did call a few times and then I acted like the tough guy, saying, “What do you want?” All the people were taking turns to try to keep us apart by not letting us meet at the same festivals or milongas. Then, after three years I was sitting in Salon Canning watching a performance and I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around and it was Geraldine. We hugged and now we are here. G: Yes, everyone was paying attention to us not to the performance. They were saying, here they go again. Another round! E: All of this happened about 2 ½ years ago. After 11 months we were married. Now our family is getting bigger (patting Gerldine’s tummy). TN: As you mentioned, you both worked with other dance partners for many years before you formed your current professional partnership. Many people associate both of you with your previous partners. Does this interfere with your current professional partnership at all? G and E: We didn’t know we were so important for people. We just changed partners; that was all. It was a surprise to us when all the people worried about what we are doing. G: For me personally, I can’t believe people believed the biggest lie in the history of love (she and Javier). It was like coke and pepsi. Many people mourned that I was breaking up our relationship but we were not in love. I had to take care of myself. Many people talk as if they feel something. If people make opinions about me professionally that is one thing, but creating opinions about my personal life, about inside my house or my bathroom is not cool. People try to mix my professional and my personal life making it the same thing. E: Yes, people make opinions about me, if I am good or bad. For the people I am a professional dancer and that is all. They don’t care about my life. We are not like famous stars we are just tango dancers. G: In a personal way, only our friends can make opinions about us. When I made this professional split I knew who my friends were. E: I also realized through this experience who my real friends were. At least 3 friends I have from tango should have supported me but they were scared. We did what many people want to do but are afraid to do because of their careers. G: I have a sad vision about this because the people take a look, see that a partnership is not working out and feel that they might lose their master teachers. They start to worry that they won’t improve their dance. People can analyze it all they want but we are in love. E: For example, yesterday at the milonga when we were introduced the host said our names as Geraldine and Javier. People looked at us to see how we would react but we don’t care. If you look at me you know who I am. But, some people think they can create some situation. They think that since they have a dirty mind everyone does. That kind of mistake about the names we don’t care about it, but for the people its very important. They think it will cause a fight but we don’t care. When we got together, we realized many things that we were wrong about before. We will stay together to have a healthy family. If we have to quit tango because of it then we will. We can dance always in our house. But if we continue to do what we are doing now we want to do our best job. This makes us feel nice. G: When we decided to be together, we already knew what would happen. We knew the people would talk but we decided to stay together because we really feel good together. TN: How has your dancing changed since the two of you became a tango couple? G: For me everything. E: We think that now we know what it means to dance in a couple. In my life before when I danced with my partner, I learned with her and I spent a big part of my career with her but I was dancing alone in the end. G: I had to start to learn how to dance with a man that is my partner in life not just in dance. this interview continues in the next issue september 2007 • tango noticias Photo by Lorraine Hart www.LHartPhoto.com Chicago Tango Project Practica Day: Thursdays Time: 8:00-10:00pm Cost: $10 includes practica and refreshments. $5 for students registered for our classes The longest running practica in Chicago! The practica is where you can practice what you have learned in class and ask questions about particular movements you might be working on. It is not a class but it is not a milonga (social dance) either. It is a relaxed atmosphere where you can gain confidence in your dancing before going out to the milongas. This practica is open to tango dancers of any level and any style. Attendees of the practica are not required to be taking our classes, which creates a diverse practice atmosphere. Dancers who come to the practica always switch partners and exchange ideas. Foundation Class Day: Mondays Time: 8:00-9:00pm Cost: $80 for a session of six classes Instructors: Gene Garner and Jennifer Voortman This six-week class is designed to give students the foundations of tango technique and musicality. Absolute beginners are encouraged to start their tango experience here but seasoned dancers may find this class useful and are welcome as well. Partners are not required. Registration is required. Intermediate+Advanced Class CHICAGO TANGO PROJECT classes, practica performances www.tangoproject.com tango noticias • september 2007 Day: Thursdays Time: 7:00-8:00pm Cost: $80 for a session of six classes; $15 per class Instructors: Misha Goro and Sarah Graff This class focuses on musicality, connection with your partner, and techniques for dancing tango in the close embrace. Each six-week class session focuses on a particular topic such as Argentine tango, tango vals, milonga, and/or particular tango orchestras. Partners are not required. 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Every Tuesday - weather permitting - from the ‘first day of Summer’ through end of August. $5 donation appreciated. Host: Beth Braun. Further info: 847-846-5611, [email protected] Images Free Milonga 3908 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, Illinois 8-12am; free class plus milonga; Contact: Daniel Noce 773-510-5710, Ramona Nita 773-2208918 Milonga Entre Amigos Ritz Tango Café, 933 N. Ashland Ave.,Chicago, Illinois. 9:00 PM - 12:00 + AM; $10; free class before milonga. Contact: Jorge Niedas 312437-2122; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.21tango.com or www. RitzTangoCafe.com Tango Chicago Tuesday Night Milonga Tango Chicago Dance Centre, 1043 W. Madison, Chicago, Illinois. 8:30 pm – 12 midnight; $12. Host & DJ: Al Gates. Further info: 312.850.1078. www.tangochicago.com wednesday Somer & Agape’s Tango Motivo Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna. 4761 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. 9:30 pm - 12:30 am; $10. Lesson prior to milonga. Hosts & DJs: Somer Surgit & Agape Pappas. Info: Somer 773-807-5704. [email protected]; Agape 773-936-1619 [email protected] Thursday Milonga Entre Amigos Ritz Tango Café, 933 N. Ashland Ave.,Chicago, Illinois. 9:00 PM - 12:00 + AM; $10; free class before milonga. Host & DJ: Jorge Niedas 312437-2122; [email protected]; www.21tango. com, www.RitzTangoCafe.com Milonga Loca Café Duvall, 2257 West 23rd Place Chicago. 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM; $15 includes lesson prior to milonga. Contact: William Duvall 773-376-8760; [email protected] or Nina Tatarowicz 312-730-8873. [email protected]; www. tangoelixir.com Tango Eclectique Vida Lounge,1248 W George St.,Chicago, 9:00 pm - 1:00 am; $10. Contact: Burak Ozkosem 312.810.0252, [email protected] Maria Alferov 312.823.4859, maria@ tangoshusheta.com, Irina Brodskaya 312.402.2090, [email protected] [email protected] Chicago Tango Friday Milonga Vida 1st and 3rd Friday (and 4th, when there are 5 in a month) at Mariposa. 1803 W. Byron, Suite 214, Chicago, Illinois. 9:00 pm - 2:00 am; $15 ($12 for students). 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Further information:Valentina 262.942.4587; Carmen 773.279.9414; Phoebe 312.342.4335 773.260.2595. [email protected] Tango Che Milonga Every 2nd & 4th Fridays, 9pm - 1am. Cafe Duval 2257 W. 23rd Place, Chicago, Illinois, Classes prior; $8 fee. Contact: Daniel Noce/Ramona Nita Tel. 773-376-8760, danielnoce67@hotmail. com, [email protected] Dance Time with Friends Milonga Every Friday, 9:00pm - 12:00am. 8800 - A Dempster Plaza, W. Dempster St. Niles, Illinois http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result.php?q1=88 00+W.+Dempster+Niles+Illinois. $10 includes light refreshment. Contact: Ed & Luming de la Cruz tel. 847-966-1671 or 847-298-5795 [email protected] dancetimewithfriends.com saturday Recuerdo Tango Club 6137 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago, Illinois 9:00 pm – 3:00+ am; $15. Hosts: Carlos, Margo, Romulo, Tony, and Lydia. Rotating Djs every week. Further info: 773-617-6311, tango@ recuerdoclub.com. www.recuerdoclub.com De Corazón a Corazón American Tango Institute 325 N. Hoyne C-404, Chicago, Illinois9:00 pm – 2:00 am; $15. Host & DJ: Netza Roldan. Further information: Netza Roldan 312-287-8406, MyTangoNet@Yahoo. com. www.americantangoinstitute.com Milonga “Cambaleche” 9:00pm-12am; $10 fee. Ritz Tango Cafe Contact: Jorge Niedas. Tel.312-437-2122 e-mail: [email protected] Sunday Tango Matinee at the Ritz Ritz Tango Café, 933 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, Illinois; 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM; $10; class before milonga. Contact: Jorge Niedas 312-437-2122; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.21tango. com or www.RitzTangoCafe.com Somer & Agape’s Tango Motivo Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna. 4761 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL. 9:30 pm - 12:30 am; $10 Lesson prior to milonga. Hosts & DJs: Somer Surgit & Agape Pappas. For information: Somer 773-807-5704. [email protected]; Agape 773-936-1619 [email protected] Chicago Practicas MONDAY Ritz Tango Cafe Guided Practica Ritz Tango Café, 933 N. Ashland Ave.,Chicago, Illinois. 9:00 PM - 12:00 + AM; $10; free class before milonga. Contact: Jorge Niedas 312-4372122; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.21tango.com or www. RitzTangoCafe.com Practica at Rumba 351 W Hubbard St, Chicago. 9:00 - 11:00 pm. $10. Contact: Ramona Nita 773.220.8918 [email protected] WEDNESDAY U of C Practica 9-10pm, U of C, 1212 E. 59th St. Chicago, Illinois, lesson prior to practica; Cont: Marco Mambeli [email protected] Thursday Chicago Tango Project Practica Dance Connection Studio. 3117 N. Clybourn, Chicago. 7:30 - 10:00 pm; $10, Light refreshments provided. Contact: Sarah & Misha: 773.575.6906, www.tangoproject.com U of C Practica 8-9pm, U of C, 1212 E. 59th St. Chicago, Illinois, lesson prior to practica; Cont: Marco Mambeli [email protected] Vernon Hills Practica Bally fitness Center, Intersection Route 60 & Deerpath.Vernon Hills, Illinois, 7:30-9:30pm; $10 fee Contact: Ellen & Oleg Mashkovich. Tel. 847409-4513, [email protected] *Resumes after Labor Day friday Tango Che Practica Every 2nd & 4th Fridays, 9pm - 1am. Cafe Duval 2257 W. 23rd Place, Chicago, Illinois, Classes prior; $8 fee. Contact: Daniel Noce/Ramona Nita Tel. 773-376-8760, danielnoce67@hotmail. com, [email protected] Tango Chicago Dance Centre 1043 W. Madison, Chicago, Illinois. 7:30-11:00 pm, open to all levels; $12. Contact: Al Gates 312.850.1078. www.tangochicago.com saturday Tango Practica at the Ritz Saturdays, 11am-1:30pm, Ritz Tango Cafe, 933 N Ashland Ave; Chicago, Illinois. $8 ($5 w/ student ID) Contact: Burak Ozkosem 312-810-0252 [email protected] Sunday Practica with Instructions at Mercury Cafe Mercury Cafe. 1505 W. Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; 4:00-6:00 pm; $10; Contact: Daniel Noce (773510-5726) Ramona Nita (773-220-8918) Tango Sentido Productions Practica Drucker Center; 1535 N. Dayton St. Chicago, Illinois; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM; $10. Contact: Dany Novakovich 312-296-1955, 773550-2646; http://TangoinChicago.com On-going Classes Check the Chicago Teachers link on our website www.tangonoticias.com/teachers september 2007 • tango noticias 11 Central Tango Fayetteville, AR Contacts: Elayne’s Dance - The Art of Social Dancing, www.elaynesdance.com, info@ elaynesdance.com, 479.521.6683 Ann Arbor, MI Contacts: www.umich.edu/~umtango; umtango@ umich.edu; 734.327.0642 or 734.564.0811 Las Vegas, NV Cont: Allison, Gabriel; www.tangosilhouette.com Contacts: Vittorio, and Will Maricondia [email protected], www.Zapatosrojos.info Detroit, MI Denver and Boulder, CO Contacts: Gabriela Carone, carone@buffmail. colorado.edu, 303-546-5520, www.ragtime. org/dance/; www.danceoftheheart.com; Boulder - Deb Sclar: [email protected]; Denver - www.mercurycafe.com; Chas Gale at (303) 320-4020, [email protected], www. thetangohouse.com; Colorado Springs www. tangosprings.com Atlanta, GA Contacts: www.atlantatangofestival.com . Champaign-Urbana, IL Contacts: www.centraltango.com; Joe Grohens: [email protected]; www.tango.joegrohens. com 217.378.4751, Ron Weigel: TangoSociety@ aol.com; 217.328.1311 Valerie Williams: www.vjw.biz/docs/amessocdnc. htm; [email protected]; 515.232.7374; Contacts: Amy & Ray: MotorCityMilongueros. com, 313-655-4680, [email protected] Metro-Detroit area: Argentine Tango Detroit Lori Burton: [email protected]; http://www.argentinetangodetroit.com 586.254.0560 Contacts:Valerie Williams: www.vjw.biz/docs/ amessocdnc.htm; [email protected]; 515.232.7374; Contacts: Fred and Jessica Stowell; fjstowell@aol. com. Contact: Karenna, [email protected] Address: Casa Tango 4176 S. Birmingham Place Tulsa, OK 74105 Cincinnati, OH Twin Cities, MN Contacts: www.mntango.org www.geocities. com/twincitiestango Steve Lee: 612.729.5306, Lois Donnay: [email protected], 612.822.8436; Frank Williams: [email protected], 612.379.4565. For a weekly update of Twin Cities tango activities http://mntango.org/mailmn/ listinfo/and subscribe to‘TSOM- announce. Minneapolis, MN Contact: Tango Society of Minnesota: Diane Hillbrant President, [email protected] Kansas City, MO Ames / Des Moines, IA Tulsa, OK Contacts: Korey Ireland; at http://www.koarts.com/tango.html; [email protected]; or 816.931.9545 Contacts: Fred and Jessica Stowell; fjstowell@aol. com; or Virginina Malton at [email protected] Barbara Bill @ [email protected] and Patricia Paz @ [email protected] www.CincinnatiTangoZone.com Cleveland, OH Contacts: www.neotango.net for more current Northern Ohio info Greg Messina, [email protected], 330-554-8900 Pittsburg, PA Contacts: PATangoS – Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society at www.pitt.edu/~mchp/PATTangoWeb. htm, Trini or Sean [email protected] or 412.521.1478 Madison, WI Fairfield / Iowa City, IA Contacts: Greg Kovaciny, Iowa City Tango Club [email protected]. New website: http://soli.inav. net/~dance/tango.html. It is the official home of Iowa City Tango Club, and includes extensive information on things going on in the Iowa area, including our events in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Fairfield, Des Moines, Ames. Indianapolis, IN Contacts: www.tangoindy.org; info@tangoindy. org, David Crosley: dcrosley@challenge-inc. com; 317.407.8181, Barb Bill: 513-321-3546; [email protected] West Lafayette, IN Contacts: http://web.ics.purdue,edu/~tango Michelle Murphy: [email protected] Grand Rapids, MI Contact: Carmen Maret; [email protected] Website: http://www.grtango.org/ 12 tango noticias • september 2007 Mt. Vernon, MO Contacts: Karen Whitesell: www. thelearningdepot.com/murrays-1/; 417.471.1001 Madison Tango Society, [email protected] http://www.madisontango.org/ 608-236-0198 Nicole Stevens: 608-213-8301, [email protected] St. Louis, MO Contacts: St. Louis Argentine Tango Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group /St_Louis_Tango/ and http://cec.wustl.edu/ ~hs3/ Tango St. Louis: http://www.tangostlouis. com/ Roxanne McKenny: www.tangoteacher.com, 314.324.0887. Carter Maier: [email protected]. Estella & Randy: [email protected], www.tangorosa.com, 314.849.3007; Rick Barbarash: 314-993-3698, rbarbarash@ yahoo.com, Milonga Sin Nombre- Monthly Alternative Milonga: http://home.earthlink. net/~rbarbarash/analternativemilonga Shaun Sellers: [email protected] Gateway Tango: http://www.gatewaytango.org Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM Contacts: The Tango Club of Albuquerque at www.geocities.com/tango_abq/special. htmlPaul Akmajian [email protected] Aas Milwaukee, WI Contacts: Nina Tatarowicz www.tangoelixir.com or 312-730-8873. Montreal, Quebec , Canada Contacts: www.festivaldetangodemontreal.qc.ca Toronto, Ontario Canada Contacts: www.tangoacademy.org; Musharraf Farooqi at [email protected] or 416.536.8446. Please send any information regarding contact information for Argentine tango events in the Midwest to [email protected] and we will be sure to update each community’s contact listing. Also, let us know if you’d like your community featured in an upcoming issue.