2008: Some selected JiveTango articles
20th December 2008
I thought it'd be useful at this time, to review a selection of the articles we've had over the past few months on JiveTango, and to thank all article contributors for their work.
As always, if you have any comments, feedback or suggestions, please mail me at dance@jivetango.co.uk.
May
| "Cerochoes" | The first of many thoughtful articles (including the "Ghost Guide to Tango" and the "Tomtom Tango" series) by Christopher O' Shea. |
| "A Taste of Tango" | The very first JiveTango review, from Jacqui Jacobs |
June
| "Back to School" | The first of many poems from Ken Royden |
| Interview: Marc Forster | A chat with Marc, about Tango dancing, Tango teaching, and music like the Cry Of The Lonely Squirrel |
| Tango FAQ | My first attempt at some introductory materials |
| Suthport 2008 Milonga playlist | Ian Smith kindly made this available for us to drool over within Music. |
July
| Negracha Milonga review | Our very first review of Negrachas - where the Let's Go To Negracha's group started out from... |
| Three Leaders | A brief description, from a follower's viewpoint |
| A Passion For Tango | Book review - the excellent "How to" guide from David Turner. |
| Ghost Guide To Tango: Walking | The first article in the Ghost Guide series. |
August
| Gorgeous Tango women | Aren't they all? |
| Review: The Crypt | Another milonga, another review |
| Introducing Shoes | Where would we be in Tango without shoes? Well, barefoot, basically. |
| Back Sacadas | Some tips for leaders |
September
| Review: River Tango at the Tate | It was a month of reviews. |
| Review: RiverTango Ball | ... and dancing... |
| Review: Decadance | In London and in Brighton |
October
| Tango with Amir - course review | An 8-week course, each week of which I diligently wrote up. I found it useful. |
| Painting Tango | Something different - Tango expression through painting. |
| A Tango glossary - in English! | I did this after getting heartily sick of all these weird foreign names for steps... |
November
| A Follower's FAQ | Some musings on the Art Of Following |
| New Section: Tango Fusion | A whole new section, devoted to the various ways of achieving what you want out of Tango fusion dancing. |
| Maggies | Another poem from Ken |
| Assertiveness, drive and core stability | How to stand and move - from Lorraine Coulson. |
December
| Negracha - Photos | 35 attendees came along to the Christmas "Let's Go To Negracha's" bash - it's a long way from a half-dozen of us in July... |
| Standing at the edges | A non-Ken poem! |
| Strictly Tango: The Dances | Some comments on the Argentine Tango performances in Strictly Come Dancing 2008 |
- David Bailey, 20th December 2008