This is Tango - The Dance, The Music, The Performers

More than a dance, tango is a world filled with personalities, drama, passion, and adventure.


When writer and dancing enthusiast Andrea Bindereif discovered Argentine Tango in 2009, she found a true passion. A writer by trade, she began a tango website in 2015 and ventured forth to speak to the many members of the Tango community,  including milongas organizers (tango dance events), teachers, musicians, competitors, social dancers, and more. To her surprise and delight, what she found was an energetic community happy to talk to her about their shared passion. 

This is Tango is an inside look at the world of Tango,  the world-wide phenomenon that began in the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina over a hundred years ago. Engaging and varied, This is Tango explores this fascinating world of social dance scenes, musicians, and dancers from all types of interesting angles, from a piece on the bandoneon, an odd little instrument with an interesting and substantial history to an obscure Northern California town that became a tango travel destination.

Whether you are already a devotee or have never danced a single step, the enjoyable stories of This is Tango will entice, educate, and assuredly fascinate as you meet the musicians that have carried this unique dance around the world, along with the stars, performers, teachers, and other passionate participants that inhabit the colorful universe of tango.

List of contents

Introduction

The Social Scene

• A House Filled with Tango
• Glamour in the Provinces
• Ambassadors of Tango
• The Tango Barn
• TangoMango.org
• Buenos Aires del Norte
• The El V Story

The Professionals

• Competition Preparations
• Observations from the Sidelines
• Life after the Title
• The Costume Designer
• Competition Highlights
• Claudio’s Heels
• Tango with an Ice Champion
• Inferno Tango
• The Other Side of Showbiz

The Music

• The Real Deal
• The Bandoneon
• Playing it Right
• A Contemporary Composer
• Orquesta Victoria
• Tango for Musicians
• Astor Piazzolla
• Life on the Road
• Tango Wins a Grammy
• Big Band Tango

The Learning

• Tango at a Golden Age
• Step by Step
• A Hundred and Twenty-five Years of Tango
• Festival Mania
• Tango for Girls Only
• Tango Comes to You
• Teaching Liam Neeson

Tango Glossary
Index

About the author

Born and raised in Germany, Andrea Banderbeif is a journalist, writer, translator, and lifelong dancer who moved to California to work as a correspondent for German newspapers, eventually becoming the editor of Neue Presse, the German-language newspaper of Northern California.  She discovered Argentine Tango in 2009 and it has become the passion of her life. She began to write articles and stories about Tango, as well as perform, compete, and teach.  This is Tango, her first book, is a collection of selected stories. Andrea now divides her time between Northern California and upstate NY. Learn more about Andrea at www.andreastangosite.com. 

Born and raised in Germany, Andrea Banderbeif is a journalist, writer, translator, and lifelong dancer who moved to California to work as a correspondent for German newspapers, eventually becoming the editor of Neue Presse, the German-language newspaper of Northern California.  She discovered Argentine Tango in 2009 and it has become the passion of her life. She began to write articles and stories about Tango, as well as perform, compete, and teach.  This is Tango, her first book, is a collection of selected stories. Andrea now divides her time between Northern California and upstate NY. Learn more about Andrea at www.andreastangosite.com. 

Summary

More than a dance, tango is a world filled with personalities, drama, passion, and adventure.

When writer and dancing enthusiast Andrea Bindereif discovered Argentine Tango in 2009, she found a true passion. A writer by trade, she began a tango website in 2015 and ventured forth to speak to the many members of the Tango community,  including milongas organizers (tango dance events), teachers, musicians, competitors, social dancers, and more. To her surprise and delight, what she found was an energetic community happy to talk to her about their shared passion. 

This is Tango is an inside look at the world of Tango,  the world-wide phenomenon that began in the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina over a hundred years ago. Engaging and varied, This is Tango explores this fascinating world of social dance scenes, musicians, and dancers from all types of interesting angles, from a piece on the bandoneon, an odd little instrument with an interesting and substantial history to an obscure Northern California town that became a tango travel destination.

Whether you are already a devotee or have never danced a single step, the enjoyable stories of This is Tango will entice, educate, and assuredly fascinate as you meet the musicians that have carried this unique dance around the world, along with the stars, performers, teachers, and other passionate participants that inhabit the colorful universe of tango.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Bindereif
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 19.04.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9781950934928
• ISBN: 978-1-950934-92-8
• Illustrations: 4C Illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Dance, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Regional & Ethnic, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Ballroom, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Regional & Cultural