[Tango-A] NA-E: NYC Tango Book Review

[Angela Maria Tango]

Hola tangueros/as,

In the event that you are planning to getaway and fly south to Buenos Aires,
I would like to share with you my review of a new tango book, "Tango Lovers
Guide to Buenos Aires: Insights and Recommendations" by Migdalia Romero.

I really found this book to be a little gem. In fact, I wish I had had it
when I first went to BsAs several years ago. I remember my first trips as I
floundered around for too long trying to figure out the lay of the city,
where to go first and what to do next. By the time I figured it out almost a
week had passed. This book would have spared me the grief.

It is filled with valuable information to help tango junkies, like myself,
make the most of their limited time in BsAs. It will also help those lucky
enough to spend more time, to savor the music and the dance outside of the
regular milongas in bars, clubs, restaurants and cultural centers; some of
which lie off the beaten path where most Argentines go. The book covers the
best milongas to dance, the schools and the teachers that are highly
respected and sought after, the places to shop for music, shoes, clothes and
tango accessories.

But what makes this guide even more special were the vignettes presented by
the author, as a reminder of my own experience negotiating the etiquette of
the milongas, learning what to do and not to do as not to be embarrassed,
and trying to understand what makes the milonguero in BsAs so sought after
by women all over the world. The portrait of the milonguero that the author
paints indeed is special. It made me nostalgic for times past, making me
want to return to BsAs.

As a native Spanish speaker and experienced dual-language immersion teacher,
I can also see how this book would be supportive to the experience of those
who do not speak the language as it presents the sprinkling of Spanish terms
for vocabulary that travelers, shoppers and dancers would need to feel
comfortable in the Spanish world of tango. This book is all things related
to tango in BsAs.

A la pista!!!!!!!!!!

Angela Maria Suero