[Tango-L] Finnish Tango

[Duende de Tango]

I know nothing about Tango in Finland, but I have 
a number of very good instructional and musical 
DVD's from Germany.

I buy products outside the country that I can not get here in the US.





>I see the the Rattlesnake Saloon still has a web site. It appears to be a
>   country western place in Munich, Germany. Is 
>it mere coincidence that there have been 
>thousands of American troops stationed in 
>Germany for sixty years?
>   It seems to me that it is fairly common for 
>cultures to exchange ideas and customs
>   when there are in contact.
>   I clearly stated my sources of information, 
>and am not forcing anything. I am asking for 
>information. The second posting was accidental 
>(and it may be time to look into
>   another email provider). Unfortunately, TangoL does not provide for edits.
>   Thank you for your comments.
>
>
>Christian Lüthen <christian.luethen at gmx.net> wrote:
>   1.
>The germans do not have the tango culture like the Finns!
>
>2.
>Why should the Finns adopt to something a war-bringing country gives them?
>
>3.
>Finnish culture has a couple of connecting 
>points / resemblance with the german culture
>[both are *very* systematic countries, indeed 
>;-) ] ... but to force to search a connection 
>again
>with war-time germany ...
>... to be friendly I will just shake my head!!! 
>[allthough I am very much not amused!]
>
>4.
>Have you ever seen Finnish Tango? I mean: live, 
>in front of you? Being *within* it, not from
>the distance, not during any show-performance in another country than Finland?
>
>5.
>"Tangomarkkinat in Seinäjoki" is the major tango 
>event in Finland each year, but it is not only 
>Tango!
>Finland has a very strong general dancing 
>culture with a lot of other "traditional" 
>finnish and non-finnish dances ,
>which are also danced during the festival, 
>allthough during this festival Tango is the most 
>important feature.
>
>
>Nonsense does not get more sense just by 
>repeativly posting it twice in about an hour!!!
>
>
>On 2 Jun 2006 at 12:04, steve pastor wrote:
>
>and again on
>
>On 2 Jun 2006 at 13:07, steve pastor wrote:
>
>
>Chirstian
>(German), written with cross-reading of a 
>Finnish tango expert (Argentine and Finnish
>Tango!)
>
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