[Tango-L] Tango marathons

[Lois Donnay]

What is Finnish Tango? What does it look like? Are there really red and 
green lights? People are always asking me what the difference is.

Lois Donnay
Minneapolis
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> Until recently, I would guess the annual Tangomarkkinat in Seinajoki, 
> Finland.  When I was there in 2004, it ran for five days, 10:00AM to 
> 4:00AM daily.  Most of the music was live, too.  Very strange to dance so 
> close to the arctic circle, too.  It never really got dark.
>
> Sorry to report the Tangomarkkinat has been in a bit of a decline lately. 
> They've cut the last day and attendance is down from the 2003 peak of 
> 121,000.  According to John of Bristol, they will have a formal Argentine 
> program in addition to the Finnish stuff.
>