[Tango-L] Tango marathons

[johnofbristol@tiscali.co.uk]

No red or green lights that I have ever seen, but the more old-
fashioned 
places have an illuminated sign that says "Miesten haku" or "Naisten 
haku" - 
Men's invitation or Women's invitation.

Not all Finnish tangos are like marches. Have a look at these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7CxE1KxCTw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcAm3tVVWc
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?pi=3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiRYhUNptIg

or even this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDGpmjaZQD0

John Ward
´Bristol, UK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lois Donnay" <donnay at donnay.net>
To: <tango-l at mit.edu>; <rcgimmi at aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Tango marathons


> 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
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <rcgimmi at aol.com>
> To: <tango-l at mit.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Tango marathons
>>
>> 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.
>>
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