[Tango-L] Tango Marathon Directory is now in beta!

[Daniel Käsmayr]

Dear Trini,

of course, the definition is not perfectly sharp, but here is one I 
found in a facebook group called „Tango Marathons“ 
(http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=109434249880)

    What is a tango marathon?
    As it sounds it is a long weekend of almost non-stop dancing.

    What is the difference between a marathon and a festival?
    Marathons do not have live music, they do not have shows. They have
    a smaller number of people - usually balanced in gender, eg: 60 men,
    60 women (or this is the idea anyway!)

    Who is it for?
    Generally Tango Marathons are for advanced dancers who just wish to
    dance and are not interested in classes, shows and live music that
    you find at festivals. There is usually a limited number of people
    so there is more space to dance, and in general the dancers are from
    many countries and of a high level.


This may help to distinguish, but reality is often also a bit less 
specific: just look at what‘s going on around the world, with tango 
marathons being part of festivals :) etc.

Oh, and there are those tango camps as well… at least here in 
Europe… like Phantastango, Taboe Camps, etc.

Daniel