The band took a small break and electronic music replaced their sound. As they left the stage and talked to one another, Mr. Gorgeous and I had another intense exchange of looks. Being rather close to the stage allowed me to inspect his movements and made it easy for him to locate me in the [...]
Archive for April, 2010
And then came Marcos
Posted in Story, tagged 3 tangos, Argentina, Brazil, dance, Marcos on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Eu gosto dos argentinos. Pronto, falei!”
Posted in asides, tagged Argentina, confissão on April 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Há quase dez anos quando viajava com minha irmã pelo Chile resolvemos cruzar a fronteira para a Argentina indo parar em Bariloche. Logo ao chegar, os contrastes: os argentinos falavam com a gente na rua, lojas, cafés e faziam a maior festa com as “chicas de Brasil”. Nós entendíamos sua versão do castelhano com muito [...]
3 mistakes
Posted in Story, tagged 3 mistakes, 3 tangos, tango, Tina on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I watched the band and the man for a little while and took the time to finish my glass of wine. Unsurprisingly, the whole excitement from flirting with Mr. Gorgeous combined with a glass of wine produced the interesting effect of bringing me to a happier, more confident and talkative state. Tina, who also had [...]
Gorgeous can sing
Posted in Story on April 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The lights were soon dimmed, inviting the dancers to take over the dance floor. I looked at Ian, he smiled and we understood it was dance time. We stood up, he offered me his hand and we claimed our territory as we moved through the wooden floors. Ian was an educated dancer, he moved with [...]
The musicality workshop
Posted in Story, tagged milonga, musicality, tango, workshop on April 4, 2010 | 6 Comments »
That’s how the bandoneonist made me fall for Troilo’s melodic phrasing. Enraptured by the music, I discovered myself lost in another sensual reverie. Sitting on the farther corner of stage, near the door to the main dance hall, was a man of striking good looks: tall, with broad shoulders, long brown hair and eyes that, from that distance, looked as though they could be green.
