AiresDeMilonga
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Jorge García · 5 min · 0 chapters
An interviewer talks with milonguero Jorge García from Buenos Aires, who looks back on more than 55 years in tango and his roots in a milonguero family near the Pedro Lozano club. He discusses how people used to get ready to go to the milonga compared to now, and offers advice to young dancers about elegance and good walking. At the end, Jorge dances a tango and a milonga on camera with the interviewer.
Elena Fernández, Mario Morales · 2 min · 0 chapters
Elena Fernández, for Aires de Milonga and Tango Fancine Barcelona, interviews Mario Morales in Buenos Aires right after the closing performance of his production Calles de Tango at the Teatro Astral. Morales, the show's general director, choreographer and composer, describes his role as a behind-the-scenes helper to professional dancers, what tango has given his life, and mentions fourteen upcoming projects.
Axel Arakaki, Agostina Tarchini · 8 min · 0 chapters
A month after winning the 2017 Tango Stage World Championship, Axel Arakaki and Agostina Tarchini are interviewed by Aires de Milonga at the Dos Orillas práctica near Palermo. They discuss their family backgrounds, how the title did or didn't change their lives, and the genuine passion they feel dancing together. Agostina also talks about her psychology degree, which she set aside for her artistic career.
Carlos Neuman, Angela Baciu · 2 min · 0 chapters
Carlos Neuman interviews Angela Baciu, a Romanian dancer based in Zurich and founder of the Cuartito Azul tango school. She explains how she came to tango without liking it at first, fell in love with her teacher, and later decided to open her own school, traveling to Buenos Aires to understand what she felt was missing in her teaching.
Entrevista a Raul Bravo, 84 años, maestro del baile del tango
11 years ago
Raúl Bravo · 7 min · 0 chapters
In this 2015 interview, 84-year-old tango dancer and teacher Raúl Bravo recalls how he started dancing in his native Gálvez and came to Buenos Aires, and looks back on his tours with the D'Arienzo and Mariano Mores orchestras through Colombia and Italy. He talks about the years he worked at a bank before committing fully to tango, the discipline of the mid-century milongas, and the academy he opened with Antonio Todaro. He closes reflecting on how tango's image changed after Tango Argentino and the arrival of foreign dancers.
Gustavo Benzecry Sabá, Juan Carlos Godoy · 7 min · 0 chapters
Gustavo Benzecry Sabá interviews the 92-year-old singer Juan Carlos Godoy at the Los Consagrados milonga in 2014, shortly before his death. Godoy looks back on his 60-year career — with the De Angelis orchestra, with Basso, with Luis Correa, and a memory of Aníbal Troilo — and compares tango's golden years with its later decline, closing with advice for young singers.
