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Elizabeth Wartluft

Portland, OR

I am an Argentine Tango teacher, a cultural anthropologist, and a mother.

Interests: Argentine Tango, travel, languages, hand spinning, West Coast Swing, Salsa and Latin dance, hiking, gardening

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Oscar and Georgina are coming back!

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Posted 6 days ago at Dancing Soul

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Shoe repair in the Portland/Vancouver area

After trying several repair places in my neighborhood, I found that many places would not repair my stiletto heels because they "didn't have that size heel tip" available. Could I bring one with me? How frustrating! Luckily, several of my... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2013 at Dancing Soul

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Dec 29, 2012

The interlaced embrace: energy and connection

Coming back from Buenos Aires to dance in the USA is always difficult. It's not the level of technique: in some cases, that is comparable with the dancers in Argentina. Why are dancers here different? One Argentine teacher told me... Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Food for thought: how can we improve the tango dance experience in our communities?

My last two nights of dancing in Buenos Aires are not happening: I caught a cold, and stayed home last night and tonight. I decided it was more important to try to get well than to squeeze more dance time... Continue reading

Posted Dec 11, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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La Feria de Mataderos

Today I went to the Feria de Mataderos with a friend (thanks, Sarah!). Like the other artesanal fairs, this has a bunch of imported, Chinese cheapo stuff around the edges, handmade things at the heart of the fair, and various... Continue reading

Posted Dec 9, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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La Gran Milonga Nacional 2012

I took my dance class today, spent two hours doing a photo shoot, and then ate a LOT of home-cooked meat and a glass of wine: no milonga tonight! However, instead of a milonga review, I have the first of... Continue reading

Posted Dec 8, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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A few more milongas: branching out

El Maipu (La Casa de Galicia, San Jose 224, 1st floor) Although I always go to Mondays at La Nacional, I had not been to Lucy and Dany's other milonga before. I had planned to go to Plaza Bohemia like... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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The weather today was so perfect that it's almost impossible to remember how awful it was yesterday. It's sunny, with medium temperatures, low humidity, a bit of a breeze: is this the same city?? Neotango visit #2 I bought another... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Tango en la calle: dancing on the Avenida de Mayo

Last Saturday night was one I don't think I will ever forget: I got to dance to three live tango orchestras, on the Avenida de Mayo! There was a man filming who films at the milongas. What he told us... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Strikes, accidents and floods affect even tango-crazed tourists

Strikes and demonstrations There was another rolling strike scheduled for today, so each subte line was supposed to be closed for three hours. On Sunday, I took the subte without paying because no one was at the ticket windows, and... Continue reading

Posted Dec 6, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Milongas: Flor de Milonga and La Milonguita

Tuesday: Flor de Milonga (Aires Tangueros, Rivadavia 1392) This was a new milonga for me. La Flaca Lucia and her partner, Gerry (an Irish guy) run this milonga.They are very friendly, comfortable folks. It was nice to be greeted with,... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Shoe repair, pedicures, and an easy way to use the bus if you are done walking

Cromo for shoes After buying shoes the other day, I waited to go to the shoe repair. I had used one I liked last year, but my friends said her prices had doubled (40 to 80 pesos per pair of... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Milongas: Lujos on Sunday, El Maipu on Monday

Although it is getting hotter and hotter, the milongas are air-conditioned, making them feel cool, despite the press of humans inside. Lujos (Plaza Bohemia), Alsina 2540 Yes, I am sticking to my neighborhood a lot this year. Notice that I've... Continue reading

Posted Dec 4, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Today I went in search of music. Where? Lavalle 2039, Piso 1. Buenos Aires Tango Club. You need to ring the bell, and a voice mumbles something. Ask for Euro Records or Buenos Aires Tango Club, and they will open... Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Teatro Colon, Recoleta and a beer: a perfect, sunny Sunday!

Today is perfect: blue sky, breezy, almost hot: heaven! Teatro Colon One of my students scolded me for never doing anything "cultural" when I am in Buenos Aires, so I walked down to Nueve de Julio, and strolled over to... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Changing prices and Buenos Aires

Despite huge changes in the price of living in the past two years, people are surviving. I have seen fewer street people, and folks seem less upset than last year. The Abasto mall was stuffed with families shopping. The stores... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Plaza Bohemia, a lesson, and a shopping frenzy: what a day!

Lesson with Oscar and Georgina I had my first lesson of the trip today with Oscar Mandagaran and Georgina Vargas. Oscar has been my main teacher since 2000, and Georgina for the past five years. They rock, which is why... Continue reading

Posted Dec 1, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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The only time I ever got my hair done in Buenos Aires before this was when a flamingly gay milonguero did it back in about 2000 ("DARLING, how could you THINK I was gay? I am in LOVE with you!").... Continue reading

Posted Nov 30, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Back in Buenos Aires

Lujos (at El Beso), 11/29/12 I arrived this morning, with no sleep. I've never stayed up the entire flight. I did try to sleep, but without any results. With a two-hour nap under my belt, I headed out to the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 30, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Top 10 class: Lateral ocho cortado

Although many people in the USA teach "the" ocho cortado, there are tons of variations of this step in reality. I use these a lot in my dance, and teach two variations in my Top 10 Tango Moves class, and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 26, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Om Studio tango class schedule

I teach all my group classes at the Om Studio, 14 NE 10th Ave. (between Burnside and Couch). Here's what's going on: Body Dynamics (7 PM Mondays, mostly intermediates and advanced dancers) Body Dynamics is a class that trains the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Using the quebrada to add power to your dance

The quebrada ("broken") is an old tango move. According to John Charles Chasteen in "Black Kings, blackface carnival, and nineteenth century origins of the tango" (in Latin American Popular Culture: An Introduction, pp. 43-60), quebrada comes from a parent dance... Continue reading

Posted Jul 25, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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Lapiz: Using lapiz as a simple adorno, and in turns

The lapiz, or "pencil" is an adornment for the leader. When used in a turn, the leader draws a quarter circle (more or less) on the ground to mark the path of the follower's back cross, side and forward cross... Continue reading

Posted Jul 24, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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What is Body Dynamics class all about?

Bonnie Stockman came up to me in my technique class last December, and said, "You know, you really should call this class Body Dynamics instead of Heel Camp, because this is stuff guys need to know, too." She was right,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 22, 2012 at Dancing Soul

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