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L I N K S & R E S O U R C E S
As tango gradually takes over your life, you'll find yourself spending precious little of your free time on the computer. For those rare moments when you are online, you'll need the links below.
(If there's a topic you would like to see included, or if there's a site you'd like listed among these resources, please drop a line to the Editor.)
L O C A L S I T E S
General info
Capital Tangueros The main calendar of tango events in the DC area, with the most complete directory of teachers and locations.
BaltimoreTango.com The Charm City's main events page, with lots of links.
TangoBarrio.com A site created by Tangosutra organizer Shashin Singh, detailing many DC personalities, and with pictures from local events.
Teachers, performers, and dancers
BailaTango (DC) The DC chapter of BailaTango, featuring Sanem & Alkan Soysal.
DanceYourHeart.com The website of teacher and performer Bella Sterling.
Le-tango.com The website of Anne-Sophie Ville, founder of the DC Tango Marathon and one of DC's most active teachers and organizers.
Liz Borodkin Personal website of DC teacher and yoga instructor Liz Borodkin.
Meze Tango A site with event listings for classes and milongas based around the Meze Restaurant and Bar in DC's Adams Morgan neighborhood.
Murat Erdemsel Website of Murat Erdemsel, New York-based host of the Wednesday milonga at Divino Lounge, with performance and demo videos galore.
Pablo Fontana Pablo's personal website, with loads of performance photos and class information.
Ponti del Mercado Website of Ponti del Mercado, an active dancer in the DC-Baltimore area.
Sharna Fabiano The website of Sharna Fabiano, a pioneering teacher and performer based in DC.
TangoAs1.com The website of Joe Petrisko, a prominent teacher of traditional, close-embrace tango in the DC area.
Tangorina DC Dancer Irina Chikounova's website, with photos of performances and casual amusements.
TangoZen Chan & Eugenia Park's website, with info, links, and videos.
VivianaTango.com Viviana & Isodoro Levinson's website, with info on events, classes, and Viviana's tango shoes.
C U L T U R E
TodoTango.com An Argentine website with loads of tango resources, including downloadable music, biographies, and a dictionary of lunfardo (the Buenos Aires slang used in many tango lyrics).
Tango Lyrics database An extensive trove of tango lyrics, many with annotations, at the Argentine web server GARDEL.
ToTango.net Keith Elshaw's really, really big website, with interviews, some great background info on music (and restoring it), and more.
QuinTango Orchestra A modern quintet composed of DC-based performers; site includes links to recordings and concert schedule.
Siempre Tango Orchestra Live DC-area tango orchestra headed by Charles Kelly.
V I D E O S
Tango Video Project James Freed's collaborative website, with videos from festivals worldwide, submitted by several videographers.
Un momento Fredi Lienhardt's website, featuring still photos & videos from festivals around the world.
S H O P P I N G
milonga.co.uk A must-see UK website for info about tango CDs—which to buy, which to avoid. Maintained by Michael Lavocah.
Zival's The store galore for tango recordings, based in Buenos Aires.
Jorge Nel Dance Designs Custom-made shoes from a shoemaker in Miami.
Julia-Bella.com Website of Julia Schiptsova, traveling purveyor of tango-related clothes and accessories, including the exclusive Comme il Faut heels.
Questions? Comments? Email the Editor.
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