Survey

I am still looking for participants in my survey for my Master's thesis. Please message me if you are willing to participate:
I am looking for TANGO DANCERS to participate in a survey for research on my Master's thesis. I am looking for two different groups:
A) Argentine Tango dancers who are or have been in any kind of talk therapy.
B Argentine Tango dancers who are Psychoanalysts.
If you are interested in participating, please email tigerstango@gmail.com and type 'SURVEY' in the subject. Please do not hesitate to resend this message and tell your friends. I am looking for at least 100 participants from the International tango community if not more. Participants identities will be protected and findings will be published anonymously. Thank you in advance for your help in researching my thesis.
Hola Milongueros:
Soy una bailarina de tango, también, soy una candidata graduada de la Universidad de Posgrado de Nueva York de Psicoanálisis (New York Graduate School of Psicoanálisis) y estoy investigando la relación entre el tango argentino y el psicoanálisis para mi tesis, el cual estoy terminando.
Busco bailarines de tango a participar en una encuesta relacionada con la investigación de mi tesis de maestría. Necesito que dos grupos distintos responden a una encuesta que consiste en veinte preguntas que yo los enviaré por correo electrónico:
A) Bailarines de tango que han hecho algún tipo de terapia de conversación.
B) Bailarines de tango argentino quienes son psicoanalistas.

Si está interesado en participar, por favor, envía un mail a tigerstango@gmail.com y escriba “SURVEY” en el sujeto. No dude en reenviar este mensaje a dile a sus amigos. Busco un mínimo de cien participantes de la comunidad internacional de tango si no más. La identidad de todos será protegida y los resultados de esta investigación se publicaran de forma anónima. Le agradezco de antemano por su ayuda en la investigación de mi tesis. gracias - Lexa Roséan

Sunderland Club Buenos Aires

Lexa and Gayle (2008 US tango Champions).

Lexa and Ninah dance Tormenta (di Sarli)

Rosie's Milonga with Lexa and Ninah

Buenos días Milongueros: 
Soy una bailarina y profesora de tango, además de eso trabajo como dj en Nueva York. También, soy una candidata graduada de la Universidad de Posgrado de Nueva York de Psicoanálisis (New York Graduate School of Psicoanálisis) y estoy investigando la relación entre el tango argentino y el psicoanálisis para mi tesis, el cual estoy terminando. Busco bailarines de tango a participar en una encuesta relacionada con la investigación de mi tesis de maestría. Necesito que dos grupos distintos responden a una encuesta que consiste en veinte preguntas que yo los enviaré por correo electrónico: 
 A) Bailarines de tango que han hecho algún tipo de terapia de conversación. 
B) Bailarines de tango argentino quienes son psicoanalistas. 
Si está interesado en participar, por favor, envía un mail a tigerstango@gmail.com y escriba “SURVEY” en el sujeto. No dude en reenviar este mensaje a dile a sus amigos. Busco un mínimo de cien participantes de la comunidad internacional de tango si no más. La identidad de todos será protegida y los resultados de esta investigación se publicaran de forma anónima. Le agradezco de antemano por su ayuda en la investigación de mi tesis.
 - Lexa Roséan

Free Milonga

This SUNDAY, July 20---ESMERALDA'S would like you to come to STUYVESANT SQUARE PARK

  FREE!  6 to 9 -- Some charming experiences and surprises await you---

 Edwin and Rita--among others---will perform salon tango and the milonga! 

Enter at 16th and 2nd Ave. on the west side of the street! With parking around the park 

and near most subways and buses.

Edwin Cardenas y Rita de Blasio

with DJ Lexa Rosean

Live Music with Guillermo Vaisman on keyboard and Laura Vilche on bandoneon.

 Sponsored by 
the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association

NY Tango Festival's Black and White Ball

BLACK & WHITE BALL
Ukrainian Ballroom 140 2nd Ave 2fl 8-9 Sts.

 

Pre Ball Meet & Mingle 'TASTE OF WINE & TANGO: Free Wine, Tango tidbits and Intro Lesson. by Strictly Tango NYC.
till 7/10  $20 ($25 at the door)
till 7/10 with ball $45

Limited number book early
 

DJ: Ciko

8:30-1:30am Dancing 10:30pm Sizzling Show

Tarot & Astrology: Lexa Roséan named by the Village Voice as NYC's Best Witch and also 2008 USA Stage Champion will be giving readings. $20 a tanda (approx 15 min). $25 per couple. Support Lexa's Master's Thesis on Argentine Tango & Psychoanalysis.

SHOW starring:
Nelson & Madalyn Avila,  Jorge Torres & Maria  Blanco, Carlos Barrionuevo & Mayte Valdes, Sylvia Grynt & Guillermo Salvat, Yaisuri Salamnca & John Hernan Raigazo, and 8th USA Champions....
 till 7/10 Ball $25 ($35 at the door)
Cash bar. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres. Tables reserved for groups of 8 or more.  Contact Eddie Sanabria.

 

Buy  Tickets with credit card on the website or over the phone 917 254 1548 with credit card GoPay or with cash in person at milongas. Gayatri, Baneza, Avis, Eddie and Danny have tickets to purchase.

Or mail a check to: Celebrate Tango, 220 E 26 St #6L NY NY 10010

http://celebratetango.wix.com/celebratetango#!tickets/cv5z

I am looking for TANGO DANCERS to participate in a survey for research on my Master's thesis. I am looking for two different groups:
A) Argentine Tango dancers who are or have been in any kind of talk therapy.
B Argentine Tango dancers who are Psychoanalysts.
If you are interested in participating, please email me and please do not hesitate to repost this message and tell your friends. I am looking for at least 100 participants if not more. Participants identities will be protected and findings will be published anonymously. Thank you in advance for your help in researching my thesis.

Lexa's DJ Schedule

Sunday  Jun 29
NEW FREE SUMMER-Y MILONGA
ESMERALDA'S TANGO GARDEN PARTY! 
 SUNDAY EVENINGS! 6pm - 9pm Courtesy of the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association. The park is located between 15th and 17th Streets and between 2nd Ave and Rutherford Place, with entrances at 16th. This park is in front of 2 architectural beauties: Friends Meeting House (built 1860) and St. George's Episcopal Church (finished 1856). 

Sunday July 27
Mirelle's in Westbury, L.I. 
7pm - 11pm

Wednesday Jul 30
Esmeralda's at Ukrainian Restaurant 
140 2nd Ave bet. St. Marks & 9th
6:30pm - 11:30pm

Wednesday Aug 27
Esmeralda's at Ukrainian Restaurant 
140 2nd Ave bet. St. Marks & 9th
6:30pm - 11:30pm

Tango/Psychoanalysis Research Project

Most of you know, but for those of you who don't, I have been working on my Masters and Certification in Modern Psychoanalysis. It has been a great undertaking and I am now  on the last leg of the Masters - researching and writing the thesis. My thesis explores the connection between Argentine tango and Psychoanalysis. It takes two to tango and it takes two to enter into a psychoanalytic relationship. However, it takes a lot more people to fund my research project. Please help get me to Argentina and get through this last year of Graduate school - every dollar counts to meet my goal! gracias y abrazo, Lexa
 http://www.gofundme.com/9wepf4

My DJ'ing Schedule for this week

It's MONDAY and I'm dj'ing at  ESMERALDA'S TANGO OESTE! @ Mamajuana Cafe (570 Amsterdam Av, between 87-88th Streets). I'll also be dj'ing this WEDNESDAY at ESMERALDA'S EAST VILLAGE MILONGA & Supper Club @ the Ukrainian Restaurant (140 2nd Ave bet. St. Marks & 9th St).

And if you missed it, you can still hear my interview with Recuerdo Tango Radio in the archives. Here are the links:

In English:  http://www.recuerdoradio.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/Lexa%20Rosean%20English.mp3

en español: http://www.recuerdoradio.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/Lexa%20Rosean%20Spanish.mp3

Lexa's Interview with Tango Recuerdo

 

Did you miss Lexa's interview with Tango Recuerdo?
No worries, it is in the archives already!! Check it out!!
http://www.recuerdoradio.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/Lexa%20Rosean%20English.mp3
http://www.recuerdoradio.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/Lexa%20Rosean%20Spanish.mp3

On the Importance of Playing Classic Tangos in the Milonga

On first going to the Milonga

dancing with strangers

Makes the night come alive

Within a few years, the strangers become friends. A few more years, they become family

After many more years, some die, some leave, with some you fall out

In the end, it must be D'Arienzo, Troilo, Tanturi that are counted on to always be there to  greet your ears

Tango Recuerdo revels in having a pillar of Argentine tango in the NYC community on the radio show tonight. Do not miss Lexa Rosean's candid interview with Mario and Maria. Tonight at 8:00 pm (EST). www.recuerdoradio.com

 

Join us for The Bad kitty, our charming and intimate milonga every Friday evening from 9:30-1am.
Hosted by Sarah la Rocca

This week our guest DJ is Lexa Roséan.
We are very pleased to have her with us.

Enjoy complimentary wine and snacks
BYOB is fine
Wonderful dance floor
Great music
Friendly ambiance

Admission $12 general public
Students at Dardo Galletto Studios $10

Dardo Galletto Studios

151 West 46th Street, 11th floor, New York, New York 10036

dulce de la respiración

I have to say this: NO DRAGON BREATH in the milongas! In case you did not learn this, there is a list of foods not to eat before you dance. (and if you do eat them, clean your teeth well and take a mint and check your breath often.)
The List
Garlic
Onion
Cucumber (can repeat)

I am missing a few. Can anyone add to this?

Salvados por las bolas y los senos

My first Argentine tango instructor taught me many cosas. Along with how to dance tango, there were also transmitted many codas y tradiciones, supersticiones, informacion cultural sobre Argentina - and of course - palabras sucias en Lunfardo.  All of these are necessary to dance the tango. These lessons, given almost two decades ago, still prove to be of immense value and they remain with me.

The other night, I arrived to the milonga early to set up to dj. The class was still in progress and I discovered right away that there was a problem with the sound system. The teacher, who usually sets the Pandora radio to teach, was using his iPod and apparently not happy about that as he prefers the radio with Fresedo. As I went to examine the sound equipment, I observed that many wires were tangled and the whole thing in general was a quilombo! Just at this point, I heard the tango "Adios Muchachos" begin to play. It seems, the teacher (expecting to use the radio) had not had time to prepare a playlist and was just playing the music in his iPod in alphabetical order.

The words of my teacher immediately came back to me... "It is muy mala suerte to play this song in the milonga. Even though it is a beautiful tango, we don't play it in the milonga because it was the last tango that Gardel and Le Pera wrote and recorded before they died in the plane crash in Medellín."
My teacher also told me what to do to ward off this bad luck should I ever hear this tango in a milonga. Without even thinking, I immediately shouted out this remedy to all in the room: "Todo el mundo toma su testiculo izquierdo o la mama izquierda immediatamente!"
"What!", I heard the organizer shout out.
Knowing that my español is not always clear, I repeated with even more urgency in English: "Everyone grab your left ball or left breast. NOW!"

The teacher, who was in the middle of teaching a cruzada, looked up in great surprise but nonetheless he repeated: "You heard what Lexa said! Gentleman - grab your left ball! Ladies, grab your left breast! Immediately!!!" He caught my air of urgency yet he retained his own element of complete surprise and bewilderment having no idea what this strange tango move I was suggesting was about. All the students and everyone in the room followed the instructions.
Then, on the last note of the infamous tango, a huge speaker on a stand (total weight of at least 70 lbs.) came crashing down. It missed my head and my laptop by a few inches and landed right where a lady would have been sitting had she not stood up to grab her left breast.

I am now convinced more than ever that the superstition is true.  Adios Muchachos is extremely bad luck and should not be played in the milonga. I am also convinced that the grabbing of the left breasts and left testicles worked and saved us all from disaster. After careful analysis, I realize it is more than just a superstition but a very spiritual ritual and psychoanalytical intervention. Adios Muchachos is about saying goodbye and Gardel and La Pera said the ultimate goodbye when they died in the plane crash. The song has now come to symbolize the death drive. The left side symbolizes the unconscious. The testicles are the containers for semen and the breasts are the containers of milk. Milk and Semen represent the libidinal or life drive. The Argentines are very wise. It seems important and advisable to reaffirm the life drive in the face of death.

It is also important to note that the management of the venue is now committed to cleaning up the quilombo so no such incident will ever happen again!
Deseando a todos buena suerte y buenos tangos!

DJ'ing TONIGHT!

Wednesday!
We've got snow!
--Got cross-country skis? skates? Come on over!
ESMERALDA'S will be at the Uke!
Where the weather outside is frightful, at the milonga it's just delightful!
@ Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, 140 2nd Av between St Marks & 9th Streets. E. Village
LEXA returns to DJ!
Dance 6 to 11:30--$10

MONDAYS ¡ESMERALDA'S TANGO OESTE! @ Mamajuana Cafe--570 Amsterdam Av, between 87-88th Streets--

"...and the crowd went wild"---Yes, the dancers love this charming, beautifully decorated venue with delicious food (optional always)--empanadas, quesadillas (muy barato)! Great menu!

Lexa DJ's with sensitivity and with imagination and with concern for the dancers.

Matthew joins me in an all level class and offers the same sensitivity! All have a blast!

6:30 to 7:30 Add $5 for the all-level class.

7:30 to 11:15 $10 Dance a lot

Near all West Side subways & buses  •  Parking after 7 or meters earlier.

Reservations recommended with parties 4 or more. Call me 212 777 6053.

LEXA will be DJ'ing every Monday night in January @

¡ESMERALDA'S TANGO OESTE!-

Upper West Side Milonga @Mamajuana Cafe! 

540 Amsterdam--87- 88th St. • NYC

(212) 362-1514

LEXA's returns to dj....  

AND THE PARTY CONTINUES!!

6:30-7:30 Add $5 for All Level Class w/guest teacher, MATTHEW Liam and Lucille. This is so much fun and so useful!

7:30-11:15-$10 Dance in the MOST CHARMING SPACE--everyone LOVES this venue--you will too! 

Near all West Side subways & buses  •  Parking after 7 or meters earlier.

Delicious eats (optional) including empanadas and quesadillas! Diners with 4 or more: Reservations encouraged.

For more info, please call: LUCILLE  212 777•6053.