Lexa's Interview with Tango Recuerdo

 

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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

Argentine TangoLovers of Long Island present:

                 VINTAGE TANGO MILONGA

                 Sunday, Oct 27th, 2013

                 Mirelle's, 170 Post Ave. Westbury

                 7pm to 11pm

                 D.J. Lexa Rosean

                 Performers: Walter Perez and Leonardo Sardella

                 All Vintage clothing encouraged '20s, '30s, '40s!!

                

LIBERTAD@Lafayette with LIVE MUSIC Wed Sep 1

Burleigh and Eli will be playing. We will play some classics like Milonga Sentimental.

LIBERTAD@LAFAYETTE
ARGENTINE TANGO every Wednesday.

Wednesday Sep 1, 2010
...8:00pm - 1:00am
Lafayette Grill
54 franklin Street bet. Broadway & Lafayette
New York, NY


$12 INCLUDES FREE BEGINNER TANGO LESSON @ 8pm with Lexa
Intermediate/Adv Tango lesson 8:30-9:30pm with Lexa ($5 extra for int. class)

Live Music Set with Burleigh and Eli
DJ Lexa
Hosts Magdalena y Lexa


......This week, Lexa shares a little of her tango magic as guest teacher at LIBERTAD. Lexa teaches Calesitas and walking on the dark side in close embrace.
Lexa is the co-host of LIBERTAD milonga and 2008 US Stage Tango Champion (with Gayle Madeira). She also held #3 position in US Salon Tango for 3 consecutive years (2007-2009) with Kumi Ueki, Gayle Madeira, and Sarah La Rocca. Lexa has been dancing tango since 1995. Lexa taught at DanceSport, and now teaches privately, as well as djs, and performs - but her most favorite aspect of Argentine tango is to dance socially.


Full bar and diner available, ample seating

Lafayette Grill 54 Franklin Street
(bet. Broadway & Lafayette)
Subways 6, N, Q, R, W, A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 J, M, Z to Canal Street
212 732 5600
www.lafayettegrillandbar.net
free parking available

LIBERTAD@LAFAYETTE
ARGENTINE TANGO every Wednesday.

Wednesday Aug 18 2010
8:00pm - 1:00am
Lafayette Grill
54 franklin Street bet. Broadway & Lafayette
New York, NY


$12 INCLUDES FREE BEGINNER TANGO LESSON @ 8pm with Lexa
Intermediate/Adv Tango lesson 8:30-9:30pm with Lexa
($5 extra for intermediate class)

......This week, Lexa shares a little of her tango magic as guest teacher at LIBERTAD. Learn to both LOOK & FEEL good on the dancefloor. Intermediate lesson: Cut to the Chase - how to lead and follow Ocho Cortados and variations on them.

Lexa is the co-host of LIBERTAD milonga and 2008 US Stage Tango Champion (with Gayle Madeira). She also held #3 position in US Salon Tango for 3 consecutive years (2007-2009) with Kumi Ueki, Gayle Madeira, and Sarah La Rocca. Lexa has been dancing tango since 1995. Lexa taught at DanceSport, and now teaches privately, as well as djs, and performs - but her most favorite aspect of Argentine tango is to dance socially.

DJ Lexa
Hosts Magdalena y Lexa

Full bar and diner available, ample seating

Lafayette Grill 54 Franklin Street
(bet. Broadway & Lafayette)
Subways 6, N, Q, R, W, A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 J, M, Z to Canal Street
212 732 5600
www.lafayettegrillandbar.net
free parking available

LIBERTAD@Lafayette - LIVE MUSIC & Performance

LIBERTAD@Lafayette with LIVE MUSIC & Performance

Wednesday Aug 11 2010
8:00pm - 1:00am
Lafayette Grill
54 franklin Street bet. Broadway & Lafayette
New York, NY

LIBERTAD@LAFAYETTE ARGENTINE TANGO
$12 INCLUDES FREE BEGINNER TANGO LESSON @ 8pm with Lexa
Intermediate/Adv Tango lesson 8:30-9:30pm with Eva Carrozza
($5 extra for intermediate class)

......This week, Eva Carrozza continues as our guest teacher and has
some beautiful tango moves in store for you.

DJ Lexa
AND LIVE MUSIC SET WITH Burleigh
Performance at 11pm with Eva & Dante Polichetti
Hosts Magdalena y Lexa

Full bar and diner available, ample seating

Lafayette Grill 54 Franklin Street
(bet. Broadway & Lafayette)
Subways 6, N, Q, R, W, A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 J, M, Z to Canal Street
212 732 5600
www.lafayettegrillandbar.net
free parking available

Alicia Cruzado y Lexa TANGO

Opening of LIBERTAD @ Lafayette 9Jun2010

Every Wed @ Lafayette Grill
54 Franklin (bet. Broadway & Lafayette) NYC

Los 33 Orientales Carlos Di Sarli

Alicia Cruzado y Lexa Milonga

Opening of LIBERTAD @ Lafayette
Every Wed @ Lafayette Grill
54 Franklin (bet. Broadway & Lafayette) NYC
La Milonga Que Faltaba Edgardo Donato

LIBERTAD @ Lafayette

Opening June 9 with special guest teacher Alicia Cruzado.
Performance with Alicia y Lexa
DJ Lexa
Your Hosts - Magdalena y Lexa

LIBERTAD @ LAFAYETTE on Wednesdays
Lafayette Grill
54 Franklin Street
(bet. Broadway & Lafayette) 212-732-5600 - free parking available
$12 admission includes free glass of wine
8pm beg lesson
8:45pm Intermediate lesson
Milonga till 1am
DJ Lexa
Hosts Magdalena y Lexa

Nos vemos

Milonga del Cielo in March WIN A TANGO PORTRAIT, ARGENTINE FOLKLORE & LIVE MUSIC

Milonga del Cielo Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion 10 East 39th St (Madison & 5th Ave) 8:30pm beg tango lesson 9:30pm-1:30am Milonga $14 includes class, milonga, sushi & Chinese buffet $8 milonga only Host & DJ Lexa

Here's our schedule for March 2010 at Cielo
Hope to see you there!


Tuesday March 2, 2010
Closing night of the exhibition of "Tango Manhattan," photographs by
Michelle DeBlasi, at Cielo

Win a chance to see your own tango moment immortalized in a work of
art in tonight's grand prize drawing, during the final night of the
"Tango Manhattan" photography exhibition at Cielo! Come and dance
among these captivating images of New York City's tango community, and
take one home with you - all of the exhibition's beautifully framed or
mounted prints and limited-edition gallery wrapped canvases will be
for sale tonight. More milonga specials, offered tonight only:

Gift with purchase of any print 12x18 or larger
Last chance to purchase signed copies of the "Tango Manhattan" book in
softcover at the discounted price of $30
Special drawings for prizes every hour including mini-prints, mounted
8x12 prints, and autographed photo books!
Grand prize of a "tango candid" by the artist! Immortalize your own
tango moment in a beautiful fine-art photograph!
Tuesday Mar 9 Opening of Mark S. Millen Photography Exhibition
Photographic studies include architectural, landscape, scenic, macro
and abstract.
Also special beg/int class with Lexa introducing the orquestas del
tango 8:30-9:30pm

Tuesday Mar 16 Chacarera class with Genoveva Baez Back by Popular
Demand! 8:30-9:30pm

Tuesday Mar 23 Live Music! Zum Tango with Musa, Zoe, y bUrleigh
Tuesday Mar 30 CLOSED FOR PESACH.


Every Tues Night - Milonga del Cielo 10 East 39th St
Host & DJ Lexa plays a mix of traditional, alternative, and nuevo
tangos and she also is happy to take musical requests.
Parking on the block
A few short steps from Grand Central 4,5,6 trains

Full bar and we have Sports Wii -
Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Boxing AND
WE TANGO
Same Sex/Opposite Sex Dancing Welcome

Milonga del Cielo in February-Chacarera, Chinese New Year, Candombe!!!

Milonga del Cielo has some wonderful Tuesdays in store for you this month.

Tuesday Feb 9
8:30PM SPECIAL CHACARERA CLASS
Come and learn this beautiful Argentine folkloric dance from an expert. You'll never have to sit out the chacarera again. And if you've already had some lessons - come and brush up your chacarera with this special class taught by Genoveva Baez. Genoveva started dancing folklore at age of 10 and by the age of 15 she was already part of a traveling dancing group.
Participated many times in tv shows as well as in the international fiesta de la Vendimia in Mendoza Argentina.
She taught folklore in different private schools in Argentina.
The class will be one hour and inbetween the tangos, valses, y milongas, we will dance many chacareras (and Genoveva will dance a samba for us too).

Tuesday Feb 16
Chinese New Year Milonga
Wear your Qipao / Cheongsam or wear RED for good luck for the New Year. Ivy will have Special Chinese feast for the New Year and even some Chinese tangos along with our Argentine favorites!

Tuesday Feb 23
"Like the beatbeatbeat of the 'tambor'
When the jungle shadows fall
Like the tictictoc of the stately clock
as it stands against the wall..."
That's right- I'm calling youyouyou!
It's time once again for Cielo's "Let's Pretend it's SUMMER" Milonga. Last year we took you to Hawaii with authentic hula performance & you tango'd with tiki gods & live Hawaiian swing cortinas. This year we're going to the steamy hot jungles of Africa and the sexy beaches of Uruguay to learn about an ancient beat that heralded the birth of tango.
Live Candombe performance from Uruguay. Live drumming cortinas and show with Arturo Prendez. Featuring Tambor Piano, Tambor Chico y Tambor Repique!!!
Dress for the heat.
Men - take half off get half off on house drinks.

Milonga del Cielo
Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion
10 East 39th St (Madison & 5th Ave)
8:30pm beg tango lesson
9:30pm-1:30am Milonga
$14 includes class, milonga, and sushi & Chinese buffet
$8 milonga only
Host & DJ Lexa plays a mix of traditional, alternative, and nuevo
tangos and she also is happy to take musical requests.

Parking on the block
A few short steps from Grand Central 4,5,6 trains

Full bar and we have Sports Wii -
Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Boxing AND
WE TANGO
Same Sex/Opposite Sex Dancing Welcome

Cielo Tango Performance Jan 12 2010

Alicia Cruzao y Aldo Romero
Jan 12 2010
Una Emoción Ricardo Tanturi/Campos
gracias to Miguel Alvarez for wonderful filming

Cielo Vals Performance Jan 12 2010

Alicia Cruzado y Aldo Romero
Jan 12 2010
Francia D'Arienzo
gracias to Miguel Alvarez for wonderful filming.

Cielo Milonga Performance Jan 12 2010

Alicia Cruzado y Aldo Romero
Milonga Performance at Cielo Jan 12 2010
gracias to Miguel Alvarez for wonderful filming.

Cielo Milonga reopens Tuesday Jan 12

Feliz Ano Nuevo Milongueros!
Cielo will be closed this coming Tuesday Jan 5. We're taking a break to rest up from all the New Year festivities. Please join us on Tuesday Jan 12. Special performance by Alicia Cruzado y Aldo Romero.
Milonga del Cielo
Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion
10 East 39th St (Madison & 5th Ave)
8:30pm beg tango lesson
9:30pm-1:30am Milonga
$14 includes class, milonga, and sushi & Chinese buffet
$8 milonga only
Host & DJ Lexa plays a mix of traditional, alternative, and nuevo tangos and she also is happy to take musical requests.

Parking on the block
A few short steps from Grand Central 4,5,6 trains

Full bar and we have Sports Wii -
Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Boxing AND
WE TANGO
Same Sex/Opposite Sex Dancing Welcome

Cielo in December

Come and Tango at Cielo in December!

Friday Dec 25 Special Christmas Day Milonga
2pm - 6pm Holiday Dinner Served

Tuesday Dec 29 Last Cielo milonga of 2009
Champagne & Tango

Come and tango at Cielo
Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion
10 East 39th St
between Madison & 5th Ave
8:30pm beg tango lesson
9:30pm - 1:30am milonga
$14 includes class, milonga, and sushi & Chinese buffet
$8 milonga only
Host & DJ Lexa plays a mix of traditional, alternative, and nuevo tangos and she also is happy to take musical requests.

Parking on the block
A few short steps from Grand Central 4,5,6 trains

Full bar and we have Sports Wii -
Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Boxing AND
WE TANGO
Same Sex/Opposite Sex Dancing Welcome

Thanks to all who joined us for these special Milongas IN DEC 2009

Tues Dec 1
TANGO MANHATTAN An Intimate portrait of New York City's Argentine Tango community in photographs.
Michelle DeBlasi has exquisitely captured the heart and soul of NYC's tango dancers and her photographs are a thing of beauty.
Gallery show opening and book signing at Cielo!!!
Book and limited edition prints. A perfect holiday gift for any tango aficionado!
Visit www.nytangophoto.com to order

Tues Dec 8
Book signing and Reading of IT TAKES TWO by Patrizia Chen.
"a sexy, fast-paced, entertaining novel about the ecstasy of tango dancing, It Takes Two reads like a soulful tango: irresistible, exotic, and sensual."
Come and join us at Cielo to celebrate New York Tanguera and Author Patrizia Chen. Esa! We will be raffling away one free book with entrance ticket to milonga.

Tues Dec 15
CHANUKAH MILONGA (the 5th night of Chanukah)
Classic ARGENTINE, Yiddish and Hebrew tangos and LIVE YIDDISH & LADINO CORTINAS with Lexa and der Arbeter Ring Choir.
Special performance by Itsik un Shpitsik Glick the dancing Chasidishe Brothers will treat us with a Yiddish Swing!
CHINESE LATKES! in addition to sushi and Chinese buffet
Schnapps, Mashke, Dreydls, gelt, tango, vals, milonga, AND we will light the Chanukah Menorah.
WHAT A BARGAIN for only $15.
Kumt lomir ale tantsn un essen un trinkn!!!
Chag Samayach y nos vemos!!!

Tuesday Dec 22 Winter Solstice Milonga
Wear White
Lexa will give a blessing for the Solstice to all present


Nos Vemos :-)

Helen La Vikinga y Lexa Roséan tango

Barba de Choclo Di Sarli
15 September 2009
1 year anniversary of Milonga del Cielo
NYC

Helen La Vikinga y Lexa Roséan MIlonga

Relíquias Porteñas
Canaro
15 September 2009
1 year anniversary of Milonga del Cielo
NYC

Helen La Vikinga y Lexa Roséan y Max Gonzalez canto y baile

Max sings Nostalgias A cappella
La Vikinga y Lexa dance
15 September 2009
1 year anniversary of Milonga del Cielo
NYC