The Ghosts on the Dance Floor ...

I went to tango last night - my first milonga for the year - at the wonderful Albert Hall. No, not the one in London, UK. This one is in Woodstock, Cape Town.

The Science of Tango

You wouldn't think that tango & science go together, would you? But look what I found in the latest Scientific American (Jul 2008) - an article about the neuroscience of dance that discusses a research study that was conducted using - wait for it - amateur tango dancers! I love how the lady in the PET scanner put on her fishnet stockings to get in the mood ...

A separate study found that tango dancing (in the form of a series of 20 tango classes) significantly improved mobility in patients with Parkinson's disease.

You can read the article (sans pictures) here.

Have a glorious week, darlings!

A package out of the blue ...

I was in a meeting this morning, at home, with the layout artist for a project I am working on, when .....

..... a white van screeched to a halt

...... and dropped a big bag

and

inside

the

bag

was ....

...... a rather beautiful box

and

inside

the

box was .....

Oh, oh, oh!! The most beautiful pair of tango shoes!!!

To a dear, dear friend, who shares my love of tango, and who knows how One Girl coveted One Very Particular Pair of Tango Shoes.

A big, heartfelt, joyful thank you!!!

A Tango Obsession

I have a confession to make. I am absolutely crazy in love with tango. It is an obsession with many positives, but also a good few negative aspects to it. I fall in love with it for a heady few months, and then come down to earth (sometimes literally ...) feeling depressed and tearful for a horrible few days, only to be lifted to new heights of ardour and passion, and then down to the depths of despair again. Oh dearie me. What a roller-coaster ride! What shall I do? I think I shall plan a tango outfit for the next tango salon and go totally overboard! Yes, that is it. A Donna Karan dress, shoes to die for from Viecouture, a swarovski cuff, delightful striped stockings, and just to be contrary a fierce pair of diamante frames. Come back, Carlos Gardel ....

For my next tango-post I will tell a little about tango in Cape Town ... In the meantime, drool over these lovely tango-shoes available from GretaFlora