Articles

Essential Tango (2002) - Exploring the depth of personal transformation and community building that social tango dancing facilitates. By Sharna Fabiano. This article was translated into Swedish for Tango Norte in 2003, and into Latvian and Russian for Tango Riga in 2004. An excerpt of the article was published in Contact Quarterly in the United States in 2004.

The Rise of Neotango Music (2003) - Contemporary trends in music for social tango dancing, particularly for the younger generation. By Sharna Fabiano.

Interview (2006) - Sharna is interviewed about NeoTango for the Eindhoven Tango Festival. PDF format, in English and Dutch. The interview was translated into German for TangoDanza in 2007.

Follower's Defaults (2007) - Insights and observations to help the student along the sometimes confusing path of learning improvised social tango. By Sharna Fabiano.

Passion Container (2008) - On the sensual possibilities of dancing tango. By Sharna Fabiano.

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Ultimate Partnering - An informed piece on the real meaning of imrpovised partnership in social dance, by Richard Powers, founder of the Stanford Tango Weeks, the very first tango festivals in North America. See also the complete list of Richard's articles.

Changing of the Codes (1998) - Observing how the roles of leader and follower have been influenced by contemporary changes in gender roles in western culture, by Daniel Trenner, one of the most important figures in the early development of tango in North America. See also the complete list of Daniel's articles.