Author: Patricia Müller

186 Pages

In this book, we discover the code of honor of the ‘porteños’ dancers of the Tango Milonguero who have remained ‘uncontaminated’ by the tourism surrounding the Tango and who are more or less 70-80 years old. 

Blackness in Tango.
A story of love hidden in the notes

Writer: Mónica María Fumagalli

64 pages with colour illustrations and Photos.

Slaves took part in the founding of Buenos Aires and in the wars that shaped its destiny. One of the first bandoneón players in history was the son of slaves: it’s difficult to imagine tango as a creation indifferent to the presence of Blacks.

I Am Tango. Biography of Maria Nieves

Writer: María Oliva

134 pages illustrated with photos.

“Tango dance has something very special: it’s the communication within the couple. That is why when we dance it we feel an endless number of emotions, such as love…and hate. I was born to dance tango and I will die for my tango.”

I wanted to dance. Carlos Gavito: Life, passion and tango

Writer: Ricardo Plazaola

120 pages with 35 photos.

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CARLOS EDUARDO GAVITO (4/27/1943 – 7/1/2005) was born in La Plata, Argentina. He spent his youth in the barrio of Avellaneda (to the south of Greater Buenos Aires) and the rest of his life circling the globe.

Writer: Antón Gazenbeek

248 Pages, 97 Photos

During the dark years of military dictatorship, Tango had fallen into oblivion all over the world, even in Argentina. The “Tango Argentino” tango show was the show that led to the worldwide revival of interest in Tango. He made his debut in Paris, then conquered Broadway and, later, the whole world…

New Glossary of Tango Dance. Key Tango Argentino dance terms.

Writter: Gustavo Benzecry Sabá

96 pages illustrated with photos.

The New Glossary of Tango Dance comes is the result of a 10 year long thoughtful research. Its first edition, published in 2004 was an outstanding success. It´s demand all over the world made it be re-printed several times.

New Glossary of Tango Dance. Key Tango Argentino dance terms.

Writer: Gustavo Benzecry Sabá

96 Pages with photos + 1 DVD showing 285 Tango words and movements.

The New Glossary of Tango Dance comes is the result of a 10 year long thoughtful research. Its first edition, published in 2004 was an outstanding success. It´s demand all over the world made it be re-printed several times.

Writer: Mauricio Castro

128 pages.

Learning to dance tango. Looking and feeling great is only the beginning. Find out how some dancers learn faster and better than others. Understanding the solid principals of Tango Awareness will make your mind drift away into the comfort zone. Being yourself while you learn is easy.

Writer: Margareta Westergård

210 pages.

In this book, the strict rules, códigos, and behavioural patterns at the traditional milongas (dance halls) of Buenos Aires are described. They constitute a frame around the tango, which in its unique embrace, el abrazo, is danced here with more devotion and passion than in any other tango environment in the world.

Writer: Mariana Docampo

130 pages

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All dance spaces (with their traditions, their physical requirements, their gendered performances) can be thought of as political devices for the body and its practices. They are cultural zones where possible forms of life are rehearsed—often in an unconscious way. They set in motion new probable and improbable relationships among bodies.

TANGO. The Structure of the Dance 1. The key to its secrets revealed.

Writer: Mauricio Castro

130 pages with illustrations.

Mauricio Castro´s book offers a new system to help tha dancer creatively develop his/her tango using solidly established technical foundations.

TANGO. The Structure of the Dance 2. The Matrix.

Writer: Mauricio Castro

144 pages with illustrations.

Mauricio Castro´s book offers a new system to help tha dancer creatively develop his/her tango using solidly established technical foundations.

Writers: Gloria and Rodolfo Dinzel

NEW edition revised and updated

Translated by Martin Harvey, 152 pages with illustrations.

For the first time a literary work on tango dynamics attempts to dialogue about the technical and theoretical aspects of this dance, that is ¨porteña¨, and shows us to the world.

The History of Tango Dance (1800-1983)

Writer: Gustavo Benzecry Sabá

240 pages with illustrations.

In 2009, UNESCO declared the Argentine tango to be part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Preceding this honor, there is a long history of men and women that created the dance, giving form to a way of life.

Angels of the hearth, cabaret demons. Women and Tango

Writer: Mónica María Fumagalli

64 pages with colour illustrations and Photos.