Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Dec 11, 2009, 9:51 pm
Our last performance was at a milonga at the studio where I first started learning tango. Talk about coming full circle. I haven’t been back there since I started training with my dance partner...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Oct 26, 2009, 11:05 pm
New teaching session begins and as always, tango drama isn’t far behind. Every Monday before a new “cycle”, I am strongly tempted to say “Hit it!” before walking into the...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Oct 25, 2009, 12:59 am
We had a performance last month, which, as I thought then, was probably our best one yet. An acquaintance recorded it on my camera and as I watched it over and over again, for the first time in my lif...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Oct 19, 2009, 12:51 am
I have several posts where I discourse at length on tango, teacup pigs, and world peace, but while hunting for appropriate photos for aforementioned posts I found something that distracted me complete...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Oct 5, 2009, 10:52 pm
It’s been a while since I’ve shown my face at the milonga scene. Usually I go through stages, those being: Go Out Every Night or Avoid Milonga Like Plague. I’m not really big on mil...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Sep 25, 2009, 12:35 am
Once upon a time, in a hot South American city – let’s call it Buenos Aires, there was a ballerina. She was a very talented dancer and chose to pursue ballet professionally. But something ...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Sep 22, 2009, 1:40 pm
Everyone has their favorite tango couple. For some, it’s Geraldine and Javier. For others, it’s Julio and Corina. For me it will always be Guillermina and Roberto. Maybe it’s becaus...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Aug 31, 2009, 10:17 pm
Whenever I feel lost or torn or both, I start reading Coelho’s The Alchemist. The book has some sort of magical effect on me – it’s calming and helps me put things in perspective. I ...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Aug 30, 2009, 8:41 pm
Only instead of the handicapped sign, there should be two people dancing tango. Some part – a very small, cynical part of me – is whispering, “never say never, my dear, never say ne...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Aug 27, 2009, 9:43 pm
Dane Shitagi had an amazing idea – shoot ballerinas in New York from a fashion photography/magical realism point of view. Ballet is very proper, very classical, very…cold, almost. His phot...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Aug 25, 2009, 11:37 pm
I am not sure what brought on this sudden friending frenzy on Facebook. Only instead of me friending well-known members of tango society, apparently the tables have turned. Now it’s yours truly,...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Aug 24, 2009, 12:40 pm
The setting: Upper East Side café Time: Yesterday afternoon Characters: Two Italian sisters – one is 24, the other is 27. The two of them got some bagels and then Something happened. This ol...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Aug 19, 2009, 12:24 am
I really think I am going to set some sort of a schedule for myself about writing in this thing. I hide behind the excuse of not having enough time or being exhausted, but the fact is that I can’...
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Mademoiselle N. posted an article on Eyes Wide Shut - Jul 19, 2009, 12:38 am
Summer has hit and summer has hit hard. There’s no desire to write – too drained after endless practices, rehearsals, and teaching. No, not complaining, though perhaps that is what it sou...
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