Tango Uncorked

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Hello everyone,
Tonight we will be hosting Tango Cafe LIVE from this platform.
Yes Tango Uncorked will be a live podcast tonight at 9:30pm.

You can call in and chat with us or just listen to us chat together. We may play some music, we may raise a glass, who knows.

See you all tonight!

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This will work via Venmo and Paypal.

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Tango Uncorked #20 - Tiffany Trotter - The importance of asking questions and debate

I sat down with Tiffany Trotter this past weekend at her place in Brooklyn. Tiffany started dancing tango back in the mid 90's and work with some of the earliest influences in the United States. After taking some time off she got back into tango and shares her stories with us.
We also discuss her interest and work as a history teacher and how history can't always be trusted. 

Tango Uncorked #19 - Wei Wang - "Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal is literally why I am sitting here right now!"

I sat down with the very interesting Wei Wang this week. We had a nice chat about his life growing up in China, England, and eventually Canada before moving to Flushing Queens. I've known Wei for a long time and he has always been a very interesting guy. I really enjoyed our conversation and learning more about him. Don't miss the story about Smooth Criminal either. It's especially funny.

Tango Uncorked #18 - Dagny Miller - "Be gentle to your past self."

This week we sit down with Dagny Miller from NYC. I had a really nice time chatting with Dagny and learning about her journey from being a med student and then stumbling into being a personal chef. Her ideas about art and creativity and her positive outlook. It was a good time for me to have this conversation and I hope you get as much inspiration from it as I did.

Tango Uncorked #17 - Jason Koo - Things that matter take time

Today I am chatting with my good friend Jason Koo. He is a writer, a rabid Cleveland sports fan, and an all around interesting human.
He is the FOUNDER of Brooklyn Poets which he started back in 2012.

I wanted to put his poem, written for Robin Thomas, here but it's a pdf and I can't cut and paste it so I am adding a link to his website.

jasonykoo.com

There you can check out his writings and purchase some of his books. The poem written for Robin is called, "Close Embrace." 
Enjoy.

Tango Uncorked #16 - Natalie Laruccia - The James Bond of Tango

This week we sit down with Natalie Laruccia. I was at a party a few months ago and chatting with Natalie when she began telling me all these interesting and crazy stories about her experience growing up and living in Buenos Aires and immediately I knew we had to do a pod together. I am sure you will enjoy and relate to a lot of her experiences. Enjoy.

Tango Uncorked #15 - Craig Herrington - "A teacher needs to know what a student doesn't need to know." 4/4

For my final part of the 4 part series recorded in Cleveland Ohio at the Tango Bowling Marathon I sit down with Craig Herrington who is from Cleveland Ohio. He has a lot of interesting points regarding learning and teaching that I really enjoyed discussing with him. Hope you enjoy the conversation.

Tango Uncorked #14 - Pooja Kumar - A taste of Austin 3/4

Part 3/4 of the Cleveland Series. I sit and chat with Pooja Kumar of Austin Texas. We chat about life in the the blue dot of Texas and reminisce about life in NYC.

Pooja runs, Guardia Vieja productions. She creates tango events in Austin that have already become legendary. 

Tango Uncorked #13 - Rod Relucio - The colonoscopy episode 2/4

Part 2 of the Cleveland Series and I am chatting with Rod Relucio from Chicago. Rod works with Jenny Teeters and together they have had a wonderful impact on the community in Chicago. Today we sit down and talk about everything from the Bulls to the Butts. It's a really fun conversation and I hope you enjoy it.

Tango Uncorked #12 - Catherine Young - "The perfect step." Cleveland Series Part 1/4

I went to Cleveland this past weekend for the 8th Cleveland Tango Bowling Marathon and grabbed a few people to sit and chat with. My first guest was Catherine Young from Madison Wisconsin.We chat about her time in the arts, working in tango in Madison, and also her idea of the perfect step.
It's a fun conversation.