Table of contents
Tango Intoxication may be purchased at Amazon.com
Chapter 1
Tango Negro: From Africa to Argentina
With an interview with Facundo Posadas
Chapter 2
My Story—My Tango
Chapter 3
My First Trip to Argentina:
Ten Days to Tango
Chapter 4
Feeling The Tango Tingle!
Chapter 5
A Student Awakening
Chapter 6
The Idea of Tango
Chapter 7
The Secret Society of Argentine Tango:
The Sub-Sub Culture of a Subculture
Chapter 8
Tango: Its Power to Change Lives
With interviews with Kathy Chan,
Daniela Pucci and Ciko Tanik
THE DANCE
Chapter 9
Disconnected Connectivity:
The Magic Between Two Dancers
Chapter 10
Lead and Follow
With additional insight from Marcelo “El Chino” Guiterrez, Tina Herreman and Mila Vigdorova
Chapter 11
Embrace Me, You!
Chapter 12
Music-ality
Chapter 13
Dancing Tango to Non-Tango Music
Chapter 14
Performance!
SOME THEORIES
Chapter 15
Questions: The Fear Factor
Chapter 16
Many Students Stop Dancing Prematurely
With additional insight from Volcan Sonmez
Chapter 17
Many Men Don’t Dance
With additional insight from Marcelo “El Chino” Guiterrez
Chapter 18
Many Women Do NOT Like to Dance Milonga-Researched Conclusions
With additional insight from Marcelo “El Chino” Guiterrez
Chapter 19
Why Won't You Dance With Me? Pissed and Depressed
With additional insight from Gustavo Benzecry Saba
Chapter 20
NY Tango vs. NY $urvival:
The Cost of Living in NY-The Cost of Tango ~ A Theory
Chapter 21
Ex-Pats in Buenos Aires:
The Paris of South America
With additional insight from Eva Karsza
and Marcelo “El Chino” Guiterrez
Chapter 22
Tango Floor Gender Wars! Tango Couple Fights
ADVENTURES IN TANGO HEALTH
and TANGO MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 23
Keep in Tip-Top-Tango Condition
With an interview with Miha Kim
Chapter 24
Tangofixation: The Psychology of Addiction-The Therapists Speak
With interviews with: Lionel R. Shockness-CSW-Life and Relationship Coach, Michele Rubin-LCSW, Dr. Susan Kavaler-Adler, Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst,
Gail A. Brown-Psychotherapist
and E. Maura Hays-MSSW, LCSW, CASAC
DANCING BETTER
Chapter 25
Top 3 Secret Short Cuts to
Better Tango Dancing
Chapter 26
What Does It Take to Dance Well?
The CAMP
With additional insight from Professor Richard P. Ebstein
Chapter 27
Study with Men AND Women!
Chapter 28
WELCOME TO ARGENTINA!
Simply GOING to Argentina Will
NOT Help You Dance Tango Better!
Chapter 29
Understanding Spanish Will
NOT Help You Dance Tango Better!
With additional insight from Gayle Gibbons Madeira, Hiroshi Yamao and Dyske Suematsu
Chapter 30
Practice Makes Not Perfect But…Better!
With additional insight from
Gustavo Benzecry Saba, Maria Jose Sosa and Iona Italia
TANGO EMOTIONS
Chapter 31
Tango Jealousy!
With additional insight from Professor Ralph Hupka and La Quita Cleare
Chapter 32
No Sex-Sex: The Concept
of Giving Pleasure
With additional insight from Tine Herreman and Mila Vigdorova
Chapter 33
Tango Is Not Sex
With additional insight from Juan Carlos Copes
Chapter 34
Sex Is Better Than Tango
Or Is Tango Is Better Than Sex?
With additional insight from Andrew Tarkin Coleman and Melina Sedo
Chapter 35
Same Sex Sacadas:
Men Dancing With Men-Women
Dancing With Women
With additional insight from Anton Person Gazenbeek, Lexa Rosean and Sidney Grant
TANGO TEACHERS
Chapter 36
The Dance Teacher, The Sex Symbol
Chapter 37
Motivation of Some, But Not All Dance Teachers
Chapter 38
Great Dancer, Horrible Teacher!
With additional insight from
William A. Draves
Chapter 39
HORRIBLE dancer, HORRIBLE teacher!
Chapter 40
Teachers Should Teach More Floor Craft!
With additional insight from Gustavo Benzecry Saba
Chapter 41
Some Rules of the Milonga:
The Place to Embrace
With additional insight from Gustavo Benzecry Saba
TANGO WISDOM
Chapter 42
MUSICAL MUSINGS!
A Brief Musicians View
With a conversation with Hector Del Curto
Chapter 43
Advice for Dancers: The Masters of Today Speak
With interviews with: Junior Cervila, Hector Del Curto, Jorge Torres, Maria Olivera, Gustavo Benzecry Saba,
Oliver Kolker and Julio Balmaceda
Chapter 44
The Masters of Yesterday: The Old-Timers Speak
With additional insight from Tioma Maloratsky
Chapter 45
Tango Then, Tango Now, Tango Next!
The Future of Tango As Some See It
With interviews with: Robin Thomas,
Adam Ashton Hoopengardener and Sid Grant
Chapter 46
Topical Tango Tidbits:
Bitches, Gripes and Boasts
With additional insight from: Jaimes Friedgen, Volcan Sonmez, Michael Nadtochi and Earl McKenzie
Tango Negro: From Africa to Argentina
With an interview with Facundo Posadas
Chapter 2
My Story—My Tango
Chapter 3
My First Trip to Argentina:
Ten Days to Tango
Chapter 4
Feeling The Tango Tingle!
Chapter 5
A Student Awakening
Chapter 6
The Idea of Tango
Chapter 7
The Secret Society of Argentine Tango:
The Sub-Sub Culture of a Subculture
Chapter 8
Tango: Its Power to Change Lives
With interviews with Kathy Chan,
Daniela Pucci and Ciko Tanik
THE DANCE
Chapter 9
Disconnected Connectivity:
The Magic Between Two Dancers
Chapter 10
Lead and Follow
With additional insight from Marcelo “El Chino” Guiterrez, Tina Herreman and Mila Vigdorova
Chapter 11
Embrace Me, You!
Chapter 12
Music-ality
Chapter 13
Dancing Tango to Non-Tango Music
Chapter 14
Performance!
SOME THEORIES
Chapter 15
Questions: The Fear Factor
Chapter 16
Many Students Stop Dancing Prematurely
With additional insight from Volcan Sonmez
Chapter 17
Many Men Don’t Dance
With additional insight from Marcelo “El Chino” Guiterrez
Chapter 18
Many Women Do NOT Like to Dance Milonga-Researched Conclusions
With additional insight from Marcelo “El Chino” Guiterrez
Chapter 19
Why Won't You Dance With Me? Pissed and Depressed
With additional insight from Gustavo Benzecry Saba
Chapter 20
NY Tango vs. NY $urvival:
The Cost of Living in NY-The Cost of Tango ~ A Theory
Chapter 21
Ex-Pats in Buenos Aires:
The Paris of South America
With additional insight from Eva Karsza
and Marcelo “El Chino” Guiterrez
Chapter 22
Tango Floor Gender Wars! Tango Couple Fights
ADVENTURES IN TANGO HEALTH
and TANGO MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 23
Keep in Tip-Top-Tango Condition
With an interview with Miha Kim
Chapter 24
Tangofixation: The Psychology of Addiction-The Therapists Speak
With interviews with: Lionel R. Shockness-CSW-Life and Relationship Coach, Michele Rubin-LCSW, Dr. Susan Kavaler-Adler, Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst,
Gail A. Brown-Psychotherapist
and E. Maura Hays-MSSW, LCSW, CASAC
DANCING BETTER
Chapter 25
Top 3 Secret Short Cuts to
Better Tango Dancing
Chapter 26
What Does It Take to Dance Well?
The CAMP
With additional insight from Professor Richard P. Ebstein
Chapter 27
Study with Men AND Women!
Chapter 28
WELCOME TO ARGENTINA!
Simply GOING to Argentina Will
NOT Help You Dance Tango Better!
Chapter 29
Understanding Spanish Will
NOT Help You Dance Tango Better!
With additional insight from Gayle Gibbons Madeira, Hiroshi Yamao and Dyske Suematsu
Chapter 30
Practice Makes Not Perfect But…Better!
With additional insight from
Gustavo Benzecry Saba, Maria Jose Sosa and Iona Italia
TANGO EMOTIONS
Chapter 31
Tango Jealousy!
With additional insight from Professor Ralph Hupka and La Quita Cleare
Chapter 32
No Sex-Sex: The Concept
of Giving Pleasure
With additional insight from Tine Herreman and Mila Vigdorova
Chapter 33
Tango Is Not Sex
With additional insight from Juan Carlos Copes
Chapter 34
Sex Is Better Than Tango
Or Is Tango Is Better Than Sex?
With additional insight from Andrew Tarkin Coleman and Melina Sedo
Chapter 35
Same Sex Sacadas:
Men Dancing With Men-Women
Dancing With Women
With additional insight from Anton Person Gazenbeek, Lexa Rosean and Sidney Grant
TANGO TEACHERS
Chapter 36
The Dance Teacher, The Sex Symbol
Chapter 37
Motivation of Some, But Not All Dance Teachers
Chapter 38
Great Dancer, Horrible Teacher!
With additional insight from
William A. Draves
Chapter 39
HORRIBLE dancer, HORRIBLE teacher!
Chapter 40
Teachers Should Teach More Floor Craft!
With additional insight from Gustavo Benzecry Saba
Chapter 41
Some Rules of the Milonga:
The Place to Embrace
With additional insight from Gustavo Benzecry Saba
TANGO WISDOM
Chapter 42
MUSICAL MUSINGS!
A Brief Musicians View
With a conversation with Hector Del Curto
Chapter 43
Advice for Dancers: The Masters of Today Speak
With interviews with: Junior Cervila, Hector Del Curto, Jorge Torres, Maria Olivera, Gustavo Benzecry Saba,
Oliver Kolker and Julio Balmaceda
Chapter 44
The Masters of Yesterday: The Old-Timers Speak
With additional insight from Tioma Maloratsky
Chapter 45
Tango Then, Tango Now, Tango Next!
The Future of Tango As Some See It
With interviews with: Robin Thomas,
Adam Ashton Hoopengardener and Sid Grant
Chapter 46
Topical Tango Tidbits:
Bitches, Gripes and Boasts
With additional insight from: Jaimes Friedgen, Volcan Sonmez, Michael Nadtochi and Earl McKenzie
Tango Intoxication may be purchased at Amazon.com