Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Cabeceo

Dedicated to Olga. You have to be quick with your eyes. There are two methods: the scattershot approach in which you scan the room quickly to see whose gaze you can capture and the targeted kill in which you stare … Continue reading

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Old wine in new bottles

A few weeks ago, one of my favourite old traditional milongas, Cachirulo, moved to a new place. The light, beautiful wooden-floored room in the city´s microcentro is no longer available, since the venue, evocatively named Plaza Bohemia, is up for sale. So … Continue reading

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