Tango Pulse Milonga is the third Saturday of each month, location varies
Consult the Regional Calendar for details
Hartford Tango - check the regional calendar. Dates float
September 22nd Hartford CT Hartford Area Tango Society Milonga
Octobr 27th Hartford CT Hartford Area Tango Society Milonga
El Pulpo y
Luiza Festival in BA Nov. 10th - 17th 2007
Jackie will guest DJ
We attended a milonga (El Pulpo's birthday bash) at Ideal and spend much of time enjoying the ambiance and watching the dancers. We loved the music - the tandas flowed and created energy - "logical" but emotionally stirring. The cortinas were pleasing and provided just the right mood for transition.
"The Argentians sure know how to DJ a milonga", we said. "They even make the traditional stuff exciting".
(We love all tango music but are passionate about nuevo) It turned out that the DJ wasn't Argentinean by nationality at all - it was Jackie Wong. She also played a couple of sets of new music and they fit with total comfort into the overall flow of the evening. > Everyone got what they wanted, elegantly presented.
The dance floor was always full and the only regret was that the evening had to end at 1 am.
Saturday, Jackie showed us her talents and skills as a renowned DJ playing an evening of
traditional Argentine tango music that would warm the heart of any milonguero.
Rick Barbarash, St. Louis August 2005
thank you for putting up your site, especially the neotango zone...
After listening to your choice of samples, I went out and got 4 of the albums and ordered one from Spain.
I like the way you think about pushing the limits.great.." from Montreal Canada
" I loved the mix of music that Jackie chose. Something for everyone.
Traditonal to the edge of the newest in Tango music. Thanx for the ride Jackie!"
Karen Jaffe - Instructor and Organizer for Quantum Tango in Ashville, NC
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Jackie's DJing?
To me it´s just like her...
First of all: bold and innovative.
She plays very interesting non tango music so people can experience dancing tango with more than just traditional or conventional tango.
It´s normally a "dangerous" field, but she does it gracefully and with very good taste. She is caring with the dancers in the sense that she is connected to their energies and needs in a way that she "feeds" them the music they want to dance to
(or that they "would" want to dance to).
She has a large variety of styles that she can offer and she is generous and open minded enough to consider what people want
and not just what she personally would listen to.
When she plays music it never gets boring and the milonga flows with a whole spectrum that goes from fun, exciting, energetic to romantic, relaxed and nostalgic.
Luiza Paes |