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LATIN AMERICA - Region is Next destination for Gaïa Assoc., a Non-Profit aiming at providing educational supplies and fostering cultural exchanges

Julie Verbert — 2009-07-02T10:04:52Z

York, United Kingdom - June 30, 2009.
As part of their developmental aid project, launched in 2001 to help children in developing countries, Gaïa Assoc. will be visiting Peru and Guatemala in August 2009. Gaïa Assoc. is currently traveling around the world in order to provide local schools with educational supplies and to foster cultural exchanges among various countries.
The first project carried out by what was to become Gaïa Assoc. took place in Vanuatu, Oceania, in 2003. Through this (…)

- Latin America and the Caribbean / enfance / infancia, América Latina, éducation / educación, associations / associaciones, France, ONGs

Conclusions

Julie Verbert — 2008-08-28T09:13:25Z

For slightly more than a century, tango has developed from Argentina across Latin America and Europe, conquering the rest of the world. Indeed, it was a fashionable phenomenon in Paris, but also in Spain, Britain, Italy, Germany (Salas 1989, 126), and in Japan (Ferrer and Del Priore 1999, preface). Since then, its popularity has not faded. In fact, modern tango music styles are blooming - mostly coming from Argentina -, tango magazines are still widespread, dancing festivals and workshops (…)

- The female tango dancer's costume - Julie Verbert / Argentina, France, recherche universitaire / academia, arts / artes, culture / cultura

Section 3. Tango returns to Buenos Aires

Julie Verbert — 2008-08-28T09:13:17Z

3-1 Further evolution of tango
After its trip to France, tango was considerably altered. From 1917 onward, because of Gardel, as mentioned before, tango was no longer music and dance only, but it also turned into poetics (Archetti 1996, 105). Although an analysis of tango lyrics would deviate from this dissertation's topic, it does seem relevant to mention its importance, as this aspect is the most essential cause of tango transformation and acceptance in Argentina.
Following our (…)

- The female tango dancer's costume - Julie Verbert / Argentina, recherche universitaire / academia, arts / artes, culture / cultura

Section 2. Tango in France

Julie Verbert — 2008-08-28T09:13:09Z

2-1 The female tango dancer
There is no clear agreement on how tango reached France. Although stories and facts seem to have been mixed, according to Zalko (2001, 13) for instance, sailors are thought to be the ones who brought tango across the ocean and spread it in Europe by distributing music sheets in harbours, Marseille apparently being the first. Salas (1989, 122) also offers the opinion of other authors who claim, in contrast, that crew members spread it secretly. Apprill (1998, (…)

- The female tango dancer's costume - Julie Verbert / Argentina, France, recherche universitaire / academia, arts / artes, culture / cultura

Section 1. Tango in Buenos Aires

Julie Verbert — 2008-08-28T09:12:58Z

1-1 Background
Numerous researchers have been speculating about the origins of tango, studying its etymology for instance, but have been unable to reach an agreement. Most of them presume that it stems from Africa, but the debate is still open and it may be quite dangerous to strike up the conversation with a tanguero to find out, for example, whether tango was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, or in Montevideo, Uruguay (Aguiar 2001, 4).
What seems to be certain though, in conformity (…)

- The female tango dancer's costume - Julie Verbert / Argentina, recherche universitaire / academia, arts / artes, culture / cultura

Table of contents and introduction

Julie Verbert — 2008-08-28T09:12:47Z

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Tango in Buenos Aires 1-1 Background 1-2 The first female tango dancers and their costumes 1-3 Social environment and the female tango costume
2. Tango in France 2-1 The female tango dancer 2-2 The female tango costume in France 2-3 The role of women in society as expressed in tango
3. Tango returns to Buenos Aires 3-1 Further evolution of tango 3-2 The modern female tango costume and shoes
Conclusions
Introduction
What is tango? (…)

- The female tango dancer's costume - Julie Verbert / Argentina, France, arts / artes, culture / cultura