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    The document provides a summary of various books related to tango, including guides, histories, and instructional materials. It describes over 20 books that cover topics like essential tango experiences in Buenos Aires, the history and origins of tango music, biographies of famous tango artists, philosophical analyses of tango dancing, and instructional guides to learning common tango figures and techniques. The books are from publications in Germany, England, France, and Argentina and range from general interest books to academic theses to instruction manuals.

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    The document discusses several books related to tango, including guides to the tango scene in Buenos Aires, the history and culture of tango, philosophical and erotic aspects of tango dancing, and instructional books on how to dance tango.

    Some of the books mentioned include De Dios H.'s guide to tango in Buenos Aires, Turner D.'s book on passion for tango, Collier et al.'s book on the history and culture of tango, and Nau-Klapwijk N.'s book providing background information on tango. Reichardt D.'s book contains texts of tangos and bibliographic details. Copes J.C.'s book gives an introduction to dancing tango and shows figures.

    The book by Rodolfo Dinzel contains many details about what constitutes tango as a dance. He was a member of the famous 'Tango Argentino' show in the 1980s and teaches at the Universidad de Tango in Buenos Aires.

    • De Dios H.: Tango Buenos Aires Map Guide.

    Buenos Aires:De Dios


    Editores, 2003. ISBN 987-9445-13-9. Available at
    www.gonetomorrow.com.
    Guide and street map to the tango scene in the heart of Buenos Aires.
    Where to go to have the top ten essential tango experiences. Provides
    descriptions and shows the location of 101 places associated with tango.
    Provides addresses and phone numbers. Describes the top 20 tango
    clubs/places, called milongas. 3-day tango-related itinerary. Essential
    discography from the origins of the Guardia Vieja to the post-Piazzolla era
    Vanguard. Also a brief history of tango. Internet sites, radios, magazines,
    television, newspapers, books. Laminated.

    • Turner D.: A Passion for Tango. Dingley:Dingley Press, 2004. ISBN 0-


    9547083-0-X.

    • Collier S., Cooper A., Azzi M.S., Martin R.: !Tango! - Mehr als nur ein
    Tanz, München:Heyne, 1995. ISBN 3-453-09100-0. (The English version
    appeared under the title !Tango! at Thames and Hudson, London, 1995).
    Nicely written and informative, with excellent pictures. A beautiful tea-table
    book on tango. (2000)

    • Nau-Klapwijk N.: Tango Dimensionen. München:Kastell, 1999. ISBN 3-


    924592-65-9.
    The book gives many informations newcomers to the world of tango would
    like to know, and it is also of interest to people who are already acquainted
    with the tango, not to forget a large number of historic and contemporary
    photographs. This book is one of the few books that deal not only with the
    roots of tango and the music, but to a large extent with the dance, which is
    of course due to Nicole's lng-time experience as a tango dancer, tango
    teacher and tango performer. Although the book deals also with the
    technique of the dance, I would not consider it a teaching manual, but
    rather as an indispensable companion that offers a lot of background on
    the tango. Recommended! (Note: the book is in German)

    • Sartori R., Steidl P.: Tango. Die einende Kraft des tanzenden Eros.
    München:Hugendubel, 1999. ISBN: 3896313290.
    A very nicely written book about philosophical, esoteric and erotic aspects
    of the tango dance. When you dance tango, you will often experience the
    kind of déja-vue, thinking that exactly the thing described has happened to
    you, too, or you would phrase it in a similar way (at least this is what
    happened to me). The book does not cover the history of tango. It is no
    manual on how to (learn to) dance tango.

    • Sartori R.: Tango, Tanz des Herzens. Ein Unterrichtsbuch zum


    Argentinischen Tango. 1999. ISBN: 3980379566. (2000)
    • Reichardt D.: Tango, Verweigerung und Trauer, Frankfurt:Suhrkamp,
    1984. ISBN 3-518-37587-3.
    It contains a wealth of material: texts of tangos in Spanish (and German),
    bibliographic details, etc.
    o pp. 1-185 history and background information
    o pp.188-397 texts of more than 90 tangos
    o pp.399-431 notes (incl. basic tango bibliography with 33 entries and
    short vitae of tango composers and interpreters)
    o pp.432-450 discography. (1997)

    • Hanna G.: Así bailaban el tango, Berlin:Metro, 1993. ISBN 3-928282-04-2.


    Strongly recommended. A review can be found here.

    • Dinzel R.: El Tango - Una Danza, Buenos Aires:Corregidor, 1994. ISBN


    950-05-0793-5.
    A fascinating book by one of the masters. Rodolfo Dinzel was a member
    of the famous "Tango Argentino" show in the 80's and he is a teacher at
    the Universidad de Tango in Bs.As. The book contains many details about
    what constitutes the tango as a dance.
    This book is also available in German and in English from Abrazos books.

    • Copes J.C.: Let's Dance Tango / Bailemos Tango (span./engl.), Buenos


    Aires:La Canción, 1989. ISBN 950-22-0303-8.
    Copes - one of the best known tango maestros today - gives a good
    introduction to the dance and shows about ten figures together with
    diagrams and pictures. I like it. (2000)

    • Salas H.: El Tango. Un Guía Definitiva. Buenos Aires:Aguilar, 1996.


    An encyclopedia with (mostly) biographic data of tango personalities.
    Includes an annex on music, dance, and other useful information.
    Definitely worth its money. (2000)

    • Negro H., Pastor S.: El Tango y sus Poetas.Cortizo. ISBN 950-590-024-4.


    An anthology of tango texts, grouped by authors. Collected by Hector
    Negro, with drawings and pictures by Sigfredo Pastor. (2000)

    • Janke E.: Tango - Die Berührung, Giessen:Focus, 1984. ISBN 3-88349-


    312-0.
    This book includes a single record with two pieces by Piazzolla. (2000)

    • Labraña L., Sebastián A.: Tango - Introducción a la Historia del Tango,


    Buenos Aires:Libros de Tierra Firme, 1988.
    This is a printed version of the authors' diploma thesis on the history of
    tango. (1997)
    • Christin P., Goetzinger A.: Le Tango du Disparu, Flammarion, 1989. ISBN
    2-08-066201-5.
    A tango comics book. Neither scientific nor technical... but romantic
    people like me will like it. (1997)

    • Aravena J.: El Tango - Die Geschichte von Carlos Gardel, Berlin:Transit,


    1989. ISBN 3-88747-055-9.
    As the title says: the history of Carlos Gardel. (1997)

    • Bottomer P.: Tango Argentino - The Technique, Toton:Sounds


    Sensational, 1990. ISBN 0-9517243-0-4.
    About 100 figures described in detail. A detailled review is available here.
    (1997)

    • Savigliano M.E.: Tango and the Political Economy of Passion,


    Boulder:Westview Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8133-1638-3. (2000)

    Courtesy of Ernesto’s Tango Page

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