http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/ en-us 2008-06-09T20:42:47+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000544.html I had left for DSI three hours early, expecting to arrive in plenty of time, get some work done and scout out the location before anyone else arrived. Instead the traffic was so bad that I scraped in five minutes... carole 2008-06-09T20:42:47+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000536.html One of the really exciting aspects of this year’s Big Dance celebrations is a silent tango event that will involve hundreds of people dancing tango on seven bridges and seven stations throughout London on July 7th. Almost a tango flashmob,... carole 2008-06-06T01:08:17+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000538.html As part of the Taste of Spain week hundreds of flamenco dancers will be participating in the attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of people dancing the Sevillanas. All of my flamenco friends are... carole 2008-05-25T11:04:31+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000537.html After an incredible amount of work the proofs for the first issue of TangoWorld are ready. Leandro has just sent over the proofs for review. After the final edits it will be available for free in milongas and tango classes... carole 2008-05-20T09:45:51+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000539.html Just back from the final quest for good images to go into the first ever TangoWorld Magazine. Rather like “Noche de Milongas” in the Argentine magazines, one section will comprise photographs of people enjoying milongas. One of the shots taken... carole 2008-05-19T23:53:39+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000540.html Ten years ago Cesar the charming Columbian was invited to tour ten cities in the UK by Danza Latina. He has been here ever since, maintaining commitments made in those first months and developing his portfolio and reputation with great... carole 2008-05-12T16:38:36+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000541.html The first time the train stopped I wasn’t too bothered because I had allowed an extra thirty minutes to get to the lesson at Expressions Studio in Kentish Town. When the train stopped again I still had lots of time... carole 2008-04-20T20:27:17+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000520.html It was an interesting audience; young arts student and dance types punctuated by older people who looked like they really knew their stuff. I sat between my friend Gavin and an engaging and terribly elegant woman whose grace in movement... carole 2008-04-12T10:10:42+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000518.html I don't really know what to say here, but it's important to get something down. Lucia was released from prison this morning. I don't know the details but assume that it's pending a retrial or similar investigation. I'm taking the... carole 2008-04-02T14:51:13+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000515.html also frustrating and strange.... When I was told that my return from Argentina was delayed I sent an email to Bruce explaining what had happened as it meant I wasn't going to be able to review some of the flamenco... carole 2008-03-22T14:15:49+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000521.html After a useful visit to a AITO - media event I successfully pitched Bruce on a story on the largest street party in Europe at the time of the Carnival in Tenerife. Sadly it was all too last minute and... carole 2008-03-19T00:12:57+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000522.html In the preparation for the interview I was to do with Miguel Angel Zotto I discovered that a Turkish tango site has lifted this earlier interview wholesale! They’ve even taken the photos and a deliberate mistake! One of the stolen... carole 2008-02-08T00:33:48+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000523.html With less than two weeks notice for my trip to Argentina there has been so much to do. With seventeen commissions and more possibilities my four weeks there will be more than full so I'd have much preferred stay in,... carole 2008-02-07T11:00:26+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000479.html The review on the meaning of tango is done and since there was nowhere near space enough for all that I wanted to say, I've written it here. It's not intended as a review (you can get that from Dance... carole 2007-11-01T23:23:37+00:00 http://www.ballet.co.uk/weblogs/edrich/archives/000476.html When Nicki announced that Christine Denniston was at the Crypt to sign and sell her new book on tango I carried on taking photos and dancing. I assumed it was one I had missed, that others had known about it... carole 2007-10-29T23:43:00+00:00