Tango

French Ambassador in Bucharest Michele Ramis said Thursday that the amendments to Romania's criminal codes are "extremely wordy" and are still being studied, adding that provisions have been detected that raise questions as far as judicial cooperation is concerned.

National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Ludovic Orban told Sunday evening a press conference in Targu Mures that the rally organised by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in Bucharest a day ago was "much ado about nothing."

Writer Varujan Vosganian said on Sunday at Bookfest that he remains convinced that politics will recover only through culture, although he thinks that believing that one can do politics through culture is a big mistake.

Acclaimed Greek actor Grigoris Valtinos will be making a surprise appearance at a concert by the Athens Tango Ensemble at the Half Note Jazz Club on Tuesday, March 13. Centered on the golden age of Argentinean tango (1935-55), the concert will also feature Greek music that was inspired by the genre. The show starts at 9.30 p.m. and tickets cost 10, 15 and 20 euros.

The Tango Factory dance school and Argentinean musician Sabrina Tonelli will be at Monastiraki Square from noon to 3 p.m. on New Year's Eve showing the public what a great milonga party is all about. Professional instructors will be at hand to teach you all the moves. The event is free of charge.

Richard Smith and Tico Pierhagen are bringing their jazz-tango fusion project Two to Tango to Greece. Having released their hit album "Tangos" and toured the world from Europe and the USA to Australia, they will be joined by Greek guitarist Vassilis Rakopoulos for a performance at Naxos's Bazeos Tower on Thursday, July 27. The concert starts at 9.30 p.m.

Giorgos Roulos on bass, Vassiliki Tsimbouki on piano and Roman Gomez on guitar, piano and bandoneon, perform classic tango melodies at the cafe of the Numismatic Museum on Thursday, March 30, starting at 9 p.m. There is no admission fee but but there is a minimum one-drink purchase requirement.

The founder of the famed Argentinean Tango por Dos dance ensemble, Miguel Angel Zotto, will be leading Daiana Guspero in a performance of beautifully executed tangos at the Athens Concert Hall, from Thursday, March 30, to Saturday, April 1. Shows start at 8 p.m. and ticket prices range from 30 to 65 euros (www.viva.gr).

"Feet flick with cutting precision; dancers lean into the embrace, going from flirtation to abandon," wrote The Independent on Tango Fire's production "Flames of Desire," when it was staged in London.

The so-called “tango-therapy” helps patients to deal with everyday challenges in a better way.

It is particularly famous in Italy, especially the northern parts of the country. There are special Health Centers that are focused almost exclusively with “music-therapy”, which includes tango dancing as well as breathing exercises which help the movement of the patients.