Tango Chamuyo
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Tango Chamuyo by Janis Kenyon is a blog about the celebration of Tango. She brings back fond memories, shares amusing stories about milongas and milongueros of Buenos Aires, and enlightens readers on funny little trivia about Tango. Janis is a life-long dancer with musical training based in Argentina.
Tango Chamuyo
2w ago
Before you get a glimpse of the completely new interior of Salon Canning as it is now, I want to post some old photos of the way it used to be. This photo shows the mural that covered the back wall of the salon, a tribute to those who danced in Salon Canning for decades. ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
1M ago
If you come to dance in Buenos Aires, then you have entered this building on the first floor. The milonga was known as Regin before it became known as El Beso. I came across an old photo taken in August 2014. How different it is today. The linen store closed on the ground floor ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
1M ago
I have written several posts on how I believe the codigos will disappear with the milongueros, because they are the ones who practiced them for decades in the confiterias bailables, clubes de barrio, and cabarets. Using the codigos showed others the way to enter a salon, how to invite a lady to dance, and how ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
1M ago
Ricardo (Tito) Franquelo has been dancing in the milongas for decades. Well, today I danced with him for the first time, not at a milonga, but in my dream this morning. I don’t usually remember my dreams once I open my eyes, but I thought it was very interesting that I dreamed about Tito. He ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
2M ago
I believe the codes of the Cosa Nostra (which means “our thing”) and the codes of the milongueros in Buenos Aires have many things in common. The Cosa Nostra began during the middle of the 19th century, although confirmation of its existence in Italy wasn’t acknowledged until 1992. It is a brotherhood with rituals, rules ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
2M ago
The ancient philosophy of the Greeks and Romans came to my attention at the very end of 2023. Since then I have consumed a daily diet of stoicism videos. I never heard the word before, and didn’t know its meaning, yet I am a stoic. Today I watched the live video entitled, 7 Things Every ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
3M ago
These family photos tell the story about being born into a family of amateur musicians and dancers for a very good reason — so I could fulfill my destiny of dancing, teaching, and writing about tango in Buenos Aires. My family prepared me for the experience in every way possible. My father, who was our ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
4M ago
Daniel took over the business of managing Club Gricel and transformed it into a beautiful space where he and Juan Lencina hosted three nights weekly. The last time I saw him was when I took this photo of Mario celebrating his birthday at Lucy’s milonga in Nuevo Gricel. I never saw Daniel without a ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
4M ago
February 15, 1939 — January 2024 This photo was taken in Obelisco Tango, which was located around the corner from Lo de Celia Tango Club. I had the pleasure of dancing with this superb milonguero ..read more
Tango Chamuyo
5M ago
After five years of rare appearances in Lo de Celia, I really do feel like a “fish out of water.” I no longer have the appropriate wardrobe to meet the high standard of dress for dancing after downsizing my closet to casual clothing and sneakers. Last year, I would visit when friends were visiting Buenos ..read more