There are places that will remain inside forever. Images, smells, colors and feelings that you are imprinted in my mind as indelible marks. Some of the places of my childhood are so. I've found only some time ago, thirty years later, and I tried that incredible feeling you get when you're suddenly hit by an avalanche of excitement and vibrant.
Other places you know them later in the course of life, and some of these you deeply. We attach to them especially as we bring to mind, for what has happened in those places, for what they did to you live. The
Tanguera is one of those places.
I'm not a veteran of the tango and so I was lucky enough to attend it from the beginning when I dance tango but I rarely missed a night. Come in and immediately you a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The place already impressive in itself, with its walls and vaults of the `400, inside the church complex dell'incantevole SS Annunziata, has been very nice with soft lighting, draperies, paintings, wooden floors ... But above all
I like most of Tanguera are the people who attend. In Tanguera everyone finds their own space, everyone, from absolute beginner moving uncertain just doing the "square" to consumers dancer who flaunts his prowess tugging his partner in swirling style casque "Mocho Vileda, everyone, beginner or virtuoso Tango has the opportunity to express themselves without being looked evil to anyone, without being criticized or judged. All share a passion for this wonderful world of tango. In
Tanguera I met the most beautiful people, friends with whom I share something else besides the tango. It is true, often the place was so packed that it was a bit hard to dance but maybe it was not a feature so negative.
I think I can say without doubt that the Tanguera has always been my favorite milonga! The
Tanguera closes today, as I understand it, the Superintendence of Fine Arts and / or religious premises owners have decided that they could no longer be used as a public place. I was told that there had been, over the years, several extensions, but not This time it was possible to extend it further. The official closing party was actually last Friday. There was live music with the accordion Claudio Ughetti, there were the speeches of Robert and Daniel, the proper thanks to all who have contributed to the creation and development of this club over the years and the good intentions in the future. New courses, new projects, new location ....
Everything new. A
Tanguero sentimental as me, but would have preferred that the milonga, the place with his intriguing charm, with its load of history, had remained the same. I would still like to cross the beautiful cloister of the SS Annunziata, already experienced by far the poignant notes of the tango, see the yellowish light filtered through the glass doors of the two old, come and see all the smiling faces of my family and dear friends. Greet everyone with a wave of the hand or a hug, change shoes and dive into the magical and unique atmosphere.
I'd like to do all this and still do it again so many times.
And yet I must be content to preserve the memory of what in my heart and my soul, and think often, no doubt with a bit of emotion, to that place where I made my first tango steps, where I found much more than what I wanted, where I discovered that there are still microcosms where the smiles, the feelings and passion are real and authentic.
With so much nostalgia,
Marco.
