‘Dancing’ stunner: Coughlin gets dunked

Solid performances on Monday night set the stage for a surprising elimination, since no one was bad, exactly. The first two celebrities to find that they were being left “in jeopardy” were Joanna Krupa, who stumbled on Monday, and Aaron Carter, who has been struggling for weeks. They were joined by Natalie Coughlin, making a not-unexpected trip to the near-bottom after a rare low score on Monday, as well as Melissa Joan Hart, meaning that every performer in jeopardy of going home was one who had strongly impressed the judges at least once.

Donny gets ‘sexy’ on ‘Dancing’

There are still 10 couples left on “Dancing With the Stars,” but Tom Bergeron promised at the beginning that we are, indeed, halfway through the season with Monday’s Argentine tango and paso doble performances.

Argentine Tango Returns to Roots

Old pictures of Buenos Aires at the turn of the last century show hundreds of men, mostly Italian immigrants, in deep embraces on the streets, smiling as they tango with one another. It’s not that the city was gay-friendly back then.

Davao dancer showcases Filipino talent in Argentine tango

By Nikka GarrigaMAKATI CITY, METRO MANILA—In an art form that is mostly dominated by Southern Americans, Davao dancer Ely Damasin wants to show the world that Filipinos can also groove to the rhythm of the Argentine tango.A well-rounded artist in his own right, this Davaoeño dancer started learning the craft at the age of 13 from modern routines like hip hop to ballroom, the standard and salsa ...

The man behind D.C.’s Argentine Festival

Daniel Manzoni holds the phone in his hand and waits for it to ring. The caller will be a talk-show host from Radio La Jefa (Boss Radio) 700 AM. He will want to hear about the annual Argentine Festival this Saturday evening in Arlington. Manzoni runs the festival as if his life depended on it — which, at a certain existential level, it does. Read full article >>