photo by Sergio Scandiuzzi © No matter what do you dance, part of learning goals is to improve your musicality. In tango this is specially important because it has very complex way of expressing the music, which, by the way, can be very complex itself. Tango music does not have percussions or rhythm section, dancers do not dance to the music itself, but rather to the feeling that music creates. You might say ‘OK, than how can I work on this segment of my dancing?’ I am going to give you here four ways you can…

I started with tango because of a girl; but I started to love tango because I found in it something that I couldn’t find in any other activity. For me it was a non-verbal way to express what I usually express with words. Different people will tell you different reasons why they love tango, but many will also have trouble to define what it is that makes them love it. They’ll use words, but you can see that they’re not satisfied with their own explanation. I think it’s because people don’t think and analyze their passion – they just enjoy…

photo by Oirad Aguls © Tango is about feeling, not about thinking. It is a dance of passion: it should be danced with a heart, not with the mind. I repeat this in many of my articles, but what it actually means? How you should start feeling, not thinking, your tango. Read those points. Maybe not all of them will be helpful to you. If you have problem relaxing, the answer will be hidden in some of those sentences. Sometimes you have to figure out just one little detail for everything else to fall in place.…

photo by Sergio Scandiuzzi © The way that the ladies can become better dancers might be quite different than the way the male tangueros learn. They have different roles and they need different skills in order to get to their tango perfection. This post is all about her. She will learn what matters and what is not that important. Having right mindset is always the first step towards getting better. This post is not important only for the ladies – it will be useful for the male dancers as well – understanding the being in your…

Apilado dancing is the way to increase the connection and intimacy in the embrace and it is most often used in the social tango. Since it is required to lean on the partner, for many people it is the ultimate challenge, much harder than the most complicated steps. Being so, it has low commercial value – it is demanding and many beginners do not feel comfortable learning it. They would rather learn some fancy step. I believe this is the most important reason why many teachers avoid to include it in their programs. But apilado dancing is one of the…