The four levels of tango musicality
One of the most important aspects of every dance is the musicality. A dancer can’t be considered a good dancer if what s/he does is not in some way connected to the music. Dancing is’t just mechanically performing step after step, sequence after sequence – it goes far beyond that. To be honest, I strongly believe it goes even beyond the music itself and touches the core of who the dancers are as human beings… but that’s another topic. Let’s now focus on the four levels in which tango dancers connect to the music. I tried to simplify the language…
10 minutes tango DJing guide
Becoming a good tango DJ takes time, energy and a lot of love for what you do; but your first steps don’t have to be that hard. In fact it’s much simpler than many people think it is. Now, there are many ways to begin, but in my own experience these 5 steps are all you need to set yourself up to a great start. I am not promising you instant glory (although it’s not excluded), I just point out what you have to do to build a solid base. In past few years I mentored and gave advice to…
Most common international DJing mistakes
DJ-ing on international tango event is very responsible and demanding task, and if you are not careful enough you might finish up with empty dance floor and disappointed organizer. This is why I decided to write an article about the five most common mistakes that DJs make on international tango events. It was first published on my tango blog Pocas Palabras and than it went viral – it has been accepted and shared by DJs and organizers on social media, the Slovakian editors of the tango magazine “Gancho” asked me to include it in one of their issues and many…
Protected: Tango castration
Good tango has balls! Yes, I don’t care if you’re a man or a woman; if you’re feminist, anarchist, woke, QAnon member or a conservative… Grow a pair! If you want to become good tango dancer you need “nerve, character and strength” as D’Arienzo said; you need to be grounded and deep. That is what it means when I say tango and, based on what I have read about old masters, that’s what tango meant for many of them as well. Tango is not playful jumping and kicking around, tango is deep, emotional and painful. Or, as Pugliese once said…