Dancing well starts in your head, well before you even step on the dance floor. It even begins before you attend a workshop. In fact, it begins when you make your decision on how you want to dance and what you need to learn to achieve that. In my decade-long experience as a dancer and a teacher, I have met many dedicated and talented dancers who did everything right except for one thing: they chose the wrong direction. They invested a lot of time, energy, and money in classes and workshops, countless hours of practice – and the result was…

People like to share how they feel about tango and many are doing it publicly on their social media or blogs. Some are good at this, others not so much, but what one considers a good content can vary drastically. On the other hand, there are some things that go beyond personal taste: being knowledgeable, having deep experiences and knowing how to translate them into words is a talent that not many people have. And, of course, internet is saturated with “junk” content and therefore being selective is very important. This is why I decided to put this little list…

Dear tango dancer, I write to you as a person to a person. I don’t care if one of us is a teacher, DJ, organizer or a famous tango star. We are both part of something that goes beyond me and you, and, in the same time, something deeply personal. If you read this, it means tango is meaningful part of your life. It’s been a year since the coronavirus pandemic hit the world and our precious dance is on the edge between life and death. Social distancing measure is really the opposite of what our dance is all about.…

I understand: all of us want to become perfect dancers, but what many don’t realize is that the perfectionism is exactly what stops you from approaching that goal. When Tango Mentor started five years ago, my message to the readers was “Discover your dancing perfection”. Few months later I learned that the word “perfection” was source of confusion: my idea of perfection was often opposite of what some of my readers had in mind.. My intended message was to tell people that the most important lesson a tango dancer should learn is that he should focus on the connection. Unfortunately…

Bad news! Looks like for most of the world tango is going nowhere. As vaccination efforts are rolling out, countries are still holding tight to their lock down policies – in some they are getting even tighter and, as a result, tango communities are getting in the worst shape than they have ever been. In this survey I’ve got answers from over 150 dancers from 37 countries. I want to thank everyone who contributed and helped me to put together this article about the results. If your country was not included in this survey, be sure to sign up to…