The tango pandemic around the world was unfortunately stopped by another – deadlier pandemic. With tango, people lose their old life – with the corona virus some of us unfortunately lose life literally. Who knows how the world will look like after the end of this situation? One thing I am sure about – we, the tango people, will be among the first who will rush the dance floors and dance out what we have missed all these months. [Tweet “Nothing beats human interaction – Simon Sinek”] Many of us miss tango so much that they invent all kinds of…

Q&A article In all these years of my tango journey I’ve never seen more controversial topic than tango codigos. Some people don’t know them, others know them, but choose to ignore them. But all of us have opinion about codigos. Well, who am I to tell them how to behave? All I can do is to help those who think that codigos are useful and who reach out to find out more about them. In this Q&A article I will answer a request I often get from the subscribers on my list. I decided to use some of the answers…

We might argue what good tango is and we often have discussions about that, but I believe that there are certain things that make good dancers different than the rest, things which are beyond any discussion. Those same things, when a teacher notices them in a beginner, are good predictor if someone has a potential. Let me tell you upfront, what I talk about here is from my teaching experience. I never made a serious study on what makes a good dancer, but one thing I’m sure about: these observations can help beginners. “I’m never going to become a good…

Visions of tango? This topic is highly explosive. So, before I begin, I ask you for patience and, if you disagree with me, for respect: we all love tango, but not all of us have the same vision or the same taste. Let me start with this article as an experiment. Take a look at the video and give some thought to the dancing you see there. Some of you will like it, but the majority will think of it as bad dancing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzhf8ZatcNM What if I tell you that I like it? Would you believe me? And why do…

Few weeks ago I had conversation with an online student about dancing and time. She told me her reflections about how all we do in tango is just for the moment and then it disappears. It is like building sand castles – it exists for a brief moment and then it’s nothing. Yes, it is like that. I agree! But, that is a moment that is worth living for. In fact, that is the living itself. Moments. I remembered this conversation few days ago, when I found out that Cacho Dante left us. I never meet him personally, but echoes…