♪ Tuesday Tanda – Ángel D’agostino (tango)
This week is a tango tanda by Ángel D'agostino, the pianist and director who also was also an excellent dancer. D'Agostino built on D'arienzo strong and clear beat but made it smoother and softer.
June 27, 2017
Class video & notes – 18/06/2017
Dimension: Energy - Theme: High energy steps
In this class, we had a look at rebounds in backward ochos for beginners & improvers. We then put a bit more energy in the step to create what we like to call baby backward ochos. We also had a look at baby forward ochos and how to link both.
Tuesday Tanda – Angel D’Agostino (tango)
Every Tuesday, we publish a tanda to get you inspired for the week. Today, we picked a tanda by the two "angels", D'agostino and Vagas, with a version of the beautiful song Madreselva, composed by Canaro, and which we translated earlier last week.
Class video & notes – 14/06/2017
Dimension: Energy - Theme: Soft energy
To start our new term, we focused on soft forward ochos for beginners & improvers. We took this simple step to the next level with the intermediates and also focused on a couple of pivots on two feet.
7 simple tips to invite someone new at a milonga
Tango Factbites: Budding Milonguero Series
If you are wondering about how to invite someone you've never dance with before at a milonga, here are a few tips to make it easier!
Mid June 2017 – End of term review
This week marks the end of our Academic Term focusing on the Tango Dimension Axis. Time to review what you've learned!
♪ Tuesday Tanda – Lucio Demare
Every Tuesday, we'll publish a different tanda on our blog, to get you inspired for the week. Expect some humming or little twitches from your foot - better not fight it.
♫ New song translation: Malena
We have just released the translation of Malena, by Demare with lyrics from Manzi.
This tango simply is mythical. There are so many hypotheses as to who Malena was that it’s hard to tell if she really existed.
Click, read the lyrics and listen to this beautiful song.
♪ Tuesday Tanda – Lucio Demare (Tango)
Every Tuesday, we publish a tanda to get you inspired for the week. Today, a tango tanda by Lucio Demare; featuring Solamente ella, which he composed.
3 tango frenemies you might want to think about
There are 3 words commonly used in tango which I can only think of as "frenemies". They sound helpful whilst actually leading to misunderstandings about what tango and what the role of each partner is about. Let's expose them now. Maybe we can confront these frenemies, bend these hung-up definitions and achieve a nicer dancing experience in the process.
