REPLAY: "When am I going to be a good enough dancer and how do I get there?"
We all want to be good enough so that we get to have more of what we want. And most of us dancers are willing to do the work, take the classes, sign up for workshops, do private sessions, etc. in purs...
15 Mar 202343min
Romance in tango and its effect on your dance
"Like a moth to a flame," romance is difficult to resist and many fall under its spell (myself included). It can bring the best and deepest experiences but also cause incredible heartache and pain. Bu...
8 Mar 202350min
What is the difference between "dancing" and "performing" tango?
The way it feels when you step onto a warmly lit dance floor into a friendly embrace among dozens of other people is a very different experience from walking onto a stage with a spotlight over your he...
1 Mar 202342min
How to survive the worst tango tanda of your dance life
We've all been there. You accept a cabeceo, walk across, take the embrace, and realize that the next 12 minutes are going to be hell. Well maybe not hell, but still, very unpleasant. What do you do? H...
22 Feb 202348min
Top 10 complaints leaders have about tango followers
Continuing our discussion from last week, in this episode I go over the most common complaints I hear from leaders in regards to followers. There is some overlap here, but there are certain things tha...
15 Feb 202350min
Top 10 complaints followers have about tango leaders
Nobody is perfect, but the social dance floor is not the place to air our grievances. So many things remain unsaid and dancers remain unaware that certain habits and behaviors make a poor impression a...
8 Feb 202346min
Tango taxi dancers - solution to gender imbalance?
Gender/role imbalance in tango has been a hot topic of conversation and debate for a long time. What to do about? Taxi dancing is one of the ways dancers can take matters into their own hands, bypass ...
1 Feb 202331min
Tango lead or follow - which one is right for you?
Most people assume that in tango (as in life) men are supposed to lead and women are supposed to follow. But in recent years our perception and understanding of roles in tango has been changing, refle...
25 Jan 202339min
