5 Reasons being a beginner sucks and what I do about it
I don't like being a beginner at things. In fact, there are few things that I dislike more than that awkward and clumsy feeling you get when you start learning something new. It's been a while since I...
27 Sep 202255min
"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...
20 Sep 202241min
My best tips for choosing the best teacher for YOU
Not all tango teachers are created equal. And not all tango dancers have the same ambitions. Knowing your goals and understanding how to choose the right teacher to achieve those goals is one of the b...
14 Sep 202249min
4 social strategies for attracting the dances you want
When I was new to tango I thought the way to getting the dances I wanted required a high level of talent and technique. So my thinking was "the better I got technically, the better dances I would get....
7 Sep 202253min
3 Reasons why you're not getting the tango you want and what to do about it
"Why is she getting the good dances and I am not?" - used to be one of the most persistent questions running through my mind at a milonga. I had done the work - group classes, privates, technique trai...
30 Aug 202249min
5 qualities of a good dancer and how I choose my next tanda
"Who are the good dancers here?" "Is he/she any good?" Those are frequently uttered questions at the milonga and it's not surprising! 12 minutes is a long time to spend in someone's embrace and we wan...
24 Aug 202239min
Difficulty with rejection and my biggest tango deal breakers
We all want to say no to a dance sometimes, but frequently we don’t because we feel guilty. We don’t want to hurt the other person’s feelings and maybe we are afraid that if we say no to one person, t...
15 Aug 202240min
How social anxiety can mess with your tango and what I do to succeed anyway
You’ve got the moves but you’re still not getting the dances you want? Succeeding at social tango doesn’t just require technical proficiency, but each dancer also has to learn how to navigate the some...
9 Aug 202238min
