How to know when you're ready to attend your first tango marathon or festival
Tango festivals and marathons are a great opportunity to experience some amazing tango. You've been thinking about but you're not sure if you have what it takes. What if you are just a beginner? What ...
22 Nov 202250min
Enhancing your physical endurance and reducing pain at tango festivals and marathons
Tango marathons and festivals can be extremely demanding on the physical body. To be able to dance for 6-10 hours a day for several days in a row requires an immense amount of energy and endurance. In...
15 Nov 202251min
My best tips for scoring good tango at festivals and marathons
I used to think getting good dances at a big tango event depended on my technical level and skill. But success at a tango festivals and marathons depends as much, if not more, on social strategies and...
8 Nov 202250min
The good and the bad of tango festivals and marathons
If you hang around in social tango long enough, at some point you will start hearing about marathons and festivals and how much fun they are. And if you've been in tango long enough to have participat...
1 Nov 202253min
13 things you can do to ruin your practice
Having a practice partner can do wonders for your tango, but frequently instead of progress we experience frustration. And rather than enjoying ourselves, we end up feeling even worse about our dance....
25 Okt 202250min
How to practice tango effectively... even if you're lazy
There are so many things we are supposed to practice, and there is only so much time we have on our hands. So how do we decide what kind of things to focus on to get the most out of our practice time?...
18 Okt 202234min
Do you need a practice partner and how to choose the right one for you?
Whether you want to practice towards a performance or improve your musicality, there are a number of considerations every dancer should take before agreeing to practice with someone. Because, let's fa...
11 Okt 202238min
Importance of tango practice and what is the right one for you?
Most will agree that practicing is an important aspect of getting better at anything, whether it's playing the piano or playing tennis. But when it comes to social tango, what kind of practice is impo...
4 Okt 202242min
