Without its embrace, Tango wouldn’t be Tango. But creating a comfortable tango embrace and maintaining it during the dance is hard if you don’t know how. We usually get a lot of information while learning tango about how the embrace should feel – both in terms of technique and emotion. But there are many reasons […]
Bend or stretch, point or heel, open or close? Tango is magical. But sometimes, it might feel as if the more tango questions you ask, the more confused you get. Let’s explore how you can create some clarity in your tango.
What’s the way our inspiration is being born? A fragment of a well-known melody once performed differently, first rays of the vernal sun prodding us to unbutton our warm coats, somebody’s improvisation seen accidentally on empty stage, a sophisticated phrase said out of place… But mostly it’s the Creativity itself acting as an impulse to […]
Throughout human history, dancing and socializing have been fundamentally linked. Court Balls, Sock Hops, and the inescapable phenomenon known as “The Cupid Shuffle” are just a few of the ways dance has always outlined the social spaces of the young and old. However, many in the modern day bemoan the loss of these cultural institutions: […]
It is rare, almost impossible, to come across a dancer that doesn’t get nervous before competing. Nerves are a natural part of competing, and dealing with and embracing those nerves can be difficult! Here are a few tips to help you manage the inevitable pre-performance jitters: Get up and move around! It is difficult to […]
