Tango dancer, What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “Tango is all about connection… not about the steps”? Looking back, I can see when the shift happened in my own dancing. When I decided that I would focus on connection and being in the flow with my partner and chose *not* to be […]
Category Archives: Connection
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Aug
Aug
Tango dancer, We often say that people come to tango for the movements, and stay for the connection… Can you relate?!? Our theory is that it is such a surprisingly challenging dance, that we stick to it once we have felt the incredible warmth, power and intimacy of a connected embrace. There are so many […]
02
Aug
Aug
Dear dancer, There is this big thing in Tango about “looking the part”. Have you ever sat at a milonga table looking in awe at those dancers on the dance floor and wondering how they look so “at ease” in this world? Most of them don’t seem to do anything you couldn’t, they don’t dance […]
Connection, Technique
Tango Close Embrace: 3 Tips for a Comfortable Embrace (Common Mistakes to Avoid)
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Jul
Jul
Dear dancer, If you’re anything like us, you really want your partner to feel comfortable in your embrace… (Isn’t it niiiiiiice, when people compliment your embrace at the end of a tanda?…) Yet there are some common mistakes we see (and that we have had to correct on ourselves to) that sometimes make the embrace […]
06
Jul
Jul
Tango is not a number’s game. Yet there is one number that sticks with us, as teachers, and that we see transform our students’ dancing. Contrarily to what it might sound like, it is not set in stone. It can vary. But it matters. See, we know that when you dance your attention tends to […]
06
Jun
Jun
Tango dancer Do you sometimes feel that you can’t read your partner well? Have you ever been unsure about what your partner is trying to lead? Do you sometimes feel disconnected from your partner? Have you ever been confused about how your tango embrace should feel like…? Relaxed? Firm? Would you like to know how […]
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Apr
Apr
Dear dancer, Are you ever worried your partner is not enjoying dancing with you? Are you sometimes worried you don’t remember the steps you learned in class? Does the tango close embrace ever feel uncomfortable? Would you like to feel more relaxed in your dancing and enjoy your tango from the beginning? In this video, […]
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Mar
Mar
Tango Dancers, A few years ago, I took a tango private class that completely changed my tango nights. With one small comment from the teacher, I suddenly started having partners dancing with me non-stop. And no, it wasn’t about changing anything about my technique…. but rather, it was about how I connected with the people […]
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Mar
Mar
Dear Dancer, Do you sometimes feel disconnected and un-precise in your dancing? Wondering how Argentinians dancers enjoy their dancing? Would you like to understand more about the essence of tango? Are you looking to dance in a connected, elegant and precise way? In this video, Pablo tells you what he learned about Tango from his […]
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Feb
Feb
Dear Dancer, Do you sometimes feel disconnected from your partner when you are dancing? Have you ever felt like you couldn’t truly share “who you are” with your partner? Do you want your tango embrace to feel warm, comfortable and inviting? In this video, we help you do one small change that has a big […]