We know that some dancers tend to skip the milonga and vals tandas because they are not sure about how to dance them: should I learn new steps? Should I walk on the beat? How can I lead on such fast rhythm? etc… If you are in this situation, first let me reassure you: everyone […]
Category Archives: Music
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Sep
Sep
They look good, don’t they? And completely effortless… Ever wondered what makes your favorite dancers look so elegant, when their dancing seems incredibly simple? They don’t seem to be doing much, yet they are always musical. They look connected, and the lady dancing with them always has a smile on her face. And even when they […]
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Aug
Aug
Isn’t a good DJ a gift from the gods? We love Marcelo Rojas here at Tango Space. For those of you who might not know him, he has one of the most impressive tango DJ CVs ever. He DJs in milongas in Buenos Aires (he used to DJ at Confiteria Ideal), is invited to milongas […]
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Mar
Mar
Recently I was out in a milonga with a lovely dancer friend of mine, and I saw that she kept declining all the vals tandas. I know that she loves dancing, especially vals, so I asked her why. Her reply: “Nobody here knows how to dance the Tango vals”. Looking around the dance floor at […]
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Feb
Feb
I’ll come clean. I did not ‘fall in love with tango music at first sight’. I’ve hear many stories that went like ‘I was walking in the street, heard beautiful music, entered… and the rest is history’. Not me. I’d been brought up on French oldies and classical music, with rare forays into American blues, so […]
The width and breadth of tango music is beyond the scope of one blog post, but a good place to start when approaching tango’s musicality is the three different rhythms tango has to offer: Tango, Vals and Milonga. For all three types, the fundamentals are the same: you can start dancing all three dances with […]