Apology in advance: I’ve been a male my entire life and have absolutely no idea what it means to be a follower. But I have witnessed first hand and/or heard through second hand experiences. Here are a list of tips and tactics to get followers more dances at the milonga:

Ground yourself and put your weight either in the middle of two legs, or solidly over one leg. It really doesn’t matter, just make sure your axis is solid and you feel strong. With your left hand, hold her hand firmly. With your right hand, cup her spine/back firmly and either SMOOTHLY or SHARPLY caress

The Order of the Push The standing leg, the upper body, and the free leg. These 3 are connected. Move them in this order, in this manner:

It shouldn’t be hard at all. Be a good dancer, look nice, don’t stink and don’t creep. Do I really have to say any more?!

You’ll notice many dancers have their own interpretation of what “standing straight” is, with varying degrees of hip bend. Some stand super straight with their hips right under. Some are almost straight with a very slight forward lean with the torso, and some practically stick their hips out from behind as their torso leans forward

Going from the SIDE-STEP to the BACK-STEP during the mollinete is the biggest son-of-a-gun step in tango for followers and also for leaders. The follower has to pivot AND step behind her WHILE moving constantly around the leader. It’s a lot of work. She has to aim her foot perfectly while still moving her body

I’ve been dealing with this for years and had many teachers say I was shaking my butt too much while dancing or that my core felt invisible while I was doing figures. I’ve narrowed it down to three main issues so far: Not bending the knees during key moments. When changing weight, you have to

Technically? Yes. Statistically? No. Argentinians usually dance it better because it’s their culture, their music, their expression, and they have a higher concentration of tango and good dancers. It’s not about talent, it’s about culture. For some reason asking “Can non-Argentinians dance as well as the Argentinians?” will cause people to lose their sh*t.” But

One of the most frustrating concepts to understand as a leader is how to give “chest presence” to the follower. Suppose you’re upright and your chest is puffed out (not excessively) like Superman. That looks great but then you’re not touching your follower…she can’t “feel” your presence. Ok…so now tilt your upper body slightly so