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

I’ve been told I had a horrible embrace before. Well never to fear, I’ve assembled a bag of easy tips to remember. Probably not a bad idea to warm up with these for the first two tandas of every night to make sure you’re connecting before trying anything else (like fancy back-sacadas combos).

Milonga came first. Simple rhythmic beat, repeating 2 beats over and over with a skippety syncopation every other instance. Tango came next. They spread the milonga beat out into 4 solid beats to slow down the music, creating a frame for richer layers (like other instruments, singer). Vals is basically the (European) Viennese Waltz, supposedly