I wanted to share my thoughts on an online tango musicality course I recently took that really stood out: The Complete Tango Musicality Formula.  To access the Free webinar ''Mastering Tango Musicality: 4 Secrets To More Creative Dancing'' go here: https://bit.ly/4secretstangomusicality  I decided to take this course because I often found myself too focused on the steps and not enough on truly flowing with the music. Sometimes, tango music just felt like a confusing bowl of sound, and I...

The third part of the interview with Melina Sedo and Detlef Engel. We’ll discuss Tango DJing & Encuentros vs Marathons.   Melina Sedo: https://www.melinasedo.com/  Tango de Salon: https://www.tangodesalon.de/  The book: https://www.caminarabrazados.com/    The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers:...

The second part of the interview with Melina Sedo and Detlef Engel. We’ll discuss how you can discover great events for you, and try to understand a bit about double role dancing. (A link to an interview specifically about double role dancing will be published when available.)   Melina Sedo: https://www.melinasedo.com/  Tango de Salon: https://www.tangodesalon.de/  The book: https://www.caminarabrazados.com/    The Curious Tanguero newsletter:...

The first part of the interview with Melina Sedo and Detlef Engel. We’ll explore the development of their tango system and the bigger trends they have identified in tango.    Melina Sedo: https://www.melinasedo.com/  Tango de Salon: https://www.tangodesalon.de/  The book: https://www.caminarabrazados.com/    The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the...

The second part of the interview with Antonella Terrazas. In this part of the interview we’ll cover her approach to teaching tango, how emotions can play a part in your tango, a controversial post, and her views on trends of tango in Europe.    Antonella on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antonella.terrazas.3   The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When...

The first part of the interview with Antonella Terrazas. In this part of the interview we’ll start by exploring her early years and then cover what elements of other disciplines can help you in your tango, and what it means to adjust to your partner but not in a submissive way. We’ll also discuss the benefits of working without a fixed partner. I particularly enjoyed her answers when it comes to dancing or practising with someone that is not such a good fit.    Antonella on Facebook:...

The third part of the interview with Oa Metzner. In this part of the interview we’ll cover resistance, density, lightness and heaviness in argentine tango. We’ll also cover how Oa would start again if she was starting today from zero, and we dived deeper into the role of processed emotional baggage in our dance. Finally, we closed by touching a bit on the importance of alignment and feet articulation and the difference between leading and following from the outskirts of the body vs leading...

The second part of the interview with Oa Metzner. In this part of the interview we discussed how the approach to teaching and learning tango has changed the last years, ways to improve your tango, which muscles can help you dance better, and finally we discussed how to reduce pain during your dance.    Οa Metzner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oa.metzner Oa´s Website: https://www.flowandthedane.com/   The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Argentine Tango...

Part 1, interview with Oa Metzner: In this part of the interview we discussed what the term ‘social tango’ actually means for social dancers like me and you, what helps tango dancers improve, and then we dived into biomechanics. Finally, and this was a wonderful eye-opening part of the interview for me, we discussed the basis of connection.   Οa Metzner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oa.metzner Oa´s Website: https://www.flowandthedane.com/   The Curious Tanguero newsletter:...

To buy Angela´s book visit: https://nicadanza.com/en/in-contact-with-reality/ In Buenos Aires https://www.instagram.com/estudiodinzel.arg   In Italy https://www.edizioniephemeria.it/prodotto/in-contatto-con-la-realta-di-angela-nicotra/   In Germany https://www.logos-verlag.de/cgi-bin/engbuchmid?isbn=3843&lng=deu&id     The Curious Tanguero Newsletter for more tango tips: https://thecurioustanguero.com/   The book Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/   The book When the...

I went to the most transformative tango intensive I’ve ever attented, and I wanted to share with you my experience. I’ll discuss what happened there, some main tango tips that I received that gave me a deep insight into my tango and showed me how to continue improving and creating better dances for me and my partners. I hope this can do the same for you.   The Curious Tanguero Newsletter: thecurioustanguero.com Tango Novel When the Embrace Whispers: whentheembracewhispers.com The Intensive:...

Today we’ll discuss the order of learning things in tango. Let me be clear: I am not saying there is ONE correct way to learn tango and all the others are wrong. All I am saying is this: This way did miracles for me. It worked for me. So listen to it, take it with a pinch of salt, and forget about it if you think it’s not for you.   When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

Today we’ll discuss my tango life. Why would you care to listen about it, I have no idea. But I’ll do it either way.   Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Tango Partner app: https://tangopartner.com/ How to dance more in milongas: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/    

Today we’ll discuss the position of your hips in tango. I didn’t really become aware of my hips position till last year, and I still have much to learn and embody. Today, I’ll share with you a little funny event that let me understand my hips better.   When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

Today I’ll share with you the third part of the interview I did with Sara Grdan and Ivan Terrazas, two wonderful tango teachers that I wish I had met earlier. If you haven’t heard the first two parts yet, I recommend looking for them in the list of episodes. In this third part of the interview we talked about how we, the students, as spectators, develop an ‘educated taste’ based on the performances we watch. We discussed the magical function of the thumb - spoiler alert: There is no magical...

Today I’ll share with you the second part of the interview I did with Sara Grdan and Ivan Terrazas, two wonderful tango teachers that I wish I had met earlier. In this part of the interview we talked about the tango vocabulary. the words and phrases we use to explain and teach tango and their importance. Things like: Spiral, connection, dissociation, being grounded, just relax, use the floor. We discussed how tango boils down to two words. We then talked about the three questions a student...

Today I’ll share with you the first part of the interview I did with Sara Grdan and Ivan Terrazas, two wonderful tango teachers that I wish I had met earlier. After 14 years of learning tango, I can confidently say I have never met another couple that could explain to me with so much clarity what I need to do to improve and how to get there. I flew from Portugal to Croatia to have classes with them and they also helped me online. In this part of the interview we talked about the ugly truth of...

When the Embrace Whispers is a heartwarming novel about Sarah, a woman yearning for more beyond the ordinary. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers tango, leading her into a world brimming with passion and self-discovery. The book is available in English on Amazon and will soon be available in German, Spanish and Italian. If you want to be notified when the book is available in other languages simply go here: https://forms.gle/vBmhQGZXsj7ATUH96 Main website: When the Embrace...

In about a month I am off to Workshop Milonga Sevilla. Here is why I am going there and what I like about it. If you join, come say hi!   Links: Workshop Milonga Sevilla: https://www.workshopmilongasevilla.com/ Novel 'When the Embrace Whispers': https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

I often struggle with musicality. Using sounds to understand syncopa and marcato on 4 was helpful for me. I hope it's helpful for you too.   You can find the Curious Tanguero Newsletter here: thecurioustanguero.com The novel 'When the Embrace Whispers' here: whentheembracewhispers.com And you can contact me for the Curious Tanguero Advanced newsletter here: [email protected]

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There is one position that, once I understood it, made my pivots, ochos, enrosques much easier. This is how to identify it.   For more tips, stories and reviews, make sure to join TheCuriousTanguero.com newsletter

Just came back from the Lisbon Tango Marathon. This was my experience.   For more tango stories, reviews, tips, join TheCuriousTanguero.com newsletter

Dancing the off beat can become easier if you embody the rythm. Here is how.   For more, join TheCuriousTanguero.com newsletter