Tango performances are in many cases designed to impress, much like porn videos. They are both shows. The partners even when they improvise, have a considerable amount of training between them to know very well each other to be able to perform complex moves.
When you hug a person for a few seconds it’s mostly natural. We all do this more or less with friends and relatives especially when you meet after a long time… right? Have you ever hugged somebody for more than 5 to 6 seconds? When was it? What happened after? I remember for example hugging…
Similarly, another great song is Mensaje. The story has it that the song was written roughly by Enrique Discépolo who shortly after died. Cátulo Castillo who took the composition from Discépolo’s wife, Tania, forgot about it. Until a night when, as he says, Discépolo visited him in his sleep and dictated to him the lyrics.…
In my previous post, I wrote how some tango songs seem to strike a perfect macaroon-like balance between different elements in their music and how this makes them irresistible! Extending this line of thought one could think the same about dancing. If a perfect song makes you want to listen to it again and again…
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In the case of the dialog and fight communities, the dialog communities have found the tool to find the way out of it. They discovered their “god from the machine” but they did not let …goodnighttango.com
The relationship between technique and expressing emotion in tango dancing and why these two concepts often seem contradictory and not complementary.Professional hobbyist (snob?) teachers
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What happens when hobbyist Tango dancer decides to make it a profession? Is it possible that the hobby stops being a hobby and you find it difficult to have fun? A post about teacher who hade a profes…advice cabeceo communities connection conversation cool kids covid cultural background dialog embrace emotions empathy events evolution expressiveness fear funny greece history improvisation language leader learning level life lyrics magic milonga music musicality observations opinion performance personal problem pugliese roles social story story telling surprise tanda teachers teaching together