Tag: social
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The complexity of simple
Most of us think in very basic combinations and patterns. We have learned, practiced and memorized just a number of them and use them in our dance. But the possibilities out there are endless to be able to dance each and every song in our life in a completely unique way even just by simply…
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Teachers with skin in the game
A few weeks ago I was writing about event organizers who have skin in the game. Organizers who organize events with the main goal for them to have fun in the first place. They organize events where they can dance their asses off in the first place. Like chefs who eat the meals they cook.…
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Traditions vs evolution
For better or for worse societies evolve. In all different places, time brings changes. In some places quicker than others… in some places different than others… but all in all the world is evolving. Tango is part of this evolving world and obviously cannot stay uninfluenced by the changes happening in it. Therefore, it is…
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What can Pugliese’s music teach you about life
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 him solve the problem alone. They moved their hand too… they took action… talked… discussed… compromised and reached the necessary…
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Is social tango good for shows?
So given this contradiction, I was asking myself if social tango is good enough for performances. I mean how much would people be interested in looking at couples dancing with simple steps, without big colgadas, back sacadas, complex ganchos, and all kinds of fancy moves?
