Yesterday was a special day. It was our daughter’s eighth birthday.

Eight is an important number in tango. The Basic Eight, the “Ocho” and this delicate little decoration, which draws a number eight on the floor.

A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog about watching yourself dancing on video.

In the time of the Coronavirus, it seems more relevant than ever.

Every Zoom class we teach is automatically recorded and sent out to every student, so they can keep practicing and studying the material.

I knew it was only a matter of time before the comments started coming in:

This blog post is all about the “B” word. Don’t worry, it’s not the word you’re thinking of! You’re safely inside a pure tango, Brexit-free zone.

It’s another “B” word that I’d like to write about, and it has been a long time coming.

Hardly a week goes by without someone mentioning this word to me. And my advice?

Don’t say it, don’t even think it! Because the moment you do, everything starts to go downhill ….