Tango (dis)Harmony

Tango (dis)Harmony

Tango is the dance of harmony. For just a few moments, you can feel in total harmony with your partner, the music and yourself. Perhaps this explains tango’s universal appeal and addictive quality. Because isn’t harmony something that we are all ultimately...
“I wish my husband danced tango”

“I wish my husband danced tango”

This morning, on one of my Instagram posts, somebody wrote:  “I wish I could find a husband who danced tango” – with an accompanying sad emoji. It made me stop to think. Yes, I am very lucky. I now take it for granted but of course it is wonderful to have a...
Expectation vs Reality

Expectation vs Reality

Ever feel like you’re going backwards not forwards? And no, I’m not talking about your elegant tango walk (which is very elegant by the way). I’m talking about your progress. When we learn tango we’re often disappointed when our progress slows, plateaus or even...
Two Sides to an Embrace

Two Sides to an Embrace

Now the world is waking up again, so is the most wonderful of tango traditions, the milonga – the social tango club. Here couples, friends and strangers dance together, changing partners throughout the night and finding connection in a close embrace through...
Perfectly Imperfect Tango

Perfectly Imperfect Tango

I love this happy photo of Polly taken after class by David. Her t-shirt says “Imperfection” but by chance two letters are covered by her partner’s arm, so that it appears to say “perfection”. And I thought to myself, how apt! As a...
Tango Al Fresco

Tango Al Fresco

Tango Al Fresco. In an Italian piazza, on the banks of the Seine, even on the beach, why not? Dancing tango outdoors is enough to get any tango dancer’s pulse racing. And this year it feels more exciting than ever. After 16 months of effective tango drought and...