by Kim | Feb 12, 2017 | TANGO TIPS
Did you know the lyrics of some tangos are as emotionally charged as the music itself? Often speaking of helpless love, lost youth and times past, tango lyrics are heavy with nostalgia, melancholy and poetry. Following a Beginners class last week, an Argentine student...
by Kim | Feb 2, 2017 | TANGO TIPS
Here is a story that many of you will know only too well: Student X For several months, Student X has been pulling out all the stops to improve his tango. He’s been dancing just about everywhere: classes, milongas, practicas, his kitchen… (not to mention the lift, the...
by Kim | Jan 31, 2017 | TANGO TIPS
On beach holidays as a child I would stand at the edge of the sea and watch as the tide washed out around my feet. I loved the feeling of moving backwards when I was actually standing still. Tango they say is a discipline that you can investigate for the rest of your...
by Kim | Sep 3, 2016 | TANGO TIPS
A new series of Strictly Come Dancing is due to start on the BBC tonight. And no doubt this year, as in previous years, the programme will serve up its own particular version of Argentine tango. And there will be – as there always are – tango aficionados...
by Kim | Jan 8, 2016 | TANGO TIPS
It’s that time of year again. After the excesses of the festive period, there’ll be many of you out there thinking of putting on your tango shoes again and seeing how your first few steps feel. Maybe a little wobbly? We have only given two classes so far this year and...
by Kim | Aug 17, 2015 | TANGO TIPS
Yesterday in our Milonga Workshop, I was working with a group of three followers. Together we worked on a combination of milonga steps: back, change, forward, extend, repaeat. Nothing too complex! Once they were comfortable – first with the movements and then...
