by Kim | Feb 23, 2015 | TANGO TIPS
Tango has had a tumultuous journey. It was born in the slums of Buenos Aires in the late 19th Century. It enjoyed a Golden Age in the 1930ʼs and 1940ʻs only to go into decline in the 1950s. It somehow survived a military dictatorship when it was outlawed and it may...
by Kim | Feb 11, 2015 | TANGO TIPS
If you have been dancing tango even for a short time, you might already have noticed that everyone except for other tango dancers seem to have an image of tango that in no way corresponds to the dance that you are learning.. It is something that we tangueros have to...
by Kim | Jan 28, 2015 | TANGO TIPS
I often think how wonderful it is to be at the start of your tango journey with so many amazing discoveries ahead of you. For many people, the first few years of studying tango is a little like falling in love. You wake up in the morning and you immediately start...
by Kim | Dec 11, 2014 | TANGO TIPS
“Buenos Dias” I call out as I climb into the back of the black and yellow taxi cab, escaping the merciless Buenos Aires sun. I tell the driver my destination and wait for the inevitable “De donde sos?” – ‘Where are you from?”. I have been speaking Spanish...
by Kim | Nov 11, 2014 | TANGO TIPS
A few months back, we were teaching at a Tango Festival outside of London, where tango aficionados travel long distances to take part in workshops and dance the night away in the festivalʼs “milongas” (tango nights). The atmosphere was electric and the dancers warm and...
by Kim | Aug 5, 2014 | TANGO TIPS
As a tango teacher, I often get a little window into my students’ tango experiences. They tell me how they get on at the milonga, the comments they receive, the dances they had. I hear about their highs – when everything just seems to work, to fly – and I...
