On my travels to Buenos Aires I meet many tango tourists. I realized that they spend their whole tango time in the modern Milongas/Practicas, which do not very much alter from those milogas in their home town. No dress code, no sitting order. No codigos apply. Easy peasy. They feel totally comfortable in the milonga as […]
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How to dance like a queen? – 10 hints for your success.
Watching your favorite tango couple performing and you’re asking yourself, oh gosh, I wish I could dance like her. Due to the fact that she has a professional education in dance as a base, plus a profound carrier as a tango dancer, you realize only a small chance that this dream becomes true. 10 beneficial […]
How to dance like a pro – 10 powerful hints for leaders
You are watching your favorite tango master performing and asking yourself, oh gosh, I wish I could dance like him. Due to the fact that you are already in your forties maybe fifties, with a full-time job to concentrate on, this wish might be an impossible dream to become true. With just 10 powerful hints […]
Which style suits my tango? Milonguero-Salon-Nuevo?
“Tango” is not a style. Tango is a culture, a music genre, a dance. When an Argentine tango teacher says he teaches “Tango”, dear, that can be quite confusing. Distinct styles in tango manifest in different artistic interpretations. For my tango education, it is important to know the differences between Traditional Tango or Nuevo Tango, Tango Escenario, […]
Maestra Milena Plebs in Buenos Aires Tango Talks
La grande dame de tango, Milena Plebs, welcome to Buenos Aires Tango Talks. Your carrier started fare back in the 80’s. 32 years of constant tango, you belong to the very few grand masters who have managed to be at the top all these years. Working continuously in tango, with different partners or even solo. What is […]
Climb Up The Social Ladder in an Argentine Tango Community
Every woman might have passed this experience. You sit in a milonga , you don’t know anybody , you have just started with tango and don’t know how this all works . In the end you go home, not dancing at all or maybe 1 tanda, that was all. You are quite frustrated and therefore […]