The Tango Renaissance

“Fortunately it (tango) has experienced a notable recovery, to the point where it is no longer difficult, as was the case until quite recently, to see the Tango danced in Buenos Aires”.This was the comment in the ‘Footprint Handbook’ travel...

Paciencia – we all need some now!

OK here are some exercises you can do on your own or as a couple if you are living with someone. Hopefully if you’ve danced tango for a little while you can recognise the beat and are able to step on the strong beats. This is an important thing but it is only...

Timing & Exercise?

Tango and the fitbit! Bear with me… A typical tango is structured as follows: There are 5 Sections often called ABACA*.Each of the 5 sections has 4 phrases.Each phrase consists of 4 measures.Each measure has 2 strong beats (1 & 3).Therefore each phrase has 8...

Tango Nuevo Music

This is brief introduction to “Tango Nuevo” “Electro Tango” – just to give a quick guide to the main acts to look out for/check on youtube. I love tango nuevo with a caveat I’ll come to later. The More famous groups… GOTAN PROJECT...