Articles about Argentine Tango

Argentine Tango gives you purpose: to make the world its best and most beautiful, starting with yourself.

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Considerations on the value of Argentine Tango

December 20, 2022

I am pleased to share with you some reflections on the value we give to Tango and dancing at the milongas, the place it acquires (or we allow it to acquire) in our lives as milongueros, professionals, teachers, students, etc. These thoughts took the aphoristic form and different approaches: direct, metaphorical, philosophical, in the form of dialogues with a more or less imaginary or real interlocutor, as a game, and as poetry.
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Why do we choose to dance Argentine Tango with some people and not with others?

September 16, 2022

On occasions, we have danced with someone with whom we have felt such a connection, such an openness to express ourselves, such an encouragement to reveal our maximum capacities in the dance, that everything that was not dancing disappeared.
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To dance, to live like a dancer.

July 21, 2022

Dancing a dance like Argentine Tango is, I feel, like philosophizing about what is essential in life.
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To dance well in Argentine Tango

June 16, 2022

To dance well, that is to say: to DANCE, we will have to organize our lives in that direction; I will not be able to dance well if my life develops away from that goal. Indeed, if what I long for is, for example, to make money, then my life will be oriented in that direction, in the direction of abstractions (money is an abstraction), very far from my actual body.
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What is dancing Argentine Tango?

April 22, 2022

Dancing Argentine Tango is to propose answers to the question "How to live?"
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Why do I dance Argentine Tango?

December 27, 2021

I dance Tango because it provides me a sublime experience of joy and wisdom.
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What does musicality mean in Argentine Tango?

December 3, 2021

When you like a song, it attracts you in a way from which you cannot break easily. One time you are hooked into the music, it affects you. The music awakes emotions in you. If these emotions make you move, then you are dancing.
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What is connection in Argentine Tango dance?

November 17, 2021

A good connection in Tango begins with being well connected to yourself.
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Why technique is so important in Argentine Tango?

November 2, 2021

The technique has to be a way to use our body efficiently, energizing and healing us. When a movement is technically correct, it is made effortlessly and elegantly. Pain is a symptom that tells us that we are making an unnecessary effort. A movement made technically correct is gratifying.
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Why private lessons are the most effective way to learn Argentine Tango?

August 25, 2021

The most important elements of Argentine Tango are connection and musicality.
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"Becoming Argentina" interviews Marcelo Solis

July 21, 2021

I had the pleasure and honor to be interviewed by Vance Woods (Cataloger Valley Library Oregon State University) for his blog “Becoming Argentina”. We talked about how did I get to where I am today and how did the Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires come into being...
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What is the best way to learn to dance Argentine Tango?

April 11, 2021

Everything good about Argentine Tango dancing is the result of practice.
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About virtual Argentine Tango classes and private lessons

December 25, 2020

In virtual classes, we are able to observe in detail our students dancing, and count on it as a magnificent tool to organize the presentation of our knowledge to them.
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Looking for tips about learning Argentine Tango dance?

October 19, 2020

Because you have realized the value of Tango, namely that Tango is highly important to you, I am offering here a guide into your Tango journey.
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Private lessons for couples, single students, and with two maestros. What to choose?

September 14, 2020

Your best option is to set up a combination of all of these kinds of private lessons, including taking group classes and going to Buenos Aires with your teachers, since they are the ones who, being part of the Buenos Aires Tango scene, should introduce you to it.
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Argentine Tango group classes

August 27, 2020

Argentine Tango is a social dance. It makes sense to practice it in the context of a like-minded community.
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Argentine Tango private lessons

August 26, 2020

During private lessons we focus on: * Good, relaxed posture. * Awareness about your body, surrounding space, and your partner's presence. * A nice embrace that connects you to your dance partner. * Musical sense: how to listen to Tango music. * Moving interpreting the music: * Walking. * Walking with your partner. * Pausing. * Changing weight. * Footwork and technique. * Basic Argentine Tango patterns. * More complex patterns and combinations.
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"Gallo ciego" by Osvaldo Pugliese y su Orquesta Típica, 1959.

August 16, 2020

Agustín Bardi (13 August 1884 - 21 April 1941) has very deservedly received the title of “composer of musicians.”
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"Un baile a beneficio" by Osvaldo Pugliese y su Orquesta Típica with Jorge Vidal in vocals, 1950.

August 12, 2020

Jorge Vidal said "With Pugliese I learned, among so many things, to have respect for rhythm. I was very successful alongside him."
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"Isla de Capri" by Osvaldo Fresedo y su Orquesta Típica with Roberto Ray in vocals, 1935.

August 11, 2020

Wilhelm Grosz was able to apply a considerable melodic gift to setting the lyrics of popular songs, some of which became international successes. Among them: "Isla de Capri".
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Three questions regarding Argentine Tango

June 9, 2020

We'd like to know how that magic spark which ignited your passion for Tango started.
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"Si sos brujo: A Tango Story"

May 23, 2020

This beautifully shot documentary brings the compelling story of a group of young Argentine musicians racing against time to learn and preserve the elegant and nuanced music played by the legendary Golden Age tango orchestras of Buenos Aires in the 40 s and 50 s
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"Tango, Our Dance", Argentine Tango documentary.

May 15, 2020

The sensuality and stylized ritual of the tango are captured in this illuminating documentary.
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Argentine Tango virtual classes and private lessons online

May 5, 2020

Online classes and private lessons can be just as impactful as in presence. Students can learn at least as effectively as in-classroom clases, if not more so in some cases.
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Argentine Tango and the bandoneon

May 5, 2020

How did the bandoneon become the instrument of Tango? The bandoneon is an instrument of exceptional expressivity, which made it perfect for a musical genre that intends to communicate all the rainbow of possible emotions.
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About training by yourself Argentine Tango

April 22, 2020

We are going through challenging times. Although this never happened before in our life time, I have a personal story to share with you, in which you may find some similarities with the situation we are all dealing with regarding the place that Tango has in our lives.
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How to practice and improve your Tango: Lesson 5

April 20, 2020

Here we offer you an explanation of the technique of walking in Tango.
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How to practice and improve your Tango: Lesson 4

April 13, 2020

Continue exercising and your Tango will be better. There are so many excuses not to improve.
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How to practice and improve your Tango: Lesson 3

April 6, 2020

In order to dance Argentine Tango you need discipline to practice. Through learning and practice you will achieve your goal of being a great dancer.
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How to practice and improve your Tango: Lesson 2

March 30, 2020

Here you will find more exercises and guidance to learn, practice and improve your Tango.
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What is Tango?

March 29, 2020

“Tango is Life”. What does this sentence mean? It suggests that those who do not tango don’t know what life is. Can such a radical thought make sense? Ask anyone who is involved in Tango, passionately, which is the only way to be involved in it, and that will be the answer. This attitude in relation to Tango is rooted in the fact that Tango gives you fulfillment, opening you up to the possibility of making your life a work of Art.
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How to practice and improve your Tango?

March 27, 2020

How to practice and improve your Tango? You can always practice and improve. Here is the most important move in Tango: walking. You can see here how we walk alternately in parallel and crossed system throughout the dance floor. Do you know what parallel and crossed system mean? Watch this video. Here you will find a clear explanation of the meaning and differentiation of parallel and crossed system. In order to improve your Tango… is it good to create a choreography? To choose a song and place elements in order accordingly? While this is not a bad option, we suggest instead to create brief sequences of 2 or 3 elements that you can do in a small space, like the ones we usually get to do at milongas, so when you dance at milongas, you can use them, adapt and reshape them as you move on the line of dance. This also applies for sequences of follower’s embellishments. Follower’s can devise possible embellishments for each of the elements usually lead (backward and forward walk, ochos, molinetes, boleos, etc.) Here is one element to start creating your sequences: One time you have your sequences ready, study segments of them that could be reorganize as new sequences or as connectors between single elements. Here you can find an example of the results of such approach: We have lots of videos for you to learn, practice and improve! Watch our video lessons See more Argentine Tango lessons: ShareTweetSharePinMore How to dance Argentine Tango An introduction to the most important details Find the answer Argentine Tango music Music to learn to dance Listen and dance! Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
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Requirements for learning to dance Argentine Tango

November 22, 2019

1) Self-motivation To dance Tango is to become a milonguero, that means: it is a lifetime decision. Nobody can convince you to do Tango. Only you, if you can see what a fulfilling, wise and beautiful life Tango has in store, can make the decision. Make this clear to yourself.
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How to become a great Tango dancer

September 5, 2019

It all depends on what you want from yourself. If you want nothing, nothing is what you’ll get. If you want a fulfilling life, it will cost you your whole life.
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Dance Tango!

August 14, 2019

Dancing is not an entertainment to amuse and distract yourself. It is, if you dare to commit to a beautiful life, its most realistic aspect.
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Dance Argentine Tango in Buenos Aires

August 2, 2019

A typical day in Buenos Aires with my tour: 1- We meet at late morning for City tours and having lunch. 2- Afternoon and early evenings classes and practicas. 3- Milongas every night. We leave the mornings an early afternoon free for any private lessons you may like to take while in Buenos Aires.
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Why do I dance Tango?

January 22, 2019

* This is a response I gave to this question in a survey: I am alive, and I know it. I feel life, and I am aware of being here and now. How long is “now” going to last?
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How to dance Tango: An introduction to the most important details.

December 18, 2018

Whether you are a beginner without any dancing experience, an intermediate dancer looking to polish your dance, or an advanced dancer in search of perfecting your moves, practicing these exercises as often as possible will take your dance to the next level.
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How to best take advantage of our classes?

November 20, 2018

When making your decision, please keep in mind that learning how to dance is comparable to learning how to live: how much of your life are you willing to give to the goal of living better?
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To dance Tango is to belong to a society: the milonga

November 9, 2018

Tango is a partner dance that is based on the embrace.
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All about Argentine Tango

September 7, 2018

There is a profound wisdom in the ability to dance Tango. A wisdom that you acquire through training, by working on the way you hold your body, the way you move, paying precise attention to detail, developing a sense of awareness and careful respect in dealings with others at milongas, learning to passionately love the music that milongueros dance to, opening yourself up to music that expertly advises you on how to move in every beat.
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How to dance Tango?

August 3, 2018

Here are my recommendations to help with your goal of learning to dance Argentine Tango:
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What do I need in order to be able to go to milongas?

July 14, 2018

A milonga is a social gathering that has the main goal of facilitating the dance of Argentine Tango among its participants.
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What is "Milonga"?

July 6, 2018

Nowadays the word “milonga” has two meanings: 1. A particular rhythm and musical genre. 2. A Tango dance party.
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Dancing at a milonga

May 31, 2018

My desire to get better was shaped through decades of patient learning, careful observation of dancers who inspired and guided me, and passionate dancing in milongas, to challenge others to dance better and to be challenged to better myself.
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Milongueando in Lafayette. Fresedo/Ray tanda.

May 16, 2018

When I receive a new student in my class I know that he or she wants to dance. But teaching them to dance involves not only showing the moves, but also giving the student a sense of placement, making him or her aware that you cannot just do any move at any time
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Milongueando in Lafayette

May 13, 2018

When you are at the milonga, whether a well known milonguero/a or a new good student, you are making possible that Tango lives. You bring Tango to life, in your body, in everything you do with your body, not by dancing only, but by everything you do.
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Walking

May 11, 2018

That's why we feel so at home dancing Tango, in good company, creating something with our body that is real and objective, something that ceases to exist immediately after dancing, leaving us in a state of relaxed pleasure and untranslatable wisdom.
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Being a good dancer

April 29, 2018

The following are my answers to a questionnaire from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology of Palo Alto, made in 2011.
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Presence

April 20, 2018

The physical presence of our partner, here and now, is an invitation that can either be accepted or refused, but is hard to postpone.
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Walking is at the root of our existence

April 13, 2018

Our head is placed in an upright position, allowing for the development of powerful vision and an extraordinary brain; our arms and hands free from the task of locomotion, set to create new things and reshape the world.
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How to Tango

November 17, 2017

1- Let Tango call you, seduce you, charm you, bewitch you. “Tango you are an enchanter of those who listen to your sounds. Tango you attract hearts, with your sweet songs and your bandoneons.”
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Why Tango?

July 23, 2017

I do not want to idealize the “natural man”, but our civilization took away the graceful walk of an elegant hunter-gatherer, leaving us instead the limping of a wounded beast.
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Milongueando in Buenos Aires

July 18, 2017

…there is world in which being friendly does not mean being agreeable nor disrespectful of differences, but rather encouraging the individual pursuit of excellence, a road and a goal that is accessible only to you, since we are all different by nature. In this world we learn by imitating, knowing that it will be impossible to be like those we imitate, since they already prevented us that it is not only impossible, but unethical. In this world we need to develop our own interpretation of beauty and demonstrate that it fits the community by concretely putting it into practice, in concrete actions.
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Tango is Life

June 12, 2017

Dancing Tango is not only about you and you-and-your-partner. It is also a social event and a culture. It involves more than two: those present at the milonga (tango dance party) in which you assist, and also all those who are intimately related to Tango, at your present time, in the past and in the future (other dancers, the composers of the songs that you dance to, the musicians who recorded the songs, all the people who were passionate about Tango throughout the history of this manifestation of our very unique nature as humans, and those, in the future, who will inherit it after us).
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Tango is a walking social partner's dance

January 11, 2017

Tango is a social and partner dance that originated in the city of Buenos Aires, where, together with its music, poetry and culture, the population consider it their identity.
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History of Tango - Part 5: The appearance of the bandoneon in Tango

March 5, 2016

During the 1870s arrives to Buenos Aires a very particular immigrant: the bandoneon. Tango was in its infancy, as well as this new instrument, which was recently invented in 1846 in Germany by Heinrich Band, according to some versions, or Carl F. Zimmerman, according to others. None had patented it.
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Culture, Buenos Aires and why Tango

January 1, 2016

Let’s say you’re in Buenos Aires and you’re looking for a class or milonga. Typically, you might do some research using the internet or follow the advice of someone you don’t know that well, which could lead you to missing out on what only Buenos Aires has to offer in relation to Tango.
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What makes you a good dancer, and Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires

December 30, 2015

1. To be madly in love with the music.
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Musicality

December 28, 2015

If the initial energy that makes us dance comes from our passion, the music is what channels and shapes that energy.
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Tango is a social and partner dance

September 16, 2014

Tango is a social and partner dance that originated in the city of Buenos Aires, where, together with its music, poetry and culture, the population consider it their identity.
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Walking, dancing, body and words

September 10, 2014

Humans are the only known beings that walk upright. Our walk is as characteristic as our rational mind. They are related. You can know about other people by looking at the way they walk. You can know yourself better if you can see yourself and see the way you walk. Others can know about you by paying attention at the way you walk.
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What is your goal in learning Tango?

September 7, 2013

Tango asks you to be honest, and show your honest self. Very probably, at the beginning you do not recognize yourself in what appears when you allow yourself to be natural, let it go, and you may not like it! But, good news, once you know yourself and how you actually move, you can change it, you can shape it, and you can work on making yourself more elegant without pretending. And that is going to make you stronger. And for that, you will be thankful to Tango forever.
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Tango is passion

September 7, 2013

I cannot make a new student passionate about tango. I can share my passion with my students. But many would judge me crazy, obsessed, neurotic, and I would reply that while you judge, you cannot dance.
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What can we do to contribute to the health and continued development of Bay Area Tango community?

September 7, 2013

Tango is fun. It makes us happy. But Tango is also responsibility.
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Tango and Buenos Aires

September 7, 2013

Buenos Aires is the world capital of Tango, and its birthplace.
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The Tango Journey

February 19, 2013

Argentine Tango is waiting for you... at our school.
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Tango is education

January 11, 2013

Perhaps you were asking yourself: Why a Tango School?
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What I get when I pay the entrance fee of the milonga?

December 18, 2012

When I go to the supermarket, I buy groceries, take them home, and then do with them pretty much whatever I want.
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Tango in Buenos Aires

January 31, 2012

By Alvaro Dominguez I began learning to dance Tango about three and a half years ago, on Halloween. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and when I started I had no idea how large the Tango community here was, and was impressed by the number of classes, teachers and events.
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On learning to dance Argentine Tango

January 17, 2012

First and foremost, Tango dancing is an act of self-expression; I learnt that Tango lives and develops at the Milonga; and I learnt that for many, dancing Tango is sacred.
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Seven tips for women who want to dance more in the milonga.

December 4, 2011

Your most attractive feature is your smile.
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"Códigos", “Cabeceo”, “cortinas”, “tandas”, and line of dance

December 3, 2011

“Cortinas” are small pieces of songs that separate different sets of tangos, milongas or valses (“tandas”). Each “tanda” contains four songs by the same orchestra.
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On learning Argentine Tango. Starting out in milongas.

December 2, 2011

In my opinion, starting Argentine Tango should not be different from entering any social community for the first time.
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Argentine Tango's history - Introduction

December 1, 2011

Argentine Tango is a dance that originated in the poor neighborhoods of the largest cities in Argentina and Uruguay at the end of the XIX century.

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