Tango songs make abundant references to Buenos Aires, whether it be to the city as a whole, some of its key landmarks, or las arrabales, the poor neighbouroods of Buenos Aires where tango started. Las arrabales describe an actual area, a certain lifestyle (that of milongueros), a social class (that of the poor) and are almost always ..
Dimension: Embrace - Theme: Asynchronous rhythmical steps
This class focused on how to maintain a nice connexion when doing asynchronous steps - that is with the leader and the follower dancing to different time signatures.
Today, a tango tanda by Carlos Di Sarli, featuring the song Milonguero Viejo, which we've translated last week.
Expect some humming or little twitches from your foot - better not fight it.
If you're thinking of taking up tango in 2015 but don't quite know where to start, have a look at this blog post! See you soon on the dancefloor!
