Caminito, little path forgotten by time….
Tanguito2020-05-13T23:42:18+01:00Caminito is a small alley in La Boca, Buenos Aires' industrial and commercial harbor. It also is a famous and very poetic tango song. Humming along already?
Why did men start to dance tango together?
Tanguito2020-05-13T23:50:05+01:00Here’s a fascinating account on how men traditionally learnt to dance Tango in Argentina, the difference between practicas and milongas, and the importance of changing roles by Christine Denniston.
Tango, orange and feathers
Tanguito2020-05-20T19:24:02+01:00Tango has always fascinated Europe, starting from the early days of the dance - to the point that it actually influenced Paris fashion!
Class video & notes – 14/12/2016
Tanguito2020-05-17T01:17:21+01:00Dimension: Size - Theme: Steps that travel
In this class, we looked at steps that travel. These are useful as we normally try and keep the flow of the milonga going, only stopping when we run out of space ourselves. We saw a couple of steps and figures that move, either forwards for the leader or more unique, backwards for the leader.
52 years ago, we said goodbye to Francisco Canaro…
Tanguito2020-07-22T02:29:17+01:00Over time, Francisco Canaro became such a significant part of tango, that referring to him became part of common language in Argentina. In the 1950's, a radio program coined a phrase to refer to any extremely old event: "When Canaro already had his orchestra". Another popular say was: "He's got more money than Canaro".
