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".
Class video & notes – 11/12/2016
Tanguito2020-05-17T01:18:50+01:00Dimension: Size - Theme: Varying the size of steps
In this first class of our short term, we had a look at how to vary the size of basic steps, before moving on to how the leader and the follower can both take different sized steps whilst maintaining a nice connection. We saw one of our favourite tango salon step, a little cadencia, which is cute, playful and musical as well as a little square inspired by Osvaldo and Coca.
Famous tango (song) characters
Tanguito2020-07-22T02:44:42+01:00Gauchos, compadres and compadritos... they are the heart of Argentine culture and are very often depicted in tango songs. But... who are they?
