All of Tanguito’s latest news and events will be published here. So, if you want to know what we’re up to, come back here often! After all, we are busy tangoing bees – tango classes, milongas, tango holidays, tango festivals… We don’t often get bored and suspect that you neither! :-)
May 2020
El choclo, not your usual corn cob…
"El Choclo" ("The Corn Cob"), written by lyricist, composer and musician Ángel Villoldo, is one of these tangos that made history. Actually, you've probably danced on El Choclo, more often than you think!
Tandas we ❤ – Fresedo (tango)
Tango music & tanda: We like to publish tandas on our blog to get you inspired in between classes and milongas! Today, a tango tanda by Fresedo.
April 2020
New (milonga-inspired) driving test – Would you pass?
We’ve just got our hand on some of the latest milonga-inspired Driving Test questions. Have a look; it's quite surprising
Tango & the Rose in Mouth Stereotype (part 2/2)
Tango culture and history 101: A red rose between the teeth of a follower is one of the most, if not the most iconic image (and stereotypes) associated with tango. But where on Earth did it come from?... (part 2/2)
Tango & the Rose in Mouth Stereotype (part 1/2)
Tango culture and history 101: A red rose between the teeth of a follower is one of the most, if not the most iconic image (and stereotypes) associated with tango. But where on Earth did it come from?... (part 1/2)
March 2020
Tandas we ❤ – Carlos Di Sarli (tango)
Today, a classic tango tanda by Carlos Di Sarli, with lots of classics often played on the dancefloor and often chosen by professionals for their performance.
Tango music & Tanda special: I love you, but I love myself too!
Tango songs have a variety of themes, including love (usually lost love, unfortunately), gambling, politics and... tango itself!
Tango embrace » Term review (16/02/2020 class)
Dimension: Embrace - Theme: Term review
This class closes the term dedicated to the tango embrace, one of our favourite dimensions. We reviewed some of the steps that we have covered in previous classes: media luna, back sacada, follower's forward walking. Why choose when you can have it all?
Tango speed » Fast giros (19/02/2020 class)
Dimension: Speed - Theme: Fast giros
In this class, we explored giros that work really well on different types of music, slow or fast. We explored giros to the left and to the right, as well as giros on the beat and on the half beat. Quite a feast!
Tango speed » Giros (26/02/2020 class)
Dimension: Speed - Theme: Giros
In this class, we explored giros that work really well on slow music: giros with static axis around the leader. We also threw in a few adornments for the leader, an enrosque and a lapiz for good measure! Time to shine, guys!
