Kindness cuts both ways in tango

Meet six people who made tango what it is today: Enrique Santos Discépolo, the orphan whose lyrics earned him the nickname “the philosopher of tango”; Osvaldo Pugliese, whose orchestra kept playing beside his empty piano, marked by a single red carnation, while he was imprisoned; ...  Show more

Why do some dancers seem to hit a plateau while others continue to grow year after year? In this episode, we explore two fundamentally different ways of understanding tango movement: downward spirals and upward spirals. We'll examine how each system organizes communication betwee ...  Show more

Some people you LOVE dancing with. With others... you dance for other reasons. Sometimes these "other" dances are lovingly referred to as "charity" or "community service" tandas.

For our first "together" episode, my husb ...

In this banter I explore the (un)friendliness of the social tango scene and the different camps that people fall into regarding this topic. The topic was sparked by a recent article ( https://therhinestone.medium.com/i-went-to-my-first-milonga-lets-talk-about-it-2a4a93192d2b ...

Today I dive into a difficult but important conversation about power dynamics and respect in the tango world. Prompted by a recent public incident during a performance, I explore how moments like this expose deeper issues within professional and social tango relationships.

What limits us social dancers most is not the technical stuff, but rather the psychological and emotional stuff. Tango is notorious for causing conflict and many couples break up after starting to learn this dance, at least that’s what happened for me.

In this episode ...