Oa Metzner Part 1/3 - social tango, improving...

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

Tango seems so fancy at first, so many moves to learn, so much technique. But you talk to any seasoned dancer and they will tell you it’s really not about the moves… it’s really something else.

What is it that we are after on the dance floor? And what value do we brin ...

This conversation revolves around our recent experience at The Thing, a yearly tango marathon in Portland, OR. We discuss our personal experiences and observations, highlighting the challenges and strategies we used to get dances. We emphasize the importance of moving around ...

Maziar is BACK for another interview, bantering about lessons learned along the way as he continues to live the tango nomad lifestyle. Having known him for many years, I have always wondered how he manages to enjoy himself so much on the dance floor, no matter who he dances wi ...

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 ...