Want to be able to dance confidently and feel comfortable in traditional milongas of Buenos Aires? Our teaching develops your musicality, connection, technique & improvisation with social tango, as well as insights into tango culture and critical skills to build your confidence with milonga etiquette.
There are some tangos that totally transport me in a milonga - the body is governed by the heart, which is governed by the music. No thought of 'steps'. Each movement is my response to the feeling that the music provokes. Maybe this is 'entrega' (surrender) - an informed passion discussed in Tango and Chaos.
I'm a lover of D'Arienzo's tangos with singer Echagüe - so much fun and room for improvisation coming from the strength of the rhythm. However, the following selection of music will tell a story about how I also like to dance. It was a hard choice, limited to one piece from five orchestras. It doesn't include unmistakable tangazos from the likes of Caló/Podestá, D'Agostino/Vargas, Tanturi/Campos, etc. You may wish to add your favourite tangazos to this list.
… and one that wouldn't fit - Carlos Di Sarli - singer Roberto Florio: Cantemos Corazón 1956, beautifully danced by World Champions 2019 Agustina Piaggio and Maxim Gerasimov
It's interesting to look back at an earlier post Que tangazo! (2010), that drew several comments, illustrating just how personal the declaration "Tangazo!" can be.
Bob
Improve your social dance skills and confidence; refine technique; develop better musical responses; increase your vocabulary of figures.
We can work with one or two people.
Cost: from $35 per person
Milongas
Comme il faut
Sunday 15 December 4 - 7pm Torrens Rowing Club 1016 Victoria Drive, Adelaide
Entry: $15 Bookings advised
Traditional Buenos Aires-style milonga - Invitations by cabeceo Irresistible Golden Age tango music