learn to dance the Tango

Would like to learn some of the old dances, such as the tango.

I know the basics, I can dance a waltz, tango or milonga, as long as the leader knows what he’s doing, so my new goal now is to get better at it so it becomes natural. Also, learning new steps and embellishments.

Dancing is such fun once you learn how. Everybody has to start at zero so don’t be shy. I once had two left feet too.

Since my sister has motivated me by joining my class, I’ll be going back to tango class this wednesday night. Hopefully I’ll be able to make it to some milongas around town sometime soon.

Well, I finished my beginner class, but I definitely need to keep practicing and learning. I’ve missed the first couple of weeks of the new class, and I’ll miss the next two due to travel for work. And I have a feeling it’s going to be difficult to do this in the Spring when there’s so much else to do!

This week I finish my 7 week beginner series of Tango lessons. It’s been a lot of fun and I plan to keep going to this class and the intermediate one as well – and to more events around town.

I think the tango is one of the greatest dances of all time. This is one of my pipe dreams – to learn to tango. I say ‘pipe dream’ ‘cos I usually end up stagnating on the sofa on my days off.

To dance is fun, a lot of fun but to dance the Argentinean tango is to touch the sky. Close yours eyes (no, not now; after having finished reading this! ) and imagine you are being held by your partner in a close embrace (you smell his/her scent and feel his/her heart bit ). You are both into the great music which is being played and you two are moving together as one unit on the dancing floor for 3 to 4 wonderful minutes. You feel like in a dream. Can you ask more from a dance? ………… Yes, one more of the same.

This is the social Argentinean tango dance. It is very simple; it is just a walking dance which everyone, who can walk, can dance it. The tango for shows is totally different but this type of dancing we will keep for show times, right? Social tango is about dancing for the music, yourself and your partner.
Now you may close your eyes.

^^ I learned how to Tango in a ballroom dancing class. It’s way fun, if you ever get a chance to take a class like that, you should.

If I can find someone who knows how to lead…..........