Height can be an issue with regards to ArgentineTango, not so for the Lead that is Taller but rather for the Follower that is Taller than their prospective Lead. :-(...

Height differences are issues in any social dance, but never so prominent than within Argentine Tango. Why ? The most popular one is that rather nebulous and oft over used...

‘Paddling’ The Follower. Is in it's simplest form a way to control or direct the Follower's motion or movements through the use of the Lead's hands and/or Forearms. Today's Practical...

‘Creepy Hand’ Embrace. The hand-in-hand aspect of the embrace is a corner stone of Argentine Tango. It forms the iconic look and the iconic feel of the dance that we...

A ‘Bumper Car’ is an amusement park ride where the cars are coated with a rubber bumper to prevent an actual accident from occurring, steering is ‘questionable’, and really the car...

What is Pseudo Close Embrace ?  It is an embrace that is generated, mostly, by the Lead but can also be compounded by the Follow, that a.) Is not close...

Tango presents many challenges from it’s walk, to the vocabulary, and then the music, but none more challenging than the many issues that stem from an embrace just isn’t working...

There are pieces of Tango vocabulary that get used as though they weren't even considered, they just happen. There are five of them, aside from 'walking'. Ochos, Molinetes, Crosses, and...

However, stepping backwards is only one piece of the problem. The other piece is stepping out of your lane of dance. So that we’re clear here, backwards is a navigational...

What is "The Molinete Problem" ? It is an issue for both Lead and Follow that happens as a result of a co-combined problem. From the Lead's perspective, the Follower will...