This one is really easy to get, probably no explanation is needed except to express why this is less than desirable. What is ‘Hitchhiker’s Lead Hand’ ? This is where the Lead creates or cups their Left hand to the point where the Follower can NOT match the palm of

What is ‘Lead Tango Finger’ ? It’s where the Lead sticks out their Left Hand Index Finger and points with it. This is their ‘Hand Embrace’. There’s also a version of this where it’s Lead Gun Hand. But that’s another post. We are all guilty of this one at some

(Pron: EN-TRAY-GAHR). This is a topic I’ve talked about before, but I’m going in a different direction with this stuff, sort of. Once, long ago, when tango for export was all the rage, this Spanish word > Entregar was promoted and sort of explained by a few tango teachers coming

I use this term a lot in my tangotopics discussion group, and this site, and while I have defined the term in my tangotopics glossary, I wanted to create a little more clarity for the group as well as for the lazy among you that don’t want to click a

Here’s a controversial topic that some won’t even realize is controversial: The Topic > STANDARDIZATION. This has been discussed ad-naseum for years. But here’s an over simplified recap: Statement: Tango needs to be standardized so that we’re all drinking the same cool-aid. Rebuttal: Standardization will kill all individualization and creativity

The One about Simple Tango Sentences. What is a Simple Sentence ? A Simple Sentence refers to a Simple Tango Sentence. These are things we do all the time, without necessarily thinking about it. Only here, it’s deliberate and thought of. Put simply Simple Sentence uses simple tango ideas that we are

(Trigger Warning! What I’m about to say is going piss off a lot of ppl. Except for those dancers that have experienced and practice ‘Intention’). Scenario > You’re at a práctica after a class on Over-Rotated Ochos (or the like) and you hear your partner use this phrase: “I need

(Warning: Use of this word is about as close as I get to ‘waxing’ poetic about Tango. So pay close attention.) Scenario: You’re at your table with friends.You see a couple get together that to your knowledge has never danced together.He’s from out of town. An older ish guy, gray

You’ve all heard this phrase used by Tango teachers to get their students to walk: “You must PUSH from the floor!” I’ll spare you here and get straight to it. ALL MUSCLES PULL! Read that again, I’ll wait. Why am I yapping about this ? Mostly because of the fallacy