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

In today’s post I used 2 terms that caused a bit of consternation. To be clear I used the terminology of the video. Let me clarify what *I mean* with the usage of those terms. ‘Frame’. This refers to the structure and posture of EITHER dancer in the co-combined typical

Today’s Topic is NOT a simple idea that never gets it’s due, but if I have anything to say about it, it will soon enough. One of the reasons the topic never gets its due is the fact that the topic is insanely nebulous. In 16 years of teaching I

This is a much longer topic that needs to get yapped about. So I will prepare you for that topic by telling you to go watch this video I created nearly 5 years ago that walks you thru the 5 Pause Type Methodology using ‘Que Nunca Me Falte’ by Pedro