two minute tango
Two Minute Tango Project
First and foremost, I am NOT the sole of all tango wisdom (yes that is a play on words). These are some things, a few ideas, that I’ve played with, and that I’ve picked up along the way. Some may be right on, some misguided, some clear, and some not. Secondly this is an experimental project, it is an idea born of many long conversations with lots of tango teachers, many social dancers, and many tango students. All of these things have shaped, formed, turned, cooled, heated, and changed my ideas in ways I hadn’t even considered. Thirdly, I am by no means stating these things as absolute fact, but rather ideas to be shared, thought about, talked about, and at the very least, compared and contrasted, and at the very most, used as a teaching rod for someone else. If it serves that purpose…I’ll be very pleased.
I’ve been toying with the idea over the last year of creating a series of instructional videos from the 50,000 ft perspective to show that Argentine Tango is simple, easy, and nothing more than walking (with a few interruptions here and there). To take the dance out of its unnatural environment and put it an environment that people can relate to. To make the dance more accessible, not less. These videos are the result of that idea. I hope you find them helpful as a I create more.
More about the project here.
TMT: Walking – Tango Tidbits – Part 4 of 5
TMT: Walking – 4 Parts of the Follower’s Steps – Part 3 of 5