Tango Banter: confessions of a social dancer

It's common to hit a wall, or multiple walls, when learning tango. You might open yourself up to working with new teachers or signing up for a tango competition, only to realize that you know less than you thought, your have to unlearn a bunch of stuff, and there are all sorts of things wrong with your dance.In this episode I banter about how this happened (repeatedly) for me and some of the things that ended up helping me get to the other side.Join my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sotangoworldSign up for my weekly NEWSLETTER: https://unique-architect-417.ck.page/365ba048c6Questions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango

Starting tango with your girlfriend/boyfriend is typically the worst idea for your relationship. It’s a common story tango dancers jokingly retell, of how they came to tango because of someone, and then that someone didn’t pan out, but tango did.But this banter is not about the typical story. There are those few cases where both the love of the relationship and the love of tango are able to coexist at the same time. This is where this banter starts and from there meanders to discuss the other nooks and crannies of living as a tango dancers.In this episode I banter with Christos Kouroupetroglou who, like me, began to share his tango musings online during the pandemic, but in blog form. You can check out his blog here: https://goodnighttango.com/Photo courtesy of: https://www.facebook.com/gothamfotografiaNYC Join my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sotangoworldSign up for my weekly NEWSLETTER: https://unique-architect-417.ck.page/365ba048c6Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A7ogO6A_esoQuestions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango

Does getting older put you at a disadvantage on the dance floor and lead to getting less dances? For many women this has been the case, and unfair instances of ageism are common topics of conversation at the milonga.But some women defy the norms and tap into other, less common strategies for getting the dances that they want. Today my guest is Sarah Pettit, who at age 67, regularly travels and dances tango around the world. In this episode we banter about her dance journey and how she learned to make tango work for her, rather than the other way around.Join my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sotangoworldSign up for my weekly NEWSLETTER: https://unique-architect-417.ck.page/365ba048c6Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lIP2Yifr9ZgQuestions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango

There are many things out there we could learn how to do, and plenty of them we don’t really care to… But then there are other things (like trying partner dancing, or rollerskating, or surfing) that trigger a particular blend of longing and intimidation when we witness someone else doing it.We feel like we would love to do it so much, but there is just no way we ever could… This banter is about THAT feeling and my own recent experience with it.Join my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sotangoworldSign up for my weekly NEWSLETTER: https://unique-architect-417.ck.page/365ba048c6Questions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango

There are many paths to tango. Some people fell in love with the music first, others saw it in “Scent of a Woman (and it’s not even tango!), and then there are some who start their dance journey by playing Dance Dance Revolution.For this episode my guest is Stephen Aldaco who has lived a riveting life of adventure and dance exploration. We only got to scratch the surface here, I think I am going to have to invite him for a follow up… Let me know what you thinkCheck out my upcoming teaching/Djing dates at https://imsotango.com/ Join my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sotangoworldWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5lXwuJFVExsStephen Aldaco on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@StephenAldacoStephen Aldaco on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephen_aldaco/Questions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango

Tango seems so fancy at first, so many moves to learn, so much technique. But you talk to any seasoned dancer and they will tell you it’s really not about the moves… it’s really something else.What is it that we are after on the dance floor? And what value do we bring to our dance with another person? This is what this banter is all about.NEWSLETTER:  https://unique-architect-417.ck.page/365ba048c6Join my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sotangoworldQuestions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango

Marathons have been a significant component of most dancers' yearly schedule. We joke that we plan our lives around the yearly tango events.But something has been missing, it seems, and in this episode I banter about what tango marathons are about, why some of us are feeling dissatisfied and what we can do about it.NEWSLETTER:  https://unique-architect-417.ck.page/365ba048c6FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sotangoworldQuestions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango

Tango may take a lifetime to master, but what are the most essential building blocks that lead to the most payoff as quickly as possible?In this episode I banter about the commonly overlooked and forgotten tango skills that, when developed, can totally transform one’s tango experience.TANGO SUMMER SPECIAL: https://imsotango.namastream.com/product/62377 Join my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1281203268944812Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g_qBn7oxWJQQuestions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango

To develop as a social tango dancer you need to work on 3 things: movement, musicality, mindset. Of these, mindset is the most challenging to master and is the one most responsible for people leaving tango.In this episode I dive into some surprisingly common feelings and emotions that plague the majority of dancers, regardless of their level and experience.Sign up for my newsletter: https://unique-architect-417.ck.page/365ba048c6 Join my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1281203268944812Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKvvOUoPNy8Questions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tangoThreads @imso_tangoTikTok @imso_tango

What was tango like in Buenos Aires in the 1970? Is it possible to imagine a person who only speaks in tango lyrics? Is tango socialist or capitalist at it’s core?These are just some of the questions Oliver Kolker and I banter about in this episode.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WfmFPsBb5JMJoin my private FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1281203268944812Questions/comments? Reach out to me⁣⁣⁣⁣Web: imsotango.com⁣Email: [email protected]⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook⁣ @‌IMSO Tango⁣⁣⁣Instagram @‌imso_tango