Tango Wish – the first one

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How to dance like a man?

I doubt that there is a tango dancer who do not asks himself how the partners feel him? The next question is usually how to dance more like a man? What is that makes a dance manly?

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Dancing to… Te aconsejo que me olvides

Dear gancho readers,

No tango can be danced same twice…

In these series, we select a song and share with you few videos of performances on it by different dancers.

For this last edition of 2017 my tango-wish song is about accepting and forgiving what passed … Read More

Of tango DJs, tandas and cortinas

A friend of mine, milonguera from San Francisco, likes to repeat – if you have a tango-related question, you will undoubtedly find an answer in the universe of tango lyrics. While this statement is mostly related to “profound questions”, … Read More

Editor’s welcome – vol.46

Hello gancho-readers,

My language teacher has told me lately that “real” Christmas is the period before the Christmas day arrives. All the fun, being together, sharing, caring, baking, packing etc happen before the Christmas day actually. Still all the wishes … Read More

Tango baby…

…slip a pair of shoes under the tree for me, been an awful good girl 🙂

I’ve danced very little in the last 2 years of so. Probably less than 20 tandas altogether. I had to give it up … Read More

I wish I could do the cabeceo! How to ask anyone to dance–Christmas edition

Holiday Milongas and Galas are up and coming, are you still feeling overwhelmed in a milonga environment? Does even talking about this, make you dread agreeing to all these facebook invites? Do you still need to give yourself the “TALK”…? … Read More

Jonathan Clarisa – A summer chat

Hi guys, please tell us how did you start tango and when?

We both started thanks to our families.

Clari: my parents have been tango masters for many years and my uncles and aunts are artists too. I dance tango … Read More

Dancing to… Qué importa

Dear gancho readers,

No tango can be danced same twice…

In these series, we select a song and share with you few videos of performances on it by different dancers.

At the pick of the summer nothing else matters than … Read More

Tango festivals Networking– Make the most out of your festivals this summer

We are well into summer and Tango festivals have already started. If it’s your first or your 50th one I think you will find some of the tips in video#1 very helpful, as it is intended to get you more … Read More

Summer Tango Attitude

by Ion Peia – Romania

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It is now winter in Buenos Aires…

Venice is really hot in summer… and humid.

“It’s OK”, she smiled back.

The black shadow on her cheek was now even bigger. The summer paints strange patterns on the faces of the tangeros who dance in non-air-conditioned venues.

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Waiting…

Zuzana Smékalová is a tanguera and tango DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia who played in a Slovak movie. We have had a chat with her regarding her experience in this movie. Hopefully, you will enjoy it as much as we do.

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Tango Therapy – Tango is for men

„Tango-therapy“

Social Skills Tango Therapy in the judicial psychiatric hospital of Naples, in the male department in Secondigliano.

“Tango is for men”

Tango arose as an introvert and popular dance that was practiced just by men; after many years it … Read More

Editor’s welcome – vol.45

Hi gancho readers,

Summer days are fully enjoyable for most of us and we try to color these days more by bringing you a new interesting gancho issue.

Jonathan and Clarisa: they travel a lot – does not matter in summer … Read More

Dancing to… Lejos de ti

Dear gancho readers,

No tango can be danced same twice…

In these series, we select a song and share with you few videos of performances on it by different dancers.

In the heart of spring and vals is the chosen … Read More