When the cabaceo falls flat
When the cabaceo falls flat strategies for men and women
Tango workshops make me nervous
I first learnt tango over 20 years ago and I have danced regularly since, apart from the two and a half year break forced by COVID. I love to dance, and I consider myself to be an average dancer – though at times my confidence is shattered and I feel disappointed in myself. Over the
Tango Championships are back
The world of tango in the southern hemisphere has been revitalised by the Oceania Tango Congress and Championship. In April Auckland, New Zealand hosted a tango spectacular which has brought tango in this part of the world back into the Championship arena.With international tango dancers and judges and the fabulous Tango Bardo Argentinian orquesta it
Inspiring Australian tango film
Incisive interviews with musician/composer Daniel Rojas and dancers Jacqueline Gutierrez Simpson and Anthony Miller explore how tango is essential to their world in ‘Beats of Colours’.This short Australian documentary by Pablo Castrillón focuses firstly on Daniel Rojas and his lifelong passion for music and being a musician. Daniel is known to many in Sydney for
Messy milonga floor
To be a good tango dancer you need to understand floorcraft. In many milongas today this appears to be a lost art. When tango floorcraft is ignored accidents can happen – and I witnessed such an accident this weekend at a crowded milonga. Tango is a social dance and it is important to remember that
Buenos Aires school for tango musicians
For more than 20 years there has been a school for tango musicians in Buenos Aires, which bears the name of Emilio Balcarce. Born in 1918 in Buenos Aires, Balcarce, whose birth name was Sitano, was first a violinist. Later he became known as a baneonist, conductor, composer and arranger. In his early twenties he
Check us out!
We’ve been busy. You will now find a Special Events calendar on this site. Here we will list visiting maestros, festivals local and in our region. This is not in competition with Tango Events, a Directory and Calendar of Tango Events in Australia. We felt there was a need for a place where you could
Hassles of running a milonga
As we wind back up to a life resembling that Before Covid we find that things are not as they were – and are unlikely to be. Returning venues to profit and staffing issues mean that some dance floors in clubs used BC are not available. They have either been turned into something more profitable
The Maestros Are on their Way
Have you missed the workshops with visiting tango maestros – we have not had any visitors for about 3 years? You are in for a ride! 2023 promises to be a year when you can catch up with what you have missed and then some. Here are the maestros on their way to Australia in
The Festival Mood
2023 is looking good. Tango is gradually returning to something like it was two years ago and although organisers are finding new problems, they are devoted to making it work. In the second half of 2022 we were treated to the return of BASH (Buenos Aires in the Southern Highlands) in Bundanoon and Tango in