The Tango Banter

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 ...

19 Jul 202356min

We've all been there. You accept a cabeceo, walk across, take the embrace, and realize that the next 12 minutes are going to be hell. Well maybe not hell, but still, very unpleasant. What do you do? H...

12 Jul 202348min

Tango is a sexy dance. It makes us feel things we had never known are possible. It is euphoric and blissful, it makes us delirious with new kinds of desires, feelings, sensations.But sometimes this ne...

5 Jul 202355min

Most people who start tango have to face many emotional obstacles and some don’t succeed. Those who do somehow manage to develop the skills to deal with the intense emotional and psychological pressur...

28 Jun 202338min

Tango has changed a lot since it first began at the beginning of the 20th century. One of the main shifts revolves about the power dynamics between men and women and women stepping up and learning to ...

21 Jun 202344min

So frequently in tango our biggest breakthroughs happen when we are somehow breaking down, when we lose hope, or feel like there is no way we are going to figure it out.In this episode I banter about ...

14 Jun 202342min

What limits us social dancers most is no the technical stuff, but rather the psychological and emotional stuff. Tango is notorious for causing conflict and many couples break up after starting to lear...

7 Jun 202345min

Some people start tango because they fall in love with the music or love the dance, others start it because they have to stop doing Japanese Kendo. This was the case for Toshi Takeuchi, my guest for t...

31 Mai 202333min