Dance Lessons : How to Learn Tango Dance Steps

Learning about tango musicality took us many years. When we danced, we kept thinking that there was a lot more we could do to express the music, but were never sure what, or how. All while not wanting to become boring tango dancers who are always “dancing in the same way”. Tango musicality became a passion project! Trips to Argentina. Discussions with famous DJs. Hours of learning from old Argentinian milongueros who never studied musicality at school but instead have danced all their lives, inc

In tango, becoming a musical dancer can be a challenging and long journey. But if you love tango dancing, it is absolutely necessary. Indeed, as dancers, the music is what we express! And, this is even more important in tango where all movements are improvised, and the music is the only ‘tangible’ element both partners have to play with. But we can’t know all the tango songs by heart, can we? That’s why we, at Tango Space, love teaching our students about the 3 styles of tango music: Guardia Vie

Here’s the number 1 reason why tango dancers don’t manage to connect their steps with the music. They don’t hear there are dancing layers in tango music… and end up being stuck dancing to the rhythmic base and counting the beat in their head, instead of being in the flow of the music. Our students often describe tango music as “a big bowl of sound”. And it’s true that when you’re starting out, it is often hard to differentiate the different instruments, the melody, the countermelody, the musical