Pepito Avellaneda. Real name: Monteleone, José Domingo Dancer (30 November 1930 – 29 April 1996) Pepito was a world famous dancer know for his creativity, musicality and exceptional milonga dancing. Here a few quotes from an interview about his life, career and tango from an interview on todotango.com please find below the link to the […]
read articleAll our tango articles
This is the archive of all of our tango articles.
Carlos Gavito
Tony’s view on Carlos Gavito and how to follow There are different approaches and philosophies included in the broad spectrum of Argentine Tango. Tony favours the view of Carlos Gavito, who said categorically that “the follower should not do anything unless the leader leads it”. Carlos was an Argentinean milonguero who developed his skills at […]
read articleSaturday 6 July Guest Teacher *Hernan Brusa* on Connection and Rhythm in Milonga
This Saturday 6th July 2024,1pm at Tango E14, our popular guest teacher, Hernan Brusa will guide us on more aspects of dancing Milonga, especially working on connection and rhythm. This class may present some challenges for new dancers, however as Milonga is part of the family of Tango dances (Vals, Milonga and Tango), and you have […]
read articleActive listening gives you inspiration part 3
Active listening will inspire you and improve your dancing. It will help you to improve your understanding of using movement dynamics and refining the quality of your dancing. Click below for interesting listening recommendations of less well known but still frequently played band leaders. This week our three suggested names of Tango Orchestra leaders and […]
read articleActive listening gives you inspiration part 2
Last week we suggested you listen to music recorded by the orchestras of Carlos Di Sarli and of Osvaldo Pugliese. We also mentioned a few titles, and in looking those up we hope you discovered a whole lot more. They are still relevant to this week’s lesson, so do listen to more of them. In […]
read articleActive listening for inspiration on dynamic dancing
The following listening suggestions are to inspire you and to imagine and practice dancing the music meaning dancing out how the music makes you feel and or want to move. Or the dynamics in the music; how the music is played loud, soft, percussive or lyrical, hard, strong or gentle. How would you translate these […]
read articleGetting to know the three sub styles in Tango music.
Just watch and listen to some classic and well known tango, vals and milonga pieces, and look at some examples of people dancing to them. When listening try to hear the difference between the tango sub styles; vals, milonga and tango. When watching can you identify if there are certain moves that are only danced […]
read articleWhen tango was illegal
Tango has a controversial and complex history, highlighted by the fact that tango was illegal at some point in its history. Answer to the question: When was tango illegal? The words “tango” and “tambo” around the River Plate basin were initially used to refer to musical gatherings of slaves, with written records of colonial authorities […]
read articleRecommended tango leaders
Tango’s history is complex which reflects in the music. To understand more about tango and enrich your dancing listen to the recommended tango leaders and read their biographies. Research the below tango leaders when you have spare time. Look for and listen to the music of the maestros, especially the ‘Golden Age’ of Tango (1930s […]
read articleComparing 2 different styles of dancing; Carlos Gavito and Junior Cervila
There are many different styles and ways of dancing Argentine tango. Look and watch, and decide for yourself what is appropriate for you. And use their style as an inspiration to improve your dancing and make a conscious decision about how you want to dance and develop your style. Here are two famous tango dancers: […]
read articleWhat to wear for Argentine tango
What to wear to dance Argentine tango? This is a question we often hear from beginners at Tango E14. So, please take to heart here some well meant advice to give you a place to start. To begin with it is not a must to buy dance shoes however it is highly recommendable if you […]
read article