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 […]
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Active 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 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 articleBeginners Guide to Tango Music for dancers
Original tango music is complex, it is beautiful to listen to and it feels great to dance to. However, how to dance to the music? For example, finding the basic pulse or underlying beat is already tricky if you are a beginning tango dancer. Let’s not start about the phrasing of the music and/ or […]
read articleListening to Argentine tango on the radio
To improve your dancing we always recommend that you make a point of listening to tango music whenever you can. Even when you are doing something else, and not particularly paying attention. Even without concentrating on the music, just having it in the background helps ‘acclimatise’ your brain and your feelings to the state of […]
read articleExplore less well known tango orchestras
If you find yourself limited to listening the same songs again, perhaps eager to listen to other orchestras and composers. However don’t know where to start? Below you will find a list of less well known however also played on milongas composer and tango orchestras. We all tend to listen to familiar tracks and like […]
read articleHow to improve your musical confidence in tango
Tango music is complicated and can be overwhelming to dance to. Please find some tips below how to familiarise yourself with most the common composers. Listen to a few well known and easy to find on the internet Argentine tango orchestras that played and recorded in ‘The Golden Age of Tango’ (1930s – 1950s). Here […]
read articleDeciphering tango music
Tango music is beautiful however complex and for beginners could be overwhelming to dance to. To appreciate and understand tango music a lot of listening to Argentine tango will help you. See below for recommended listening of Tango singers, and Tango songs and questions that will direct you in how to listen also called active […]
read articleWant to know more about tango orchestras?
Here is an overview of a few orchestras to get you started and more familiar with Argentine tango music suitable for dancing. Listen to a variety of recordings by different tango orchestras recorded in different eras. Here are a selection of orchestras to get you started, but there are many others you might find. ‘Angel […]
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