Argentine Tango?

Question

Does anyone dance argentine tango? Where do you live and where do you Tango? what are your favourite moves? do you prefer milonga to tango, or both equally? I just love tango, and want to see who else is out there...if you are interested read my tango blog www.tangosam.blogspot.com but you don't have to, I just want to see some tango fans.

Answer 1

I've been leading Tango Argentino, Tango Vals, and Tango Waltz for four months, and American Ballroom Tango for three months.

I like to mix them up, doing the Argentine styles in the Eye of the Hurricane when the music is American, and American Ballroom around the floor in the line of dance, but I'm and Argentine Tango purist when the music is Argentine (except I practice both at the milongas so my partner can learn both styles).

My dance partners previous experience with a university social dance class included polka and not tango at all, so we had two 30 minute tango lessons one week apart before we went to a ballroom studio on the ninth day, that being their third day ever to tango.

I mixed up the Tangos, starting with Argentine tango basics to cross, back ochos, tango close, quick switch to american ballroom tango for a promenade to open fan to LUAT (ladies underarm turn), forward progressives into the line of dance, ending in a turn, etc.

We did several sets, back and forth between the two tangos, Argentine, American, Argentine, American... It was fun.

We're in the Southwestern United States. Our Tango Group is moving from a Bar to an Art Gallery. I just bookmarked your blog.

Of the thirteen new dances I began to pick up during spring semester, Argentine Tango is the one I'm taking the most effort to learn well this semester. Argentine Tango is the one I'm concentrating on. Argentine Tango is the dance you have to put your soul into.

-EN-

Answer 2

I dance tango, among other dances that I dance socially. If it must be argentine (meaning - i prefer other kind, which is ballroom) then I prefer tango over milonga. I prefer to completely and totally follow without even thinking what move I'm doing. That is, if the leader doesn't lead the cross I won't cross "automatically". I prefer original argentine tango over tango nuevo.