Tango

Well, yeah, I have a new addiction. The thing is that I always liked to watch people dancing tango and found it a very sensual dance.

Browsing through the net I found this tango school in London about a month and a half ago. It is not really the first time I try this; two years ago I had a lesson, but that was far from didactic. The experience was nice, but not because of the dancing (we'll leave that story for some other time), it turned to be hard to follow and I soon forgot all what I learned.

The system at this school is much better; you start by knowing where to put your weight when you dance, how to keep your posture and, more importantly, that you have to establish a connection and "communication without words" with your partner. As a "follower", you have to learn how to feel the lead and this can be very complex as the movements are subtle.

During the first few lessons, it looked a lot like weird waltzing. Now, after my 7th lesson it is starting to look like tango and I manage to go around the dancefloor for a full song doing more than front-back-sideways... I have passed the stage of the open embrace (a bit like "dirty-dancing-this-is-my-space-that-is-yours" kind of thing) and went into the close one (very much like hugging your partner) and now I cannot wait to learn how to do fancy stuff with my feet!.

Great stuff this dance!. By the way, if you browse for "tango" in "youtube" it sends you to some really nice routines by experienced dancers.