“No mistakes in the tango, not like life. It’s simple. That’s what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, get all tangled up, just tango on.”
-Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Scent of a Woman.
It lets the man be a man and the woman be a woman.
The combination of complex movement and mental stimulation in the tango has been shown to stave off Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases as well as depression.
(A podcast on the topic: [Click to listen])
It’s a passport to the world. Tango is now danced right round the globe. Knowing how to tango gives you access to communities and local knowledge that can reveal some of the worlds hidden gems.
Tango is for everyone. From the young to the old, from the taxi driver in the front to the high court judge in the back, tango embraces everyone.
No quick, quick, slow.
The basic tango rhythm is a walk.
