Category Archives: Weighty Discussion

Tubbs Tango

In the manner of Tubbs from The League of Gentlemen “This is a Social Dance, for Social people”

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Language and Tango

Face it, you don’t know what I’m going to write next. That is the beauty of language and communication, you only need to recognise the words to understand the sentence. You don’t even need to know all the words, context … Continue reading

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Tango is

Tango is the language you sing in along to the music.

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In response to: Challenging the 8-Week Myth

To put it simply it’s not that I think someone can learn tango in 8 classes but that there are 8 lessons to be learned. How many times the student needs to receive the lesson before they learn it is up to them. Continue reading

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Serenity

“Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm” unknown

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Karate Kid Tango

Had tango its roots on the shores of Tokyo bay instead of the river Plate I could be a Mr Miyagi character and dispense esoteric lessons along the following plan. Week 1: Standing up straight, feet together, moving your weight … Continue reading

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First Tuesday

Experiments in musicality. Three song tandas where each song is the same but performed by different orchestras.

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..once in Buenos Aires

“I saw a tango show once in Buenos Aires”, he said. The tone of his voice indicated that, while he consider it to be amazing, what he had been shown was show tango and therefore believed that he’d never be … Continue reading

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Enjoy the Silence

All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence

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Tango

Total Abandon Never Grows Old

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