Category Archives: This fine social scene

If you want to dance, then want to dance. Sit up, face the floor and want to dance. The male of the species are not fantastically conscious of body language but it has its effects on us. If you sit … Continue reading →

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

“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 →

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” Eleanor Roosevelt

One of the problems of being a man of many parts is that every so often one part collides and gets in the way of another. In this case it is my camera and 3 tonnes of fireworks colliding with … Continue reading →

Dear God I needed that.

How can a society that created The Rules have a problem with Codigos?

This comes from a recent conversation I had with someone on the topic of ‘there are no bad teachers’. The thrust of his arguement was that there are no bad teachers just wrong teachers. Many of the ‘bad’ teachers out … Continue reading →

One of the nice aspects of tango and tango events is that it can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of age. I’ve been at events where I’ve danced with a legend of tango1 and where fathers dance with their young … Continue reading →

“Your bunny ears are interfering with my devils horns.” But then again it was a fancy dress milonga.