Art, Dirt, Pain and Tango
When I was still an architecture student years ago, we had art classes of all sorts, one of them was still life painting, with oil and watercolour. I wasn't particularly gifted in painting but I was quite exceptional in pen and pencil graphics. The reason I had no future in painting was simple: I couldn't paint with dirt. When you study art and history of it, you can see the trajectory of it is quite chaotic. True geniuses are messy, their ideas are incomprehensible for most
Tango and sex
"...And finally to stand up, perhaps, with a completely unfamiliar partner, stop thinking about your legs and open yourself to another person and discover him/her for yourself..." This article is written by Iri Strelkova, a wonderful tanguera living in Moscow. Originally written in Russian, later translated into English. Original post here. Opinions of guest writers might not necessarily correspond with our own, but this is tango! There is no one and only correct way! Have a
What are the KEY features of TangoBETTER?
TangoBETTER is not a dance school, a couple of teachers or an organiser. TangoBETTER is an evolving PROJECT aimed at improving tango in London, inspiring people and breathing a new dance life into experienced local and foreign dancers. Here is what those different things mean: 1) TangoBETTER Intense Practicas -
Whole intense weekend of interactive work with best invited maestros. For advanced and professional dancers only (international) so they can work well together and l
Why is a marine shell our symbol?
Have you ever wondered why a marine shell would become a symbol for a Tango Project? Shell of Nautilus Pompilius almost perfectly fits into the "ideal" Golden Spiral. It is a symbol of harmony, of endless continuation and beautiful aesthetic. Tango developments for us never ends, there is no "I've reached the goal and became a great dancer, now I can stop", because you can always get BETTER, more interesting, more versatile, have better technique. That is the absolute beauty
