Let's Make It Personal - Episode 1
Hello dear friends! We are starting a new project called “Let’s Make it Personal”, which will be a series of videos on anything to do with tango. Sharing personal stories, giving tips, interviews with dancers of all levels in london and throughout Europe, informal chats with maestros etc. This is Episode 1, where we introduce this new project. ENJOY! With love, Olga Metzner P.S. let us know if there is any topic that might interest you for future episodes! #Socialtango #Learn
My latest A-HA moment
I would like to share with you a personal insight of TangoBETTER founder and teacher Olga Metzner, based on her recent discoveries in tango and inspiration is has brought. Keep searching, keep improving! I am trying to work and improve my tango every day. I study a lot with different people, with partners and by myself. It is my goal to continuously grow and get better, because I can see the results of good work and it inspires me. For the last 2 years, I feel I've been havin
Is technique boring?
The absolute key to becoming a good dancer is practicing technique. A LOT OF TECHNIQUE!
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Small tip: When you take classes, especially from visiting teachers, and they show you a sequence, do not focus on this sequence. The sequences or figures are there to show you what technical aspects you need to work on. Use these sequences to see for yourself what doesn't work in your dance, and focus on that. That's the real point of any class (except musicality, that's di
What is a GOOD TEACHER?
WHAT IS A VITAL QUALITY OF A GOOD TEACHER? Yesterday in a private lesson, my student was surprised when I told her I still actively study and take classes, even though I teach. I thought about it, and said: "DO NOT TRUST A TEACHER WHO DOESN'T STUDY ANY MORE. If your teacher only practices with and teaches people who are less advanced than him/her, their skills inevitably go down. If a teacher doesn't challenge themselves and doesn't continue to improve, with time there will b
We are open to critique
CRITIQUE AND IMPROVEMENT. Today we received a very nice and truly helpful e-mail from one of the participants, Antonio Ram. He made a few very good points on improving our website and we will definitely look into that. Thank you Antonio! We also want to get BETTER, so we are always open to your suggestions, wishes, constructive critique and things you wish we were doing better. Our main idea is to be open, receptive and to ALWAYS IMPROVE. So please do feel free to let us know
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
How to improve your tango FAST
WHAT is the MOST PRODUCTIVE WAY to STUDY and GET BETTER? ******
You want to improve and become a great dancer. You have options: continue taking group classes with various teachers, taking privates, dancing socially. What is the best? We highly recommend the following formula for the best result: 1) DO TAKE REGULAR GROUP CLASSES. Most important! No matter what your level is, regular group classes is where you get your "checkpoints", as I call them. It's a weekly portion of s
Looking for a PERFECT partner #2
PARTNER QUESTION #2 If you have no partner, but you want to improve anyway, what do you do? To continue with the first article on the topic of partners, we have some more useful tips! OK, you might need a partner for most workshops and classes. At least, it is MUCH more beneficial if you make all the effort possible to come with a partner. But then you need to PRACTICE all the learned material, and nobody is available. I know the problem, I've been there many times. Here is w
Fashions and styles in tango
TangoBETTER questions: What kind of tango is the right tango to learn and to dance?
___________ Take a look at this video. It's ballet, perhaps the most rigid dance, interpreting a modern song, reinventing itself with new kinds of moves. The Royal Ballet is very classical, very strict and they are the stronghold of the conservative dancing. And yet, they produce these things. Tango has fashions. We change dance clothes (make no mistake, beautiful flowing and wide silky skirt
Finding a PERFECT partner #1
IMPORTANT QUESTION that never stops popping up, registration after registration.
HOW DO WE FIND YOU, DEAR PERFECT PARTNERS? Practical tips.
_____________ You are very eager to learn and improve, you want to take workshops and practice as much as possible. All you need is a partner (in crime). How do you find him/her? Here is what we do to find our own partners, and so far it has always worked. Give it a try! 1. Sit down and actually write down a list of all people you lik
