The Curious Tanguero - A Tango podcast for Tangueros

Discover the surprisingly simple yet powerful technique that can instantly make your tango walk and turns feel more stable and controlled. By embracing the rhythm of "push the sand, pull the sand," you'll unlock a whole new level of balance, connection, and effortless movement on the dance floor. Find the tanscription here: https://thecurioustanguero.com/the-simple-tango-tip-that-transformed-my-stability/ Find more tango resources here: https://thecurioustanguero.com/argentinetango Join the Curious Tanguero newsletter for more tango tips: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

In this episode, tango legend **Alejandra Mantiñan** shares raw, unfiltered insights on what’s missing in today’s tango world—passion, depth, and the courage to truly expose oneself. She reveals how life shapes your dance, why chasing styles is a lie, and the painful truth about the fading authenticity of milonga culture. Prepare to be challenged, inspired, and stirred as we dive into the soul of tango with one of its most iconic voices. You can find more of Alejandra's thoughts in the book Tango Tips by the Maestros in English, Spanish and Italian. Available on Amazon for worldwide delivery. More info: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ To continue developing your tango: find tango resources at https://thecurioustanguero.com/argentinetango

Feeling trapped on the closed side of the tango embrace? In this episode, we break down why it happens, how both leaders and followers can create more space, and what small adjustments can transform your dance experience. Transcript: https://thecurioustanguero.com/unlocking-space-on-the-close-side-of-the-tango-embrace/ For more tango tips, resources, and the occasional dad jokes: https://thecurioustanguero.com/argentinetango/ Join the Curious Tanguero Newsletter so you don't miss the next tips: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

If you want to check the free live masterclass ‘The Relaxed Dancer’s Roadmap: 4-steps to Stop Overthinking in Tango‘ you can do it here. To read the transcription of the episode go here.

Discover the secret to a connected tango embrace that feels like home. In this episode, we dive into the power of breathing with your back and how it transforms both your lead and your partner’s experience on the dance floor. For more tango tips, resources, and the occasional dad jokes: https://thecurioustanguero.com/argentinetango/ Join the Curious Tanguero Newsletter so you don't miss the next tips: https://thecurioustanguero.com

Struggling to stay balanced in your enrosques? In this episode, we break down the secrets to stability, exploring how a "lazy pivot" and a simple weight check can transform your technique. For more tango tips, resources, and the occasional dad jokes: https://thecurioustanguero.com/argentinetango/ Join the Curious Tanguero Newsletter so you don't miss the next tips: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

Can your fingers and shoulder blades transform your tango? In this episode, we challenge conventional wisdom by exploring how subtle pressure and connection can enhance communication, stability, and fluidity in your dance. For more tango resources, free and paid, go to https://thecurioustanguero.com/argentinetango You can join the Curious Tanguero newsletter here.

In this episode, we explore the six characteristics that set advanced followers apart—and how understanding them can transform your tango experience with them. The remaining 3 characteristics can be found in the first email of the Curious Tanguero newsletter. If you are already a subscriber, feel free to email me and I'll send them to you. For more tango resources: https://thecurioustanguero.com/argentinetango

Discover the essential "Map of Musicality Elements," tips to interpret music with your partner, and how understanding musical patterns can transform your dance. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or just beginning your tango journey, this episode is packed with insights to inspire your next step. You can find a transcript of the podcast at https://thecurioustanguero.com/the-map-of-tango-musicality-elements/ You can find links to all the resources mentioned at thecurioustanguero.com/argentinetango

The third part of the interview with Melina Sedo and Detlef Engel. We’ll discuss Tango DJing & Encuentros vs Marathons. Melina Sedo: https://www.melinasedo.com/ Tango de Salon: https://www.tangodesalon.de/ The book: https://www.caminarabrazados.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ How to dance more in milongas - for followers: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/

The second part of the interview with Melina Sedo and Detlef Engel. We’ll discuss how you can discover great events for you, and try to understand a bit about double role dancing. (A link to an interview specifically about double role dancing will be published when available.) Melina Sedo: https://www.melinasedo.com/ Tango de Salon: https://www.tangodesalon.de/ The book: https://www.caminarabrazados.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ How to dance more in milongas - for followers: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/

The first part of the interview with Melina Sedo and Detlef Engel. We’ll explore the development of their tango system and the bigger trends they have identified in tango. Melina Sedo: https://www.melinasedo.com/ Tango de Salon: https://www.tangodesalon.de/ The book: https://www.caminarabrazados.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ How to dance more in milongas - for followers: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/

The second part of the interview with Antonella Terrazas. In this part of the interview we’ll cover her approach to teaching tango, how emotions can play a part in your tango, a controversial post, and her views on trends of tango in Europe. Antonella on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antonella.terrazas.3 The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ How to dance more in milongas - for followers: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/

The first part of the interview with Antonella Terrazas. In this part of the interview we’ll start by exploring her early years and then cover what elements of other disciplines can help you in your tango, and what it means to adjust to your partner but not in a submissive way. We’ll also discuss the benefits of working without a fixed partner. I particularly enjoyed her answers when it comes to dancing or practising with someone that is not such a good fit. Antonella on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antonella.terrazas.3 The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ How to dance more in milongas - for followers: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/

The third part of the interview with Oa Metzner. In this part of the interview we’ll cover resistance, density, lightness and heaviness in argentine tango. We’ll also cover how Oa would start again if she was starting today from zero, and we dived deeper into the role of processed emotional baggage in our dance. Finally, we closed by touching a bit on the importance of alignment and feet articulation and the difference between leading and following from the outskirts of the body vs leading from the core. If you haven’t heard the previous episodes, I invite you to listen to them too, before or after this episode. They were eye-opening for me, and I hope they can do the same for you. Οa Metzner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oa.metzner Oa´s Website: https://www.flowandthedane.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ How to dance more in milongas - for followers: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/

The second part of the interview with Oa Metzner. In this part of the interview we discussed how the approach to teaching and learning tango has changed the last years, ways to improve your tango, which muscles can help you dance better, and finally we discussed how to reduce pain during your dance. Οa Metzner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oa.metzner Oa´s Website: https://www.flowandthedane.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Argentine Tango Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ How to dance more in milongas - for followers: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/

Part 1, interview with Oa Metzner: In this part of the interview we discussed what the term ‘social tango’ actually means for social dancers like me and you, what helps tango dancers improve, and then we dived into biomechanics. Finally, and this was a wonderful eye-opening part of the interview for me, we discussed the basis of connection. Οa Metzner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oa.metzner Oa´s Website: https://www.flowandthedane.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Books: Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ How to dance more in milongas - for followers: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/

To buy Angela´s book visit: https://nicadanza.com/en/in-contact-with-reality/ In Buenos Aires https://www.instagram.com/estudiodinzel.arg In Italy https://www.edizioniephemeria.it/prodotto/in-contatto-con-la-realta-di-angela-nicotra/ In Germany https://www.logos-verlag.de/cgi-bin/engbuchmid?isbn=3843&lng=deu&id The Curious Tanguero Newsletter for more tango tips: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ The book Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ The book When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/

I went to the most transformative tango intensive I’ve ever attented, and I wanted to share with you my experience. I’ll discuss what happened there, some main tango tips that I received that gave me a deep insight into my tango and showed me how to continue improving and creating better dances for me and my partners. I hope this can do the same for you. The Curious Tanguero Newsletter: thecurioustanguero.com Tango Novel When the Embrace Whispers: whentheembracewhispers.com The Intensive: https://tangoretreats.com/saraivanimmersion/ Sara Grdan: https://www.facebook.com/curichak Ivan Terrazas: https://www.facebook.com/feraltango

Today we’ll discuss the order of learning things in tango. Let me be clear: I am not saying there is ONE correct way to learn tango and all the others are wrong. All I am saying is this: This way did miracles for me. It worked for me. So listen to it, take it with a pinch of salt, and forget about it if you think it’s not for you. When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

Today we’ll discuss my tango life. Why would you care to listen about it, I have no idea. But I’ll do it either way. Tango Tips by the Maestros: https://tangotipsbythemaestros.com/ Tangofulness: https://tangofulness.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/ Tango Partner app: https://tangopartner.com/ How to dance more in milongas: https://thecurioustanguero.com/howtodancemoreinmilongas/ When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/

Today we’ll discuss the position of your hips in tango. I didn’t really become aware of my hips position till last year, and I still have much to learn and embody. Today, I’ll share with you a little funny event that let me understand my hips better. When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

Today I’ll share with you the third part of the interview I did with Sara Grdan and Ivan Terrazas, two wonderful tango teachers that I wish I had met earlier. If you haven’t heard the first two parts yet, I recommend looking for them in the list of episodes. In this third part of the interview we talked about how we, the students, as spectators, develop an ‘educated taste’ based on the performances we watch. We discussed the magical function of the thumb - spoiler alert: There is no magical function - and why do people leave tango? We also talked about one very important thing you need to observe about your teachers when they are in a milonga. Sara Grdan: https://www.facebook.com/curichak Ivan Terrazas: https://www.facebook.com/feraltango When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

Today I’ll share with you the second part of the interview I did with Sara Grdan and Ivan Terrazas, two wonderful tango teachers that I wish I had met earlier. In this part of the interview we talked about the tango vocabulary. the words and phrases we use to explain and teach tango and their importance. Things like: Spiral, connection, dissociation, being grounded, just relax, use the floor. We discussed how tango boils down to two words. We then talked about the three questions a student should ask their teachers to make sure they understand every new information they try to teach them. It’s a brilliantly simple sequence of questions that you can use with any teacher. Then we discussed musicality. Sara and Ivan have a refreshingly different perspective about musicality than the usual, I loved this part. Finally, we touched upon improvisation and what it truly means. Sara Grdan: https://www.facebook.com/curichak Ivan Terrazas: https://www.facebook.com/feraltango When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

Today I’ll share with you the first part of the interview I did with Sara Grdan and Ivan Terrazas, two wonderful tango teachers that I wish I had met earlier. After 14 years of learning tango, I can confidently say I have never met another couple that could explain to me with so much clarity what I need to do to improve and how to get there. I flew from Portugal to Croatia to have classes with them and they also helped me online. In this part of the interview we talked about the ugly truth of the plateaus that most dancers realise 5-6 years into their journey and the difference between dancing with conventions instead of the inherent language of the body. We talked about what neural mirroring and two monkeys crossing a river have to do with leading and following. We discussed expressions that confuse me such as free the free leg, resist more, resist less, and other funny phrases. We covered dancing in freedom instead of carrying the follower, and we touched upon the feeling of chemistry that we sometimes feel when dancing with another person and its origin. Really awesome stuff. And that was just the first part of the interview. Sara Grdan: https://www.facebook.com/curichak Ivan Terrazas: https://www.facebook.com/feraltango When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

When the Embrace Whispers is a heartwarming novel about Sarah, a woman yearning for more beyond the ordinary. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers tango, leading her into a world brimming with passion and self-discovery. The book is available in English on Amazon and will soon be available in German, Spanish and Italian. If you want to be notified when the book is available in other languages simply go here: https://forms.gle/vBmhQGZXsj7ATUH96 Main website: When the Embrace Whispers: https://whentheembracewhispers.com/

In about a month I am off to Workshop Milonga Sevilla. Here is why I am going there and what I like about it. If you join, come say hi! Links: Workshop Milonga Sevilla: https://www.workshopmilongasevilla.com/ Novel 'When the Embrace Whispers': https://whentheembracewhispers.com/ The Curious Tanguero newsletter: https://thecurioustanguero.com/

I often struggle with musicality. Using sounds to understand syncopa and marcato on 4 was helpful for me. I hope it's helpful for you too. You can find the Curious Tanguero Newsletter here: thecurioustanguero.com The novel 'When the Embrace Whispers' here: whentheembracewhispers.com And you can contact me for the Curious Tanguero Advanced newsletter here: [email protected]

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There is one position that, once I understood it, made my pivots, ochos, enrosques much easier. This is how to identify it. For more tips, stories and reviews, make sure to join TheCuriousTanguero.com newsletter

Just came back from the Lisbon Tango Marathon. This was my experience. For more tango stories, reviews, tips, join TheCuriousTanguero.com newsletter

Dancing the off beat can become easier if you embody the rythm. Here is how. For more, join TheCuriousTanguero.com newsletter

Perceived partner's responsiveness in tango Find Tangofulness: Exploring Connection Awareness and Meaning in tango in 11 languages on Amazon or on tangofulness.com Find Tango Tips by the Maestros on Amazon in English, Spanish and Italian. Join the Curious Tanguero for 3-to-5-minute long emails on improving and enjoying your tango.

Creating a tango that your partners find interesting. Find the Curious Tanguero Advanced newsletter here: https://thecurioustanguero.com/cta-podcast

Why Cabeceo? The effects of cabeceo on argentine tango and experience. Find Tangofulness: Exploring Connection Awareness and Meaning in tango in 11 languages on Amazon or on tangofulness.com Find Tango Tips by the Maestros on Amazon in English, Spanish and Italian. Join the Curious Tanguero for 3-to-5-minute long emails on improving and enjoying your tango.

Gardel's kind action that changed the world & 2 more real argentine tango stories Find the complete document of Tango Stories at thecurioustanguero.com/tangostories Find Tangofulness: Exploring Connection Awareness and Meaning in tango in 11 languages on Amazon or on tangofulness.com Join the Curious Tanguero for 3-to-5-minute long emails on improving and enjoying your tango.

How does trust make our connection stronger and how to cultivate more trust for you and your partner. Find Tangofulness: Exploring Connection Awareness and Meaning in tango in 11 languages on Amazon or on tangofulness.com Join the Curious Tanguero for 3-to-5-minute long emails on improving and enjoying your tango. Find Tango Tips by the Maestros on Amazon in English, Spanish and Italian.

Being stable, connect better, and communicate easier in tango. Find the Curious Tanguero Advanced newsletter here: https://thecurioustanguero.com/cta-podcast

Enrosque: actionable definitions Links: The Curious Tanguero Advanced Tangofulness: Exploring connection, awareness, and meaning in tango. Email: [email protected]

Why troilo never paid for his bandoneon, La Morocha, and Di'Sarli's glasses. Find the complete document at thecurioustanguero.com/tangostories Join the Curious Tanguero for 3-to-5-minute long emails on improving and enjoying your tango. Find Tangofulness: Exploring Connection Awareness and Meaning in tango in 11 languages on Amazon or on tangofulness.com

3 signs that make leaders say: 'I want to dance with her.' The complete results for followers that want to dance more are available as a book on Amazon. How to dance more in milongas - for followers - English How to dance more in milongas - for followers - Spanish

Bunions and big toe pain in tango. Insights on how to deal with them. The Curious Tanguero Newsletter at thecurioustanguero.com Tangofulness at tangofulness.com Instagram: RMotion Coach Rubens Garcia Toe Socks Infrared light and toe spreaders

What to discuss in milongas (for those of us who struggle). Join the Curious Tanguero newsletter for more tips at thecurioustanguero.com Read Tangofulness at tangofulness.com

Closed eyes. Do they help to get more dances? - for followers You can discover more results from the survey here.

Why sometimes you dance a lot in milongas and other times not - for followers. You can find more info about the results of the survey here.

One strategy women use to dance more in milongas. Get notified about the complete program on how women can dance more in milongas here: https://thecurioustanguero.com/more-and-better-dances-in-the-milongas-for-women/

The third most common reason men choose not to dance with a woman in milongas. To receive more tips o dancing more and with better dancers in milongas click here. You can find the book Tango Tips by the Maestros here tangotipsbythemaestros.com

Dancing Creatively in Smaller Tango Communities: how? Links: The free Curious Tanguero Newsletter Tango Tips by the Maestros Tangofulness: Exploring connection, awareness, and meaning in tango. [email protected]

Comfort for shorter followers and taller leaders. Links: The free Curious Tanguero Newsletter The Curious Tanguero Advanced Tangofulness: Exploring connection, awareness, and meaning in tango. [email protected]

4 things to focus on when improving your tango Links: The free Curious Tanguero Newsletter The Curious Tanguero Advanced Tangofulness: Exploring connection, awareness, and meaning in tango. [email protected]