Bangalore Tango Academy founder Roopa during her very first experience with tango.

My Tango Journey

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I boarded this train called ‘Tango’ a few years ago.

I was going through a low phase. A friend of mine took me to this gathering called ‘The Milonga’. Somebody came and asked me for a dance. I accepted, as I was not new to partner dancing and also, I knew a bit about weight change. I could follow. As in, I din feel like a fool dancing. I din feel any out of the box emotions either. But something did happen that day. For those 3 mins I closed my eyes and my body relaxed. I hadn’t slept for days before that. I liked the way my body relaxed.
I decided to start learning Tango.

Roopa dancing Tango with a milonguero in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tango guide/experience in Buenos Aires

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I travelled to Buenos Aires in December of 2016 for Tango. I stayed there for almost 3 months. It is peak season for Tango travellers. All the teachers are in BA at this time for holidays.
I had to do a lot of research, ping lot of friends and friends of friends to get all the information I needed. My stay there was super smooth. I got everything that I had hoped and more from the trip. All thanks to few teachers and friends in BA I knew from before and the friends I made later.
I am sharing here my experience. Hope this will help people going there to plan well and experience Tango in BA like I did.

Two adults dancing Tango together in a close hold

Partner Dance Classes for Adults: Does Age Matter?

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Partner Dance Classes for Adults: Does Age Matter? roopasmath Nov 4th, 26′ Beginners Partner dance is a conversation. It’s not a monologue. ‌ When you join a partner dance class, you think you’re there to learn steps. But learning steps alone is like writing a speech and reading it out. You say the same thing …

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Partner dance classes for beginners: a couple in a close embrace, connecting as they dance

What Partner Dance Classes Teach Beginners: It’s a Conversation, Not a Monologue

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Partner dance is a conversation, not a monologue. When you join a partner dance class, you think you’re there to learn steps. But steps are only the grammar. You need them, like you need a language to talk to somebody, and the bigger part is learning to connect with the person in front of you. Without that, you each do your part and the step happens, which is only getting things done. Tango is fully improvised, one moment after another, and from any moment anything can come next. In the first classes you learn to walk together, to stand, and to hold each other. Once you can connect, learning the steps is easy.