Recent content by Eternalvoyageur

Thanks, you are right. I worded it wrongly. It's too light leading that is confusing, because most of the time it is hesitant. My teacher leads firmly, even though he is slight.

I wouldn't say I prefer leaders of any specific shape or size. The only thing I don't like is a feather-light leader, which can of course be a person of any size. But if the leader is physically very slight, the contact surface is smaller when dancing close embrace. So even more need of a firm...

Thanks so much everyone, there is so much encouragement and good advice on here. I see that my size matters less than I thought, but I need to put in the work. My calves are super strong, my core definitely needs some works. I notice it in my backward ochos. I'll also ask my leader for feedback.

Not looking for weight loss advice, just Tango advice. With that clarified - - I'm progressing from beginner to intermediate, and wondering what is important so that the dance at Milongas is enjoyable for my partners as well. From what I understand, I am pretty grounded, but need to take care...

I think that the word Blog wasn't mentioned, another word was hyperlinked. Something like "according to THIS it's enough to yell ' Hello beautiful, I love you!'" I'm obviously paraphrasing, I don't remember the exact wording.

Also interesting reads, but it's not the one I'm looking for.

Thank you @TTanguero and Tangodistance, but that's not it. The blog was for free last week. But I'm happy about the book rec, it looks liek something I'll enjoy!

The blog was about a middle aged woman from London that travelled to BA to learn Tango. I loved her way of writing, it was a bit of Tango and Milongas, spicy love affairs, and daily life such as roommates and public transport and a tight budget. It made me feel like I was there. It was written...