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About Wolfgang Sandt

Mostly nice, patient, humorous, ecoconscious, good tango dancer and tango teacher

Leading back ochos with your chest – really?

Everyone who learns tango sooner or later hears that whoever dances the male role transmits the movement impulses to the lady from the chest. “You have to lead with your chest, not your arms” is one of the instructions you … Continue reading

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“And then we just sat there in frustration” – The 5 biggest mistakes you can make in a tango course for beginners and how to avoid them.

“And then we just sat there in frustration” I hear that far too often from tango beginners who have realized to their chagrin that what they learned in their beginner’s course doesn’t help them at all in real life on … Continue reading

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What exactly is a tanda?

Tanda is the name for a round of dances in Argentine tango. This dance round (not to be confused with the ronda, the round of all dancers together on the dance floor) usually consists of three to four pieces by … Continue reading

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The Milonga is a place full of secrets and unwritten rules. As a tango beginner that can confuse you. But actually it’s not so difficult. Here’s another tip

I have already written about some of these rules. And here’s another important rule. After the tanda, escort the lady to her seat. In a traditional milonga, the gentleman escorts the lady he was dancing with back to her seat … Continue reading

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What actually is “milonga”?

Anyone who starts dancing Tango Argentino will inevitably hear the term “milonga” again and again after a short time. So the question arises, what actually is “milonga”? Since milonga means several different things, one can get somewhat confused, especially as … Continue reading

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Tango with style? Yes, please!

One of the reasons I like tango is that I associate it with a certain feeling for style. Conjuring up a time that was not better but certainly more elegant. More elegant certainly not everywhere where people danced in the … Continue reading

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Stefano dances wonderfully

Professional tango ladies are not easy to impress, especially when they have traveled extensively in the tango world. Sometimes the dancing skills of the other milonga visitors and the up-and-coming stars are ridiculed. However, one dancer who can be found … Continue reading

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Standing leg, standing leg, standing leg!

In my last article I wrote about how important it is for women to have a relaxed free leg. If the free leg is not relaxed and loose, it cannot “perform” all the beautiful, sometimes spectacular movements in which the … Continue reading

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Important for all the ladies who dance tango: The relaxed free leg

In my courses I see again and again that the women believe that they have to work actively with their free leg. But this is almost never necessary and makes tango dancing less smooth and unnecessarily difficult. Let’s look at … Continue reading

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Little tango lesson: Use the pendulum movement to dance better

No, now it doesn’t get esoteric, although I am asked that again and again, somewhat mockingly, when I bring the pendulum motion into play. But many movements in tango can be perfectly explained with the pendulum movement. So, let’s take … Continue reading

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