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About Wolfgang Sandt

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

“La Zappa” or Tango again

Well, she´s certainly no spring chicken anymore. Has gotten many scratches in her life. But she´s got power. You can see that immediately. A real bundle of energy. When she kicks off – Mamma mia! A real Italian! She´s from … Continue reading

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How to walk right in Tango? How women walk in Argentine Tango?

In my article “Heel or Ball? The secret how to walk right in Argentine Tango” I describe the different possibilities of walking in Tango. However, this is only about the right way to walk forward. That means the description is … Continue reading

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Do you really want to dance tango nicely? Then forget the “basic step”

Dance tango? Really nice and without stress? If you want that, forget the “basic step” Sure, when I started learning tango in 1994, my first tango teachers also taught me the so-called “basic step”. At that time, in the beginnings … Continue reading

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What do you expect from the men you dance with? A short summary

So, here´s the summary of my survey. Of course this summary is not representative according to scientific standards, but essentially everything has been mentioned here, what I heard from ladies during my entire tango life. So what is important for … Continue reading

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Why is he staring at me

Every now and then the following happens to me. At a milonga or a tango ball, I try to invite a lady in the traditional way with “Mirada and Cabeceo” meaning with eye contact. But she looks away or rather, … Continue reading

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It´s Metin’s fault

Those who danced tango in Munich in the mid-90s can certainly remember Metin Yazir’s Tango exercise evenings at the German-Turkish meeting center in Hermann-Lingg-Street. I too was there regularly. One evening, just taking a break from dancing, cooling myself with a … Continue reading

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Only five steps

Here is a quote from Cacho Dante, which I like a lot: Cacho Dante, Milonguero and Tango teacher “When they did not quite know how to dance, they took 20 (different) steps. When they knew a little more, they made … Continue reading

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Question to all ladies who dance tango: What do you expect from the men you dance with?

What do you expect from a good dancer? Talking with Tango dancers I often have the impression that women value and expect completely different things than their dance partners believe. Therefore my question to all ladies who dance tango: What do … Continue reading

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Last minute offer for tango classes in September and October at Villa La Rogaia

Last minute offer for tango classes in September and October at Villa La Rogaia. Unfortunately two couples of tango dancers who had enrolled in tango classes at Villa La Rogaia had to cancel their holidays. Therefore Villa La Rogaia offers … Continue reading

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NEW Villa La Rogaia Tango holidays 2017 in Italy

If you are looking for an excellent combination of tango lessons, relaxing holidays and Italian Dolce Vita, check out the new program for tango holidays 2017 at Villa La Rogaia. Click here: Tango holidays in Italy My tipp: Even if … Continue reading

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