tango etiquette

The Approach in Tango

Learning Tango, Milongas, Reflections on Tango, Video / By daniela

There is a lot of discussion about the “invitation” in tango but not so much said about, what I’m calling, “the approach” in Argentine tango. What do I mean by “the approach”? I have included 2 videos with my dissection of the approach as I have become really interested in this lately. After all, you …

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Tango Etiquette and the Infamous Cabeceo

2 Comments / Learning Tango, Milongas, Reflections on Tango / By daniela

The rituals surrounding the milonga are prized among dancers. Almost like a rite of passage that once you know and have put them into practice you feel like you have actually been admitted into the social realm of Argentine Tango. Cabeza translates to “head” and a cabezeo is a nod of the head. This “codigo” …

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