Federico Remualdi – Uruguayan Tango Teacher

We are very fortunate to have Uruguayan Tango dancer and teacher Federico Remualdi visiting us in Auckland. He held some great classes before Denise’s Practica last Thursday and before Nic and Tracy’s Milonga last Friday, and is now available to … Read More

Tango Soul Weekend with Murat

WELLINGTON EVENT Murat Soul Package: 6 Workshops and 3 milongas free $210 Workshop Package: 2 Workshops (any day) $75 Murat VIP Pass: Private lesson Limited availability $POA Friday 31 March Irish Club – Fifeshire Avenue Friday evening Lecture 1: 6pm … Read More

Hugs are Healthy

From “Tips & Thoughts” blog by Naomi Harris www.latangoacademy.com/blog/ Hugs are healthy. (I find this a great personal relief, because I detest gyms but rather enjoy cuddling.) Hugging releases oxytocin and dopamine, meaning that hugs lower stress levels, blood pressure, … Read More

Zapateo insights for Chacarera

This is a duplication of the earlier article on Chacarera; updated to provide some YouTube clips on zapateo footwork, posture and timing. SEE FURTHER OCTOBER 2016 UPDATE FOLLOWING WORKSHOP BY SEBASTIAN ARRUA. A useful description of Chacarera from tangowords.com via … Read More

Chacarera

A useful description of Chacarera from tangowords.com via a Facebook post by Manuel Garber‎ and shared by Hilda Yuan: CHACARERA STEPS: There is only one simple step to dance chacarera and that is a 1-2-3 very similar to the VALS … Read More

In Memory of Etsuko

On 6 February 2013 Etsuko had a special birthday. She wanted to celebrate her special day with her friends and family, dancing tango at Lemon. She asked us, no presents (only presence) necessary. This beautiful birthday vals was played at … Read More

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