Feel & Express The Tango Music  

What’s Inside the Complete Tango Musicality Formula 

Module 1

The 7 Fundamental Principles of Tango Musicality

In this phase, we start by educating your ear. By learning about the key principles of musicality in tango dancing, you know what to listen for in a tango song, even if you've never hear if before! You are able to make decisions as a dancer, so you can adapt your movements and physicality to the music.

Highlights:

• Hearing the phrasing of the music so you know how to dance to the phrase
• Using the melody to architecture your dancing and telling a story throughout the song

• Hearing the 5 different layers of tango music, so you can make decisions about what musical element to dance and open your possibilities

• Recognizing the most common tango instruments to decide what to dance to, and how

Module 2

Recognise The 3 Styles Of Tango Music & Dance To The Simple Songs of Guardia Vieja

In this phase, we teach you about the 3 styles of tango music. We also help you understand the principles of the Guardia Vieja music so you can create your own guidelines when dancing to songs of this style. We start here as this is the “easiest style” to recognize and adapt your dancing to.

Highlights:

• Recognizing the 3 main styles of tango dancing and the tools you have to recognize the style
• Feeling in your body how each style impacts your own musicality
• How to recognize the Guardia Vieja songs and how this style impacts your embrace (and why)

• The type of movements you want to do to feel comfortable on these orchestras

• How to express your musicality without using decorations on this style

Module 3

Adapt your dancing to the rhythmic music of the Milonguero style

We go deep into the most rhythmic style, milonguero. After this module, you will know how to adapt your dancing to rhythmic tango, and how you can bring sophistication to your dancing without always dancing to the beat.

You’ll also have developed clear guidelines to use whenever you hear this style of music in a milonga.

Highlights:

• How to recognize Tango Milonguero style and the difference with Guardia Vieja

• How to adapt your embrace to the milonguero style (and how followers can use it to influence the dance)

• Why and how your physicality is the main change to do on rhythmic tango music

• The type of steps for milonguero orchestras (what to do when, including when the singer comes)

Module 4

Express yourself on melodic music & develop guidelines for Tango Salon

In this module, we help you adapt your dancing to the most ‘elegant’ and precise tango music. By learning to recognize the most important instruments, you learn what to do when, to be on the music. The goal here is to help you truly embrace the elegance suggested by these orchestras.

Highlights:

• What the Tango Salon style is, how to recognize it, and what the main orchestras are

• How to adapt your dancing to this style of music (style of embrace and steps) so you embody the elegance suggested

• How to decorate on the Salon style, and how it differs from milonguero decorations

Module 5

Embracing elegance & expressing sophistication with Di Sarli's music

We deep dive into the most refined and elegant tango orchestra: in this modules, we share guidelines for you to dance to Di Sarli's music. Nicknamed the 'Gentleman of tango' for the sophistication of his music, he has influenced countless other tango orchestras.

Highlights:

• How Di Sarli developped a unique style that is still danced to today all over the world
• What to listen for (and dance to) in Di Sarli's music (including the little gifts he gives to both leaders & followers)
• Why Di Sarli almost never used syncopation, and how this impacts your dancing
• How to listen to the piano on Di Sarli and what you can do to express it

Module 6

Embrace speed and express the hidden subtleties of Juan D'Arienzo' music (+ some tricks to make dancing easy when the music gets fast)

In this module, we show you how to express the energetic music of one of tango music's most charismatic orchestra conductor. Juan D'Arienzo (or 'the King of the beat) has influenced countless other orchestras with his rhythmic style, but there is a lot more to his music - and as a dancer, you don't want to miss the subtleties and richness of offers us!

Highlights:

• Developing guidelines to dance on the “king” of rhythmic tango music: Juan D’arienzo
• How to feel comfortable dancing to Juan D'Arienzo, even when the music goes "too fast"
• The gifts in the music and the types of decorations you can do in D'Arienzo's style
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Module 7

Embrace complexity and dancing to the singer, with Troilo’s music

By then, you are at a more advanced level of understanding of the tango music, and we can go deep into the songs with complex musicality. You can start expressing yourself on the songs of orchestras such as Anibal Troilo’s, whose musicality is extremely nuanced and who gives prominence to the singers.

Highlights:

• How some orchestras use different styles and what to do then

• Recognizing Troilo’s musicality

• Developing guidelines to adapt your dancing to songs with “more complex” musicality

• How to dance to the singer

• How daring followers can catch the little, less obvious “gifts” in the music

Module 8

Break the rules and reach the highest level of expression in tango music (deep dive in Pugliese)

At this stage, you are ready to embrace the most expressive music of Osvaldo Pugliese. We help you understand his musical style so you have the tools you need to find your highest level of self-expression on his music (hint: like him, we’ll break of lot of rules here!). This is where a dancer’s musicality reaches its most personal level.

Highlights:

• How Pugliese expanded the Tango Salon style and broke its rules

• What makes Pugliese’s music so unique (the different musical elements and the types of instruments)

• How to reach your full level of self-expression and originality on this music

• Why your embrace changes dramatically on Pugliese’s music and the types of steps that match it

• The types of decorations leaders and followers can use on this music

In “Express & Understand: The Complete Tango Musicality Formula” you will educate your musical ear, recognize the styles of tango music, and discover guidelines on how to adapt your dancing to any song. 

You will broaden your culture of tango music, discover your personal dancing style, and be invited to “break the rules” to reach your highest level of self-expression.

Now, here’s the thing.

We know that getting you there will require work on your part, and want to make sure this is for you.

Here’s how:

By the end of the first 14 days of starting the course, you will have received access to the first 2 modules of the course, as well as the "Bonus Inspiration module".

Meaning, you’ll have discovered the 7 fundamental principles of tango musicality, developed your ear for the 3 styles of tango music, and dived deep into the Guardia Vieja style.

You’ll also have received the playlists with the songs we’ll have studied so far.

If, by then, you don’t feel that you are well on your way to express yourself when dancing… simply reach to us at [email protected] before the end of those 14 days.

Confirm to us that you’ve watched the lessons of the 1st two modules in full, and we’ll refund you your investment.