u/romgrk

Could be technical or non-technical.

A teacher, a concept, a practice habit, musicality, posture, gym work, changing scenes, dancing more socially, dancing less socially, floorcraft, balance, confidence, whatever.

I’m curious because a lot of people spend years chasing improvement, but the things that create the biggest leap often seem kind of unexpected in hindsight.

Interested to hear what that was for more experienced dancers.

I always find it interesting how experienced dancers talk about tango differently than intermediate dancers.

Not just technique but things like:

• what makes a dance memorable
• what “good musicality” actually means
• whether classes help
• how much technique matters vs connection
• what makes someone enjoyable to dance with
• whether communities shape dancers more than teachers do
• what people stop caring about over time

So I’m curious:

What’s something you strongly believed earlier in your tango journey that you see very differently now?

And what caused the change?

I often hear on this sub that Piazolla is an amazing tango composer and that he revolutionized tango music. While I can see how is music is innovative, I don't understand why so many people talk about him, mainly because I have absolutely never heard a Piazolla song in an actual milonga.

So why do people talk so much about a composer that gets basically no time in a normal milonga? Do people actually dance to his songs? Is he popular in certain areas, say Argentina?

I have been listening to some of his music, and (with my extremely limited DJ experience) I find it hard to believe that it can be made into a tanda that wouldn't get me side eyes from nearly all dancers in the room.