Category Archive: salon tango

Argentina on a London stage

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German Cornejo’s Wild Tango at The Peacock Theatre in London: Same sex couples dancing a modern take on tango on stage.

Tango Face

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Another in my series of tango faces, this shot from the Fire and Flame Ball is of the guest performers, Graciela Gamba and Diego Converti. I chose it mostly because it shows that,… Continue reading

tango face

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I’ve often heard the phrase ‘tango face’ and believe it to be one of those phrases that mean different things to different people. If a regular European social tango dancer was to use… Continue reading

Fire and Flame Audience watch Graciela and Diego

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It’s taking ages to upload the processed images from the Paris Tango Fire and Flame Ball, so while I’m waiting I thought I’d post a couple of images taken from a different perspective… Continue reading

Loud messages, still bodies

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What most fascinated me on Saturday evening’s Fire and Flame Ball was how people behaved while waiting to dance. It didn’t matter whether they were waiting for the end of a tanda, for… Continue reading

Tango Styling with Raquel Greenberg

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A couple of weeks ago I did a tango styling workshop with Raquel Greenberg. While she can’t be considered a newcomer by any stretch of the imagination (she has been a regular visitor… Continue reading

Delirious on #WordyMonday

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Monday has come around so quickly again and here’s today’s #WordyMonday photograph. The word (along with several others to which I’ll post images in the future) was suggested the marvelous Milo Miles. I… Continue reading

Sunday Smiles

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All Images: Smiling dancers at the Sunday milonga on HMS President I mislaid these images of tango dancers on HMS President for quite a while (long story) and only recently found them. I… Continue reading

Josefina and Francisco Leiva at Rojo y Negro Tango Club

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Images: Josefina and Francisco Leiva demonstrating at Rojo y Negro I went to a tango lesson tonight, the first one in years. It was also the first time I went with a male… Continue reading

Two Sides Of Tom – at Tango Al Fresco

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It’s lovely to be working in a place where people know me. I get more dances, which is natural, but I also get a lot more spontaneous stuff. Here is one, taken at… Continue reading