3rd Welsh International Tango Festival Reflection

It was 2 years in the making and last weekend we were able to run Wales’ 3rd International Tango Festival.  Now it’s time to reflect and plan the next festival! As you are very aware, organising any event in the current time is fraught with uncertainty. The festival was originally announced in January 2020 to beContinue reading “3rd Welsh International Tango Festival Reflection”

Book Review: Find the Music You Love : Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango

Published June 17th 2020Author: Chris Title: Find the Music You Love: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 9 Author: Oliver Kent Pages: 138 Published: June 2020 ISBN: 979-8650850069 Link to Amazon Oliver Kent is back with his 9th installment of his Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Series. As with the previousContinue reading “Book Review: Find the Music You Love : Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango”

Book Review: Stop Worrying About Milonga Turn Fear Into Confidence : Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 8

Published May 3rd 2020Author: Chris Title: Stop Worrying About Milonga Turn Fear Into Confidence : Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 8 Author: Oliver Kent Pages: 176 Published: April 2020 ISBN: 979-8637840649 Link to Amazon This is the 8th and latest instalment of Oliver Kent’s series on Filling in the Blanks of ArgentineContinue reading “Book Review: Stop Worrying About Milonga Turn Fear Into Confidence : Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 8”

Book Review: Understanding Musicality for Social Dancing : Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 7

Published January 4th 2020Author: Chris Title: Musicality for Social Dancing: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 7 Author: Oliver Kent Pages: 131 Published: November 2019 ISBN: 1709637285 Link to Amazon This is the 7th and latest instalment of Oliver Kent’s series on Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango. In this book heContinue reading “Book Review: Understanding Musicality for Social Dancing : Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 7”

Reflection on the Wales’ 2nd International Tango Festival with Added Blues

Published December 7th 2019Author: Chris The Welsh International Tango Festival is over for another year, so we would like to take some time to reflect on the event and gather our thoughts together to see what worked, what didn’t and what can be improved on so our next festival (or any other of our events)Continue reading “Reflection on the Wales’ 2nd International Tango Festival with Added Blues”

Book Review: Understanding Musicality: “Dinámica y Sincopación”: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 6

Published March 22nd 2019Author: Chris Title: Understanding Musicality: “Dinámica y Sincopación”: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 6 Author: Oliver Kent Pages: 117 Published: February 2019 ISBN: 1730957935 Link to Amazon The latest instalment of Oliver Kent’s series on Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango continues to delve into musicality and helpsContinue reading “Book Review: Understanding Musicality: “Dinámica y Sincopación”: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 6”

Book Review: Understanding Musicality: “Al Compás del Corazón”: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 5

Published December 21st 2018Author: Chris Title: Understanding Musicality: “Al Compás del Corazón”: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 5 Author: Oliver Kent Pages: 72 Published: November 2018 ISBN: 1729452388 Link to Amazon With books in the series on how to get dances and ways to improve your leading and/or following technique in ArgentineContinue reading “Book Review: Understanding Musicality: “Al Compás del Corazón”: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 5”

Reflection on the 1st Welsh International Tango Festival

Published December 6th 2018Author: Chris We had planned to create a Welsh Tango Festival but thought it was going to take us a couple of years to build up to it, however, due to the stars aligning we were able to put it on over the 1st and 2nd December 2018. So this is ourContinue reading “Reflection on the 1st Welsh International Tango Festival”

Book Review: The Art of Leading and Following – Conducción to Intención: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango

Published September 29th 2018Author: Chris Title: The Art of Leading and Following – Conducción to Intención: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 4 Author: Oliver Kent Pages: 115 Published: August 2018 ISBN: 1718074166 Link to Amazon A marked change in style for Oliver Kent’s 4th book when compared to other three in hisContinue reading “Book Review: The Art of Leading and Following – Conducción to Intención: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango”

Book Review: Understanding the Mystery of the Embrace Part 2: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango

Published June 8th 2018Author: Chris Title: Understanding the Mystery of the Embrace Part 2: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Author: Oliver Kent Pages: 105 Published: May 2018 ISBN: 9781981480 Link to Amazon A great book that has you nodding in agreement with the author’s observations and also gets you thinking about aspects ofContinue reading “Book Review: Understanding the Mystery of the Embrace Part 2: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango”