How Biodanza takes my tango to new levels

At first glance, the two dances couldn’t be more different. Biodanza “Dance of Life” is often danced in bare feet with free movement, varies from group, solo, to partner, engages the widest range of music that covers all continents, and quite often looks like hippy dancing. Argentinian Tango is danced with a partner, in shoes/heels, appears structured, serious, and upright. The music is often sung in Spanish, French, or Lunfardo (old Buenos Aires slang) — sounds serious, heart wrenching, or playful! with a lot of unspoken codes.

But my! Dive a little deeper, and the two are so exquisitely linked.

How it began

Tango and Biodanza came into my life 10 years ago. I started tango to improve my zouk lambada, and Biodanza — well, I thought it was another latin dance. Tango quickly magnetised me, taking me to Buenos Aires for 3 months, and Biodanza was a nice slow burner. Biodanza allowed me to connect with parts of me that were waiting to be healed, and tango was very technical, yet deeply emotional (though I hated the music!).

I grew a deep fondness for both over time, they resonated with me in different ways. I found it easy…