Anita Flejter·Oct 6Tango Is Not a Dance of PassionThere is a scene in Scent of a Woman (1992) that single-handedly recruited more beginners into tango schools than any advertisement before…
Anita Flejter·Sep 22Close Embrace Is Not IntimateThe first time I danced close embrace with a stranger, I did not know where to look. Our chests were touching. I could feel his heartbeat…
Anita Flejter·Aug 11Tango Brings Out Your Relationship Issues (And That Is Why You Should Pay Attention)A tanda is ten minutes. That is long enough to be real and short enough to be honest.
Anita Flejter·Jul 28The Music Makes You Wait: Why Tango Dancers Worship the Pause (Copy)There is a strange moment in every tango dancer’s development. It usually happens at a milonga, sometime after the first year. You are…
Anita Flejter·Jul 14The Follower’s Mind: Why Tango Is Not a Lead-and-Obey DanceTango is described as a conversation between two people. What that description leaves out is that the follower’s side of the conversation…
