The Walking One

Alberto Podesta was going to sing at Porteno y Bailarin on Wednesday night. Even though Hwayi and I were taking a class until 11:30pm, we still made our way over to PyB to hear him. When we arrived, the milonga was packed but quite uncomfortable. The floor was chaotic, the atmosphere noisy and rowdy, and the music unpredictable. We were tired and thirsty, but waited patiently for our star. Pode..

Someone in Seoul is new to the milongas and asked me how he can enjoy himself. Here are my 10 recommendations: 1. Listen to the music, whether you are dancing or not. Find out what music you like and what music you don't like. 2. When you like the music, dance; if you don't like the music, don't dance. 3. Dance with the people you like dancing with, try not to dance with peopl..

If I have the money to open a nice tango bar in Seoul right now, these will be the 10 rules of my milonga: 1. Anyone who dances in t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers pays double entrance fee. 2. Anyone who invites somebody to dance during a cortina gets turned down automatically. 3. Anyone who invites somebody to dance verbally and got turned down cannot make another invitation for 3 tandas. 4. Lead..