Last night I went with Rose to the Chicago Tango Academy. I was taught by a young couple names Romulo and Margo. It was actual structured class that we learned the basic step which was never taught at Ritz Tango Cafe. I am so excited to start this year out with yet another joy in my life. Tango.

We took the beginner’s class at 7pm and then watched a bit of the advanced class and then Rose and I wanted to catch up on each other’s lives so we went to a real nice sushi restaurant nearby. Then we came back for the Milonga at 10. We didn’t know if we were going to stay but Margo gave us the stink eye if we didn’t come back. :)

I was asked to dance first by the Russian in our beginner class. He has never danced before and it was a bit uncomfortable because he is still learning so we kind of just ended up staying in the same spot on the floor. Oh well, I wanted to be nice. Rose’s first words when I arrived back at our table was:

You are a trooper!

I was then asked to dance by older man, right off he started giving me pointers, trying to tell me what to do, asking me if I knew what OCHOS were????? OH I WAS LIVID!!! Thanks to the advice I received from Tina, I politely asked him to stop criticizing my dancing and just dance. He stopped talking then and there. And I think I danced very well, just listening to the music and moving along with him. I was not nervous, I was feeling the music inside my soul and felt amazing in my own skin.

These teachers are going to wonders for my dancing technique and love of Tango.

Here is a video of my teachers: Romulo and Margo

I am back in the Tango swing….a presto amici