Assessing level in Tango is an enormously tricksy thing to do. There are some who say, if you can lead or follow a back sacada, followed by a volcado then a double boleo you're an advanced dancer! I am not in this school of thought. There are many who are capable of forcing a follower into any of these movements (sometimes with a bit of verbal encouragement) and there are followers who fling their legs about demonstrating high boleos whenever the opportunity arises, many of

Writing about Argentine Tango can be a cathartic exercise, particularly as the subject throws up all sorts of questions that one might want to avoid talking about in person.   Of course, my thoughts on Tango are purely my own, I do not speak for others and can only imagine what the experience might be like for different dancers from different walks of life. I can only hope that some fellow dancers might find things I say, strike a chord with them, or assure them that they ar