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Rivoli Film
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Rivoli Film

The 178 community were asked to be part of a film highlighting the importance and value of an active life for The British Society of Rheumatology.

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Amanda and Adrian
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Amanda and Adrian

Inspiring maestros Adrian and Amanda are with us in Tango178 from the 1st - 11th June. Read here about the quality of their tango and the dancers the are most influenced by from the 1940’s.

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Terrible (but Lovely)
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Terrible (but Lovely)

Ambreen gives us their beautiful, candid poetic account of her experience returning to tango, post pandemic.

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Hemispheres, Hearts
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Hemispheres, Hearts

Our blog space as dedicated to being a voice of the community. Jessica is a teacher, writer, taekwondo black belt and tango dancer living in Perth, Western Australia.

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The Embrace
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The Embrace

Our blog space as dedicated to being a voice of the community. Frances is a writer, journalist and regular dancer at Tango 178. She both leads and follows and has a unique vision of tango as a poetic space.

Tango The embrace - a hug - why do we like it, if done in the right spirit, and why is it good for us? We know that as babies if we do not have physical touch, we don’t produce the hormones needed for our brain to develop...

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Tango Dress/Sense
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Tango Dress/Sense

A good friend of mine and fellow Tango DJ, Pamda Bure is studying fashion and psychology at the London College of Fashion. She is studying our relationship to and perception of, how and why we dress when we go to milonga. Please please complete this questionnaire and help Pamda build a fascinating study with your contributions!

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Masters of Tango
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Masters of Tango

To accompany Michael Lavocah’s excellent talk on Canaro on Saturday at Tango Cafe, get yourself a copy of his new book in his Masters of tango series.

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Tango Competition
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Tango Competition

Simple steps are everything. Take away the turns and what you see is a tango based on a slow walk.

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Canaro Talk
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Canaro Talk

Great talk on Canaro next Saturday by Michael Lavocah at Tango Cafe @ Fresh Ground in Clapham

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Dancing Legends
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Dancing Legends

BBC Radio 4 - Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends: Tango dancer Maria Nieves

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I’m Sorry
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I’m Sorry

When and when not to apologise for a mistake in tango

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