Here are the first videos with Ale, my new tango teacher. He’s a really good teacher as well as lots of fun, and I’m learning a lot of new things from him. He was very into this video, and he wore his white tango shoes and his milonga hairstyle for the occasion! We made two videos, one tango and one milonga.

There are many famous, classic tango orchestras, each with its own distinctive style. My favourite is Carlos Di Sarli, known as El Señor de Tango—the Gentleman of Tango. His music is lush and romantic, and we danced the first video to my favourite of his songs, Indio Manso.

There are three variations on tango: tango, vals and milonga. Vals is a tango version of the waltz, danced to kind of waltz music but in tango embrace and with tango steps. Personally, I don’t like it much, preferring the other two. While tango tends to be either melancholy or romantic, or a combination of the two, milonga is a faster rhythm, kind of tricky steps and it’s upbeat and fun.

I think you’ll see the difference between the two—I hope you enjoy them. (Ale would love to have your comments!)