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Personal Dance Trainer Tango | Dance | Wedding | Show | Workshop. Express your soul through movements. TANGO SHOWS
When we dance, we infuse our soul into our dancing.

Nothing else exists but the here and now. Idea Tango shows are characterised by the depth and intensity of the music and the vibrating energy of the tango embrace. Our emotions become perceivable during the tango performance and captivate the audience. Whether you are you organising a wedding, a festival, a party or any other event, we can spice it up with some Argentine Tango entertainment! TANGO LESSONS & WORKSHOPS
When we teach, we take our students by their hand and accompany them on a voyage through their own emotions. An inspiring, energising, step-by-step journey that makes them feel more confident, accomplished and able to express their soul through their dance. At Idea Tango we give tango private lessons in Leiden, tango lessons online, tango workshops and weekly group tango courses in Leiden and Den Haag. TANGO VACATIONS
Idea Tango organises tango vacations in Italy. Our tango vacation in Rome, in October, is the perfect occasion to visit a unique town that you must see at least once in a lifetime. Among all the tango vacations in Europe, a tango vacation in Italy is certainly without equal if you would like to combine tango with art, culture, history, fashion, delicious food and the "dolce vita" lifestyle.

16/10/2026

Dancing tango is a continuous conversation and communication between the partners.

Communication and conversation that are rooted in:
🍀 technique &
🍀 musicality

As a follower:
🔺I deeply listen to the music too
🔺I recognise the layers in the music
🔺I am aware of which layer my leader is leading
🔺I use my pillar (standing leg + torso + frame) to follow the lead
🔺I select which other layer of the music I want to express
🔺I use my free leg to dance to that layer

💾 Save this for your next practice
📩 Send it to the dance partner you love having a “conversation” with 😉
➕Follow for more tango musicality & technique.

Want to learn how to interpret the layers of the music?
Link to my tango musicality online course in bio 🔗

Silvia 💫

P.S.: I am wearing a lovely piece from the collection. 👗I think it might be my favorite one! 😍😋

10/10/2026

Tango is a couple dance, yes.

Yet, dancing and practing solo is highly beneficial for both leaders and followers.

Here’s why:
🍀 you can feel, develop and adjust your own balance. Once in couple you know where your axis is and how to mold it to your partner

🍀 you can fully focus on your own body, feeling the sensations that it returns to you without the extra inputs of a second body. Once in couple you better know the boundaries and connections between you and the Other

🍀 you can develop your own musicality. Once in couple you know what you like to dance and you can create a shared conversation with your partner

🍀 you can build the technique and muscle memory of a step, move or adorno. Once in couple you will have to manage only the Other’s response, not yours & the Other’s

💃 Follow for more tango tips!
Silvia 💫

09/10/2026

Your tango leader almost never pauses 🙄, but FINALLY… a parada! 😃

Time to show off that beautiful tango adorno you’ve been practising. 💃

Your moment to shine! ✨

Except…

🙈 “Crap. I’m not in balance. I can’t do the adorno.” 🫠

Sound familiar?

🚩 Share with your tango friends as you’re not the only one 😋

👉🏻 Here’s the thing: tango adornos aren’t just about what you do with your free leg. 🦿

♻️You need to organise your body so that your standing leg can support you while your free leg moves freely.

If your balance isn’t stable, your body will have to compensate ➡️ and suddenly, that elegant little adornment becomes a struggle.

🌺Want more freedom in your adornos?
🌀Start with your body organisation.

🪨A stable standing leg, 🧑‍🩰a well-organised body, 🦵and a free leg that can move without disturbing your balance.

👉🏻Want a simple, structured routine to help you build this foundation?

📝Comment BALANCE and I’ll send you the link to my 🔗Standing Leg online course: a progressive programme to strengthen your feet and ankles and develop better balance and body organisation.

⏱️Just 10 minutes, 3 times a week, for less than 2 months.

Silvia & Sean

❤️

06/10/2026

👠At first, we think adornos are all about the free leg.
🦿Then, we realise that they are actually all about the pillar.

Your standing leg is what creates the foundation for the free leg to become truly free.

💠Body organisation
💠Stability
💠Connection
💠Musicality

👉🏻These are the foundations of beautiful, controlled adornos.

♻️ Only when they are in place, the free leg can move with freedom, precision and expression.

🛣️A roadmap to beautiful adornos:

1️⃣ Organise your body
Build a stable, well-organised pillar.

2️⃣ Refine your ocho technique
Fully reach your axis before pivoting. Stay grounded without bouncing up and down. Keep your frame connected and communicative.

3️⃣ Practise one adorno at a time
Start slowly to understand and train the movement. Then add music. Once the movement feels clear and organised, gradually increase the speed.

4️⃣ Take it into the couple
At first, try to execute the adorno whenever the opportunity arises. 👉🏻This is where you start learning when it works — and when it doesn’t.
🌺You begin to feel how your body organisation, the communication within the couple and the music influence the possibility of the adorno.

A few extra tips for adornos in forward ochos:
👠Relax the free hip to create space in the hip joint for the leg to move freely.
👠 Keep the legs connected from the inner thighs, maintaining one knee behind the other for a cleaner, more elegant line.
👠 Fully reach your new axis before starting the adorno.

🔥Want to refine your adorno technique?
Send me a DM to book an online private lesson.

📌Save this for your next practice!
Silvia

02/10/2026

You have been told by your teacher:
➡️ “relax your legs”.

And somehow you translated that into:
➡️ Bend your standing knee.

But…That’s not necessarily what your teacher meant! 🤔

🐾If you have repeated this pattern for a long time, it may have become part of your muscle memory.

📈Changing an ingrained habit usually takes longer than learning something new from scratch.

🥳Good news:
Your walking can become
✅ More elegant
✅ More efficient
✅ More comfortable
✅ More connected

And there is an important distinction:
❗️Bending the standing knee is NOT wrong❗️

👉🏻It becomes a useful tool when the step needs to be longer.

Your leg chain is made of several joints:
Hip ➡️ Knee ➡️ Ankle ➡️ Toes

🦿Relaxation starts from the hip.
For a short to medium step that’s enough.

🦵For a longer step, you can allow that relaxation to travel further down the chain — including bending the knee.

So the goal is not:
❌ “Never bend your knee.”
Nor is it:
❌ “Always bend your knee.”

It is:
✅ Know when and how to use it.

⚠️Bending the knee is a TOOL.
And like any tool, it needs to be used properly.

👉🏻Want to understand why your tango walking feels the way it does — and how to change it?

💻 Private online tango lessons allow me to look at your movement in detail and work specifically on the mechanics behind your dance.

Send me a DM if you’d like to know more about online private lessons. 💫
Silvia

P.S.: the dress I am wearing is by - elegant, comfortable & made for movement! 💖

29/09/2026

Effortless pivots start with the right foundation. 🏠

👣 When the feet are not correctly positioned, the body needs to compensate.

The result?

🙁 less stability
😣 more effort
😫 reduced control of the pivot
🥴 less freedom to express the music.

With the right placement of the feet, the body can organise itself differently:

✨ better support from the standing leg
🍀 more effective use of the core muscles and embrace
🔥 greater stability
💠 smoother, more controlled and effortless pivots.

👉🏻Small details create big changes.👈🏻

💢Do you recognise this challenge in your backward ochos?
💢And do you know which is the underlying cause?

♻️Effortless movement comes from organising the body in a more efficient way.

🎯Want to understand what is affecting your own tango?

🔆In my private online lessons, we identify what is happening in your body and work on the specific adjustments that can make your movement more stable, controlled and effortless.

Follow for more tango insights 💫
Silvia

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