There used to be a time, when boys would covet the ability to dance tango, well. They would train after school, with each other, and a maestro, perfecting walking, following, leading, listening and understanding the fundamentals of the Tango. And they had a reason, reason was to impress a girl. The Milongas where the place to socialize and pick up ladies. You needed to dance well, if you had any chance to sway a woman. What happened to those days?
The time, effort, precision has somehow dissipated to a place of mediocracy. The importance of dancing well has been replaced with learning how to dance. Learning the steps and maneveurs out weigh connection and grace. Men can stomp along to get through a tanda and it's somehow acceptable, maybe even encouraged by the "teachers ", who give them the thumbs up. Why? Why are you encouraging movement that should be left in the closet? Perhaps this is too harsh of a statement, after all how do you get better if not without practice? But can there be a way to skip over the awkward leads, to fluid beauty without suffering? I think not, not yet at least. The follower, the female, must foster her craft as well. Can't merely get by on following and guessing. Proper balance of axis, weight distribution, connection, listening, confidence, creativity, and experience playa lot farther down the line.
The solution might simply be to practice as you know how. Ask for advice. Take privates if at all possible, with real maestros (as) and dance, a lot. Read about the history. Make friends and practice more. that's the way.
good night.
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