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Tango Coffee and Chocolate is an experience-based tango company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, created for tango lovers with a deep love for Argentine culture, and seeking
Immersive tango experiences, cultural guidance, and local insight for tango.

09/30/2025

Milonga!!
Time to dance Milonga!!
Wednesday 19HS
La Maleva Estudio .gutierrez.tango

09/17/2025

Leaders' Technique Saturday at 3 PM at Mariposita De San Telmo
Tune up your Foundations and Improve your Style

Hoy empieza la milonga a las 19hs
09/10/2025

Hoy empieza la milonga a las 19hs

09/10/2025

This class is designed to tune up your dance with clarity, confidence, and confidence in milonga
What you will find:
Milonga Drills
Milonga Stepsgutierrez.tango

08/12/2025

Tango StoryTime
Order in the Chaos

"Why do I feel unsure when leading in tango?"
One of the most honest questions a student ever asked me.
Every leader has felt that uncertainty at some point—especially in the milonga.

I still remember my first time at La Viruta.
My partner stopped the tanda… in the second song.
Uncertainty is natural for tango leaders. You’re managing your own body, crafting movement, and trying to communicate it with clarity—all in real time. Add a crowded dance floor, and the pressure doubles. That’s why inner calm and self-awareness aren’t optional—they’re survival skills.

In tango, as in life, a true leader is the one who can transmit calm in the middle of the storm.

Another student once told me:
S -"I had a teacher who told me to be relaxed when I dance tango. Really?!!
Didn't he know the lyrics of Pasiona? Dance tango… relaxed?
("You’ll never know, you simply never will,
What it’s like to die a thousand deaths from dread.
You can’t understand, you never could,
What it is to love to the point of madness.")
Maybe he moves nicely, but he doesn’t understand tango.
The poetry of tango isn’t about being tranquil; it’s about navigating a profound, almost unbearable emotional storm…without losing your balance.
If I want to relax, I’ll go to a spa.
If I want to dance, so teach me how to face the chaos head-on."

So, how do you navigate tango’s chaos?
In my lessons, you won’t learn to be “relaxed.

You’ll learn to reclaim your ground, control the space around you, and connect so deeply with the music that every partner feels safe and inspired.
You’ll walk as a tango leader should walk:
Calm. Confident. In control of the chaos.
Join me—starting this Saturday.
https://tangocoffeeandchocolate.com/tango-technique-for-leaders-class-buenos-aires-tango-lessons

08/05/2025

Tango StoryTime
Understanding Tango Poetry

There’s a popular idea that tango lyrics are all about heartbreak caused by a woman’s betrayal.
So now the man suffers... and writes a song.
Bad women!! 🙄

But like Alejandro Dolina once said:
"It's not the issue of a man being abandoned by a woman, as some idiots say."
“Take the misfortunes of love away from mankind’s artistic heritage, and you will witness the libraries of the world wane.
The libraries would wane, and the tango along with them.”

Yes, betrayal is a recurring theme in tango lyrics.
But no, it’s not the whole story.
It’s not even the foundation of tango poetry.
Tango is a Latin art form—and with that comes a very Latin characteristic:

👉 The recognition of one’s own mistake.

Like (Marcello Hernández) said in an interview, Latin people have our own way of expressing the romantic failures and emotional downfalls of life.
And tango captures that with raw honesty and poetic beauty.

🎧 Here are two tangos worth revisiting through this lens:
Cada Día Te Extraño Más – Miguel Caló
En Esta Tarde Gris – Aníbal Troilo
And more!

These aren’t songs of blame.
They’re songs of vulnerability.
Of love lost, yes—but also of reflection, regret, and a longing that transcends that cliché heartbreak.

🌀 Want to experience Argentine tango beyond the surface?
Join me for a 10-day Cultural Buenos Aires Immersion—an intimate journey into the passion, poetry, elegance, and soul of tango.
DM

07/25/2025

Tango Storie Time
Introduction
I belong to the generation of dancers who witnessed the transformation of tango.
From the days of the old milongueros, through the rise of tango nuevo, the rediscovery of salón style, and into the tango world we see today.
I've lived it from the inside.

In this series of Tango StoryTimes, I’ll share my experiences, memories, and reflections.
Not just to entertain, but to help you understand tango as a living cultural expression in Argentina, one that speaks to history, community, and the human need to connect.

https://tangocoffeeandchocolate.com/tangostories

07/14/2025

Tango StoryTime
Water Bottle and Lululemon

On my tango tours, I often have long conversations with fascinating people.
In Spanish, we call this a tertulia—a kind of social gathering, common in Latin American cultures, where people meet to talk deeply about life, often around literature, art, or philosophy.

One evening, a striking topic came up:
The Lululemonization of yoga.

A tango dancer from India shared how branding and marketing have reshaped the global perception of yoga—how it has shifted from a spiritual and philosophical practice into a lifestyle brand and fashion statement.
What once centered on inner transformation is now often reduced to expensive leggings, curated Instagram aesthetics, and branded water bottles.

From inner well-being to outer perfection, athletic, idealized bodies, and difficult poses, over mindfulness or self-awareness.

From holistic practice to high-intensity workout. Reflection and breath are lost in choreography and sweat.

From inclusivity to exclusivity. The image of yoga grows narrower, less welcoming to different body types, backgrounds, and beliefs.

From cultural depth to consumer trend. Ancient traditions are diluted into marketable fitness fads.

Sound familiar?

What tied it all together for me was this: the water bottle.

A tanguera once told me,

“When I go dancing, I have a quota. If I don’t get at least five good tandas, I feel like I wasted my money and my time.”

We dress up. We pack our water bottles. We go out with goals.
Just like going to the gym.
Tango begins to feel less like a shared ritual and more like a task to complete.

Did tango start feeling like a gym for you?
You’re not alone. And it’s not your fault. It’s the system.

When belonging is replaced by expectations.
It's no surprise that tango events feel heavy with anxiety, fear, and unmet expectations.

A male dancer once asked me in a milonga in Buenos Aires:

“Marcelo, who’s at my level here?”

He wasn’t looking to share.
He was looking for a sparring partner.

So next time we grab our water bottles, maybe we can ask ourselves:
Am I going to train—or am I going to be part of a community that co-creates a social art form?

Giving ourselves a frame for our expectations before stepping onto the dance floor helps ease anxiety,

🧭 For more Tango StoryTimes, visit:
👉 https://tangocoffeeandchocolate.com/tangostories

Tango StoryTimeYou Can Do It!!Tango is a social art form with many faces.For me, it was the social ritual, the philosoph...
07/02/2025

Tango StoryTime
You Can Do It!!
Tango is a social art form with many faces.
For me, it was the social ritual, the philosophy, and the dance that first pulled me in.
But after all these years, I must add one more: teaching.
I’m endlessly grateful to those of you who have chosen to work with me and trust in my guidance.
Teaching has taught me a lot about myself.
Standing in front of a class, I’ve learned about presence, patience, and the quiet power of meeting people exactly where they are in their journey.
And often, it’s my students who leave me with the deepest insights.
One of them once said:
“There’s a moment when you need to take your learning into your own hands and ask: Is what I see what I truly want?”
He had been chasing trends, taking workshops from the most “fashionable” teachers, but his dance felt off.
He wasn’t dancing his tango.
Now, he’s rebuilding, returning to the fundamentals.
No shortcuts. No tricks.
Just the search for authenticity.
Thank you for putting into words what many of us have felt.
On another occasion, a student said:
“I’m here learning with you, and I take it as time for myself. A gift.
I have no dance background, and I’m already an adult. I don’t care.
I don’t want to be in a tango show or win a championship.
I’m doing this because I want to.
I’m not getting any younger, and I want to make the best of the time I have.
So if we need to work on fundamentals for months,
Bring it.
I know it’s what I need.”
Her energy and clarity inspired me deeply.
She reminded me that we all come to tango for personal reasons, and that every reason is valid, especially when it helps make the tango community and the world a little better.
All these experiences inspired me to create something special:
👉 A Goal-Driven Tango Coaching program for those who want to find their tango.

06/28/2025

Every tango lover deserves to experience the real Buenos Aires — beyond the tourist surface.We’ll guide you with care, trust, and expertise, so you feel confident, truly welcomed, and deeply connected to the soul of tango.Across four specially selected milongas, we’ll make sure you arrive prep...

06/26/2025

Tango StoryTime
We Have Come to Be Danced

One of the most powerful feelings in a Buenos Aires milonga is the realization that tango is not just about steps — it's a social art form.
It’s the poetry, the music, the embraces, the conversations, the laughter, the people.

A few weeks ago, I met my friend Jean.
We talked about tango, and what it means to embrace someone while dancing.

She told me:
“I love your Tango StoryTimes.”
“Thanks,” I said. “It’s just how I share what I learn and feel.”
Then she added:
“I wrote something…”

And it moved me. Here’s an excerpt from her beautiful reflection:
It’s not so much about the mechanics of the embrace that draws me in. It’s what your partner is able to give of himself, and encourages you to give; to allow you to know. It is the utter freedom and independence in being so totally connected to another person. Making yourself so vulnerable that if he were to walk away you would crumble, but feeling strengthened and empowered because at the same time, you sense his vulnerability. It’s surrendering to the music and the flow, hardly aware of your steps or your direction, except for those joyous moments something happens in the dance that you don’t expect and both you and your partner release a spontaneous giggle or a sigh. When your movements are effortless, yet you are pushing your physical limits. You are present yet lost in the tiny microcosm that the two of you create."
That, to me, is togetherness.
It’s what makes tango such a rare and beautiful part of life.

🖤 Buenos Aires holds many secrets.
If you're dreaming of dancing tango where it was born, I created a personalized experience to help you connect with the true spirit of the city — and its people.

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