Are you, like most tangueros, dying to go dancing in Buenos Aires? 

Every year thousands of tango dancers visit the world capital of tango to find each other, improve their dance and milonguear. 

Learn from their mistakes, and make sure to avoid these common frustrations when studying tango in Buenos Aires. 

4 COMMON PROBLEMS TO AVOID WHEN STUDYING TANGO IN BUENOS AIRES

PROBLEM 1: YOU CAN’T FIND YOUR PREFERRED TEACHERS 

You want to take a lesson with your favorite dancer, let’s call them J. How do you find them? Add them on Facebook and hope they accept your friend request, so you can message about your lesson? Maybe they already have 5,000 friends and you can’t send the request. Maybe they don’t see your message. Maybe they don’t respond. 

PROBLEM 2: YOU FIND YOUR PREFERRED TEACHERS TOO LATE  

You couldn’t reach J. online, so you search for them at the milongas when you get to Buenos Aires. Finally, you find J. and ask for a lesson. Sadly, they tell you they have no availability during your trip. You missed your chance because you didn’t plan in advance. 

PROBLEM 3: YOU DIDN’T EXPECT IT WOULD COST SO MUCH 

You find J. and excitedly ask for a lesson, but when they tell you their price, it’s twice as much as you can afford. Somewhat embarrassed and disappointed, you have to start this teacher-hunting process all over again…

It’s clear that you’ve wasted a lot of time by now. But maybe it will be worth it after all… Unless you have this next, unfortunately common, problem: 

PROBLEM 4: YOU WASTE YOUR MONEY 

You schedule your lesson with J., and you’re so excited! But their teaching style confuses you, and you leave wondering if you learned anything at all… You wish someone warned you that J. may be a great dancer, but they’re not a good teacher. 

On the other hand, many people who are not famous dancers are amazing teachers. How do you find those people?