Elena's musicality tips

In Michaelmas 2024, Elena Butti (tanguera, tango DJ, Oxford alumna) ran a musicality workshop at the society. Below are some of the resources she shared with us, and her take on expressing tango music.

From Elena...


It was great to share the Musicality Workshop with you yesterday!

Here is the link to the playlist we used: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3s5pbeMqNKrt7wNgqFAR8h


These are two books that really helped me understand different orchestras:


And here are some inspiring videos of the different musical “moods” we explored in the workshop:

Mood 1: Noelia & Carlitos dancing to Tipica Victor: think intimate, tight hug, step to the ground, allow for silence, less is more ❤️

Mood 2: Carlitos & Agustina dancing to Di Sarli: think elegant long steps, elegant embrace, fluid motion, like floating in the air.

Mood 3: Jonathan & Clarisa dancing to Pugliese: think passionate, dramatic, deep hug and dynamic steps, be vulnerable to experience your darker feelings 🌪️

Mood 4: Corina & Octavio dancing to Donato: Have fun! think dynamic embrace, challenging and playing with each other, and share a good laughter when messing up 😅

Tango videos were always my favorite type of procrastination when I was a student (they still are) 👩‍💻🤓 Enjoy!