About Me

Although I first came across Argentine Tango over 10 years ago, I have only been dancing for the last 4 years.

I live in London, and I have learned how to dance here.   Interestingly enough, we do have very good teachers here, so don’t be too shocked.  For the first 3 years, I have been out dancing nearly 5 nights a week and have been to nearly every venue and have come across nearly every resident teacher.

It hasn’t been  easy finding out about what teacher to go to or which Milongas to visit.  I learned by word of mouth.

I am always being asked by people I meet out and about and at the Milongas, “Where do you go dancing?” or “Where are the best places to go?”  For some strange reason, I can never remember the web addresses to the venues!  Go figure!  So, I invariably end up going on-line, and copying and pasting the info to an e-mail before sending off.  There wasn’t just one webpage to go to, or the information wasn’t up to date.  It was really time consuming.   So I decided to create a one-stop shop for London Tango.

If you Google [Tango, London], you will find a host of people with websites who are advertising and promoting their own Tango services.  Now, I just think that is great, but this can be confusing to someone who doesn’t know the London Tango scene.  How do you make an informed opinion of where to go?  What special events are taking place?  Unless one knows people on the Tango scene to ask, it can be difficult to make a decision.

So, being the ever helpful person that I am, I decided to set up Arlene’s London Tango Pages.  I did it for you.  It’s also easy for me to remember the webpage address!  (Frankly, I could have used this when I first started dancing!)

I love Tango and would like other people to be able to see what is on offer.    I am not affiliated with any particular venue or teaching practice.  I am just a lady who loves to dance.  I have my own opinions on the London Tango scene and the venues, I and try to be as objective as possible.  But this is Tango we are talking about and each experience is unique, which is why when I came across Ms. Hedgehog I linked her reviews to my pages – she does a great job describing the venues and public transportation situation.  Anyone is welcome to submit a review (especially if one hasn’t been done already) or a comment describing their experience.

All feedback is positive, even if you didn’t like it.   If the Milonga organiser wants to improve things, they will instigate change.  If not, well you can take your feet dancing elsewhere.

Some of you know that I have things to say about Tango – so I am posting my own stuff right here and if you want to read it great!   If not, don’t look at my front page.

So, a big THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to have a look at Arlene’s London Tango Pages. I hope it has been of some use to you.

Happy dancing!
Arlene