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Veronica Toumanova
Why tango
278 pages, Hardcover, 2025, in german Language
Russian-born dancer, teacher, and author Veronika Toumanova writes because she never had enough space in her classes to pass on her knowledge about the body, movement, and the social dynamics of tango. That's what makes her essays so special: they combine technique, psychology, and relationship issues into an open reflection on learning in dance.
It is the mixture of instruction, clarity, and expectation in the texts that can be both inspiring and irritating—depending on how sensitively readers react to clear guidelines. In the end, the author even addresses people who do not dance. Anyone who wants to explain to friends or family what triggers their own obsession with tango will find a voice here that makes the invisible visible: the inner movement that this dance sets in motion.
(Reviewed by Monika Schuhmacher in Tangodanza 105 - 1.2026)