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Reviews:
"...This book contains correct, precise and synthesised information which the author considers of primary importance when sharing
his knowledge of this subject with the reader; it is a collection of the lessons and teachings from diverse teachers on his tango
journey and his own investigations. As didactic reading it can help a great deal with understanding, including the mechanics of
the dance of the tango, as well as sparking the interest of the people who read it, without any previous knowledge of the
dance. ..." Damián Esell
"...The author has...endeavoured to find a way to write down the dance of tango; with astonishment and happiness I can say
that he has achieve it well: described with clarity at the end of the book, a system of notation to read-and-write which is
usable with a bit of practice..." Damián Esell
"Hi everybody,
I can happily recommend Thomas's new book on Tango - very informative and with some very nice little drawings by Thomas
of buildings and landscape. There are some complex thoughts about dancing Tango that you will want to read more than once!" Peter,
17th July 2007
"The book is wonderful congratulations...
I loved the history of the tango and your beginnings, the people you met in your tango
journey. It was alive and human and I was able to visualise the scenes in Berlin and Buenos Aires and the real tangueros
who took you under their wings. The dance steps made sense, reading the book: it made
me really want to learn the dance. Now I know why you and other people become hooked
on tango.
I found that your book is more than an accompaniment to dance lessons, it
is a love affair with tango."
Sharon, 19th July 2007
"Thomas Rasche's guide to Argentine Tango gives a
descriptive account of what this dance is. The dance
is intricate and the Author touches upon many of its
details.
He looks at its subtleties, the embrace, the
energetics of its movement, the mechanics of the dance
and the male and female role.
I love the description of this dance as being a
communication, a language... "similiar to
conversation, there is a motion or comment, followed
by a response, which in turn creates a comment and a
response."
He tells of its emergence in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
at the end of the 19th Century at a time of mass
immigration where the population was predominatly male
and "there was a need for men to hold women, if only
briefly". He describes the dance as part of this
development and a reflection of it.
Thomas also shares his knowledge of musicality, dance
styles, step combinations...
An informative accompaniment to one's Tango journey."
Vicki, 01st March 2008.
This review appears in the e-zine
Smooth Moves.
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