Melissa MansfieldJun 9, 20191 minEpisode 6: The Beautiful Heartbreak of TangoThe final episode of Season 2: BuenosAires. As my time in Buenos Aires wound down, I realized that tango had surprised me in what it had...
Melissa MansfieldJun 9, 20191 minEpisode 5: A Tango Performance Challenge from the Heart Part 2 of my tango performance challenge! Preparing to perform tango in front of friends and strangers at a milonga brought up some VERY...
Melissa MansfieldJun 9, 20191 minEpisode 4: Fernet & Coke + Learning to Perform TangoPart 1 of my tango performance challenge! After 5 weeks of lessons, I find a professional dance partner to teach me how to perform an...
Melissa MansfieldJun 9, 20191 minEpisode 3: Milonga Life & the Tango HouseIn Episode 3, I move to a "tango house" and immerse myself in the tango scene of Buenos Aires: the milonga. Taking what I learned in the...
Melissa MansfieldJun 9, 20191 minEpisode 2: Tango 101 in Buenos AiresIn Season 2, Episode 2, my tango journey in Buenos Aires begins! As a new student at DNI Tango, I knew learning tango would be hard, but...
Melissa MansfieldJun 9, 20191 minEpisode 1: Welcome to Tango in Buenos AiresEscape with me to Buenos Aires, where the heart of tango still beats with a passion. In Season 2: Episode 1, we get an introduction to...
Melissa MansfieldJan 24, 20191 minThe Story Behind Season 2's Tango Title SequenceThe title sequence to Season 2: Buenos Aires is special to me. Once I started studying tango, I knew there was one thing I wanted to...
Melissa MansfieldMay 25, 20182 minGoing Backwards Is Part of the ProcessDo you ever feel like you're going backwards in some aspect of your life? Or maybe just in life in general? During my first week back in...