TALK, DANCE Talking while dancing is distracting and creates a lack of presence in the moment ... for your partner as well as those around you. Save the conversation for when the music stops.  Teaching or correcting your partner is particularly inappropriate on the dance floor at a milonga. Save it for a practica or step outside of the milonga space to review, if need be. We encourage everyone to follow these simple rules ... for safety and to provide an environment conducive to the quest for the 'transcendent experience of tango'. Relax and take it slowly. You don't need to demonstrate your tango prowess on the social dance floor. Less is more. Too much energy disturbs the flow of the whole crowd. You are not alone in the room, learn to feel the whole space as you dance. You are not entitled to do as you please; we are, after all, a community of dancers. (Every Tango community has to address floorcraft at one point.  The above is my own version, order and emphasis ... but based on various web articles on this subject). Share this: Like this: Post navigation 9 thoughts on "On the dance floor ~ Floor Craft 101" Excellent summary for the dance floor. How do you get all the stage performers to incorporate this into their teaching? Even though you claim to dance tango de salon throw out the rules when they dance exhibitions. It's all about impressing others. It is common to be close