The most recommended argentine tango books

There are hundreds of argentine tango books out there, how do you pick the best for you?

Let’s help you find the most recommended books to develop your tango based on reader’s reviews, author interviews, or personal recommendations.

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Tango Tips By the Maestros, by Dimitris Bronowski, in English, Spanish & Italian

More than 40 judges of the World Tango Championship (Mundial de Tango), world champions, and experienced teachers from around the world, were asked one question:

If you could give a few pieces of advice that you consider extremely valuable to a few tens of thousands tangueros and tangueras, what would you say?

And Tango Tips by the Maestros, the argentine tango book that became a classic in less than a year, was born.

Tangofulness, the most translated argentine tango book in the world, by Dimitris Bronowski

Tangofulness is tailored for readers who are looking for greater connection in tango.

Simple, straightforward, and funny, this book will help you decipher connection, awareness, and meaning in tango. 

This argentine tango book is currently available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Hungarian, German, French, Finnish, Dutch, and more translations will be released soon.

When the Embrace Whispers, by Dimitris Bronowski

When the Embrace Whispers is a heartwarming novel about Sarah, a woman yearning for more beyond the ordinary. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers tango, leading her into a world brimming with passion and self-discovery.

How to dance more in milongas – for followers, by Dimitris Bronowski

With the input of thousands of tango followers and leaders, this book sheds light on how leaders choose their dance partners at milongas and how followers can dance more when they want to.

Available in English, Spanish and French.

Briefe an einen Tanguero 1 & 2 – Lettres à un tanguero by Dimitris Bronowski

A collection of tango advice in German and French.

In strangers’ arms, by Beatriz Duzovne

In strangers’ arms peels back the propaganda that characterizes tango. Topics covered include tango’s earliest origins, the sexualization of the dance, its place in Argentinian culture, and the mythological prohibition against it.

Why tango, by Veronica Toumanova

Whether you are a total beginner or an experienced dancer, in Veronica’s essays you will discover a rich source of knowledge and inspiration as she tackles complex psychological, social and pegagodical issues in tango as a social dance and a performing art.

Her essays offer a profound and well articulated reflection on the contemporary tango scene, supported by insights from psychology, neuroscience, biomechanics and bodymind techniques.

Argentine Tango Books is proud to have Veronica’s book as one of our top suggestions.

Embracing Tango, by Gustavo Benzecry Sabá

Aesthetics, respect and discipline are some of the concepts Benzecry Sabá has analyzed in depth in this book. In its pages dance is understood as a unity that not only plunges us into pleasure, but also raises our spirits.

Embracing Tango is like a prism which encompasses everything from physical and spatial problems, to the social and psychological behavior of the dancers at Tango dance halls. 

Argentine Tango Books invites you to take a deeper look into the words of Gustavo.

Anna: One Last Tango, by Rodrigo Ayala

Years after suffering a terrible personal loss, former professional dancer Santiago leads an empty life and has even lost the will to live. Day in and day out he goes to a dance club in the evening, but only to listen to the melancholic music, for he dances no more.

One evening a young girl appears. 

The novel traces Santiago’s inner journey as he rediscovers love through dance. But in the end, can either of them survive the secrets of the double life she leads?

The Tao of Tango, by Johanna Siegmann

With its thoughtful, light-hearted insights and simple physical exercises this book will help you achieve the coveted “balance” that affects every aspect of your life.

Discover how this 100-year-old dance can lead you to a more balanced life. Even if you can’t dance. In the field of Argentine Tango Books, often when two distinct principles merge, beautiful things happen.

New Glossary of Tango Dance, by Gustavo Benzecry Sabá

In this New Glossary of Tango Dance, Benzecry Sabá sets out with approximately 390 terms; he digs deeper in the description of Tango Styles and adds illustrative pictures of significant importance. He has also included from the eldest till the newest expressions –rooted in Buenos Aires– that build up the vocabulary of the tango dancer.

The book is presented exclusively in English with a knit, reader-friendly design.

Tango FAQs, by Gustavo Benzecry Sabá

Often tango dancers look for argentine tango books in order to find answers. This book was written in order to answer all questions that those who study, practice, and dance tango, as well as those who want to learn, may have.
Tango FAQs consists of sixty questions, scaffolded in the progressive order that each dancer undergoes from beginner until reaching intermediate and advanced levels. It was written in lively, simple language, aided by illustrations along with explanations that cover everything from the technique of the dance to a philosophy for living.

Tango Spanish and Buenos Aires Travel Tips, by Jeanie Tsui

Are you a tanguero/a who has been wanting to understand the Spanish lyrics, and connect to the emotion of tango songs? 

Have you been dreaming of visiting Buenos Aires, the mecca of tango, but not sure if you can navigate the city and get along?

Then Argentine Tango Books recomments checking this book by Jeanie.

The Quest for the Embrace, by Gustavo Benzecry Sabá

How was the dance of tango created? Who were its makers? How did the different styles come to be? Is there any truth in the rumor of its brothel origins? Why is it the most controversial and passionate dance?

These questions, among others, are answered by Gustavo Benzecry Sabá in this argentine tango book, which is not only a meticulous work of research, but also a heartfelt homage to all those who contributed to this most important cultural phenomenon of the Río de la Plata region.

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