The rituals surrounding the milonga are prized among dancers. Almost like a rite of passage that once you know and have put them into practice you feel like you have actually been admitted into the social realm of Argentine Tango. Cabeza translates to “head” and a cabezeo is a nod of the head. This “codigo” […]
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Reminder about the upcoming New Saturday Tango intensives in September. First, if you or someone you know is interested in learning to Argentine tango send them to the: NEW 4 week Beginner Tango Blast SEPTEMBER 4 two-hour sessions on the following Saturdays: SEPTEMBER 6, 13, 20, 27 4pm – 6pm SNAP (Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place) 4425
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What do you think? As a follower in this dance of Argentine Tango do you think of yourself as submitting or as surrendering? Leaders, do you think of your follower as being submissive or surrendering? These 2 words came up recently in a tango discussion in relation to the follower’s role in tango. And of
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Don’t look at me as just a teacher but as your personal cultural translator. During my recent stay in Boston I took a workshop with a music anthropologist at ARTANGO in Brighton, MA, hosted by Fernanda Ghi y Guillermo Merlo (highly respected dancers and teachers, who are now based here). 60 students were in attendance
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One of my students mentioned this concept to me recently. She was having a hard time making connections in her body in relation to what she wanted it to do. Maybe call it uncoordinated but I think it’s different than that as I see it in students learning new movement. The brain is trying to
Un-EmBodied: Do you feel like you’re not of your body? Read More »