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Twenty Tango Lessons: Part 15: Work hard, have fun
In tango, work and play go hand in hand.Lire en françaisTo mark my 20th year in tango, I have come up with 20 lessons I have learned through this pleasurable and challenging dance.Lesson No. 15....
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Twenty Tango Lessons: Part 16: Business meets community
Isn't it more fun when more dancers come together?Lire en françaisTo mark my 20th year in tango, I have come up with 20 lessons I have learned through dancing this dance, teaching this art and running...
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Twenty Tango Lessons: Part 17: Is tango for you?
Tango: It's not as easy as it looks. To mark my 20th year in tango, I have come up with 20 lessons I've learned thorough this dance that can be as frustrating as it is fulfilling.Lesson No. 17. Tango...
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Twenty Tango Lessons: Part 18: The tango couple
Learning tango with your mate will takepatience, humility and a sense of humour.Lire en françaisTo mark my 20th year in tango, I have come up with 20 lessons I've learned through this dance that...
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Twenty tango lessons: Part 19: Getting to know yourself
The tango dance floor is one of the few places where I can truly let go.Lire en français.To mark my 20th year in tango, I have come up with 20 lessons I've learned through this dance, many of which are...
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Twenty tango lessons: Part 20: The greatest job in the world
DJing is just one unexpected bonus part of my work.Lire en français.Here is the last instalment in my series on 20 lessons I have learned in 20 years of tango.Lesson No. 20. I have the best job I could...
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Meditango
Many dancers say they enter a meditative state when they tango. Lots of people say – and I, myself, have said – that tango is a form of meditation. But is it really? I know more about meditation than I...
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That pesky comfort zone
There's no escaping the fact that to break free from that rut you will need to put in some hours of hard work. In recent months, the subject of the tango "comfort zone" has come up repeatedly in...
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I'd like to teach the world to dance in perfect harmony
Photo @Blanche Walk into a milonga and you know you share a passion with everyone there. Dance a tanda and share a piece of yourself. The world might be a better place if we all danced tango. Recently...
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Top five behaviours to avoid
Your unsolicited dance tips are even less welcome when they're accompanied by a big whiff of your dinner. I think it is safe to say that most social tango dancers want to be in demand. We dance because...
View Article(No more) tango in the time of coronavirus
Lire en françaisUpdated on Thursday, March 12, 2020 Yesterday, we promised we would evolve with the coronavirus situation, and it didn't take long for us to have to do so. MonTango has decided to...
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A message of thanks to the community
Thank you for your collective hug of support.Lire en français In these difficult times, the tango community has shown itself to be just that: a true community. Here in Montreal, tango activities, along...
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Teacher vs. dancer
It's really important to distinguish between these two "hats" or roles.Lire en français. Recently I had an interesting exchange with a student in a class I was teaching. He is someone I dance socially...
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Searching for breath and balance
Ever since this pandemic hit us, breathing easy feels like a thing of the past.Lire en français So far, the posts on this blog titled “Life Is a Tango” have been reflections on tango that also apply to...
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Learning to slow down
Having the time to slow down and smell the flowers is just one potential benefit of these difficult times. The COVID-19 outbreak has infected us all with fear and frustration, but it has also provided...
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What tango means to each of us
How long can technique classes and masked prácticas stand in for the tango that once was?Lire en françaisOf all the activities that have been affected by the current COVID pandemic, social events have...
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The limits of freedom
Leaders and followers have lots of freedom in the dance – within limits.There has been a lot of talk about freedom lately. What we are free to do and not do, what we are free to wear and not wear,...
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Tango terminology
A guide to some of the most common vocabulary used in Argentine tango. This list is an ongoing work-in-progress. Feel free to send me questions, corrections or suggestions. Lire en français.Abrazo....
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A goodbye letter to 2020
Dear 2020,Goodbye and good riddance! I will not miss you, but that doesn't mean I didn't learn anything from you.You were difficult, stressful, fattening and frustrating. You were full of loss,...
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A poem: Sometimes, I like to watch
Sometimes, I just like to watchYour face intense, hers passiveYour eyes on her, hers avertedOver there, her face in ecstasyAs you pull her closeAnd others pass by, obliviousLost in their own throesOf...
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A poem: Gestures
I walk in, I lift my chest, I am confidentI cross the room on rubber legs and have a seatI wave my hand to get a drink and take a sipYou lift your glass, I lift my gaze and our eyes meetI look away,...
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A poem: Torn
A relentless virusAnd clueless leadersTried to tear our passion awayBut the music plays onAnd our restless bodiesCan’t resist the beat and swayWe’ve shed some tearsOver friends we missAnd partners held...
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Who knew dancers were so dangerous?
Lire en françaisWhat does our government have against dance? I have asked this question over and over, and I still haven't received a satisfactory answer, or, in fact, any answer at all.For a long time...
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Words to live by: Practice
Solo practice is one of the best ways to improve your dancing.I keep coming back to this word these days.Since I'm a teacher, I'm pretty much always reminding people to practise, but the word...
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Our tango story
Wolf and I in 2005.Celebrating our 20th in 2023.Twenty years. It’s a long time, yet it seems in some ways to have gone by in a flash. This month, on July 25, 2023, to be exact, my partner, Wolf, and I...
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