The first show Mid-April I was co-leading a training course in educational game design in Egio, Greece. We were a fun Erasmus+ group of almost 30 people.
Prior to my departure to Greece, I asked my co-trainer Eleni if there would be any tango dancers in the group. I learned that Georgia, one of the organisers, was a tanguera. I chatted Georgia up on Facebook. She told me she had been dancing since October 2014. I was happy to learn that. She would be better than me, yet still a beginner. We made a deal to dance and practice while I would be in Greece. Knowing I would not go without tango for two weeks made me feel good. I was still constantly checking with Life if tango was to become an integral part of it. The training course started and the nights were flying by. It was already the 6th Day of the training course and still no dancing. That evening we had an International evening. Some months later I heard a more appropriate name for it: International drinking night. And so it was. I was sitting outside on a terrace by the pool, drinking and joking around with my new friends. Georgia leaned out of the window from the bar inside and asked: »Hey! Are we gonna dance tango or what?«
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It was the first class of Advance course at our tango school. We were introduced to a new teaching duet, Sanja and Peter. I could tell from early on that I would like them. Sanja was a young lady petite, full of energy, giving her all to teach us something while offering lots of entertainment bits to loosen us up. Peter was her counterpart: tall by all standards, an air of coolness about him, not bothering to speak unless necessary.
We discussed the dissociation of the upper part of the body to the waist and legs. The teachers instructed us to work with our partner. One partner would plant her feet in the ground firmly, while having a soft, fluid upper body, especially the back and shoulders, while keeping the core (belly) strong; the other partner would give a push to her shoulder. As we were doing this exercise with Barbara, my impression was that she got it easily. My impression also was that I got it. I was not new to physical movement practices and my tai ji and kung fu experience would surely be helpful. |
AuthorBlaz B, social tango dancer since February 2015. I'm sharing these posts to inspire future tango beginners, to encourage today's beginners and to possibly entertain those dancers, who have already become regulars at tango heaven.
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