Cecilia Gonzáles & Somer Surgit will be in San Francisco for only a couple days. These two are incredible and not to be missed. Cecilia Gonzales is well known and respected by the tango community in Buenos Aires and around the world having been learning, teaching, and enjoying Tango since 1991. Since its inception in 1999, she has been a member of the teaching faculty … [Read more...]
Canyengue and Milonga with Orlando Farias
Orlando Farias teaching Canyenque, Milonga and more, in the Bay Area, June 8-11, 2012 Orlando Farias, a native Argentinean, Tango dance performer, teacher and choreographer, travels the world extensively sharing his talent and enthralling audiences. His travels have taken him to Canada, Europe, Asia and South America, and the United States. He began his artistic career … [Read more...]
All about Milonga
Milonga, a very fun rhythmic and passionate dance, uses the same basic elements as Tango, but requires a greater relaxation of legs and body. Movement is normally faster than Tango, with no pausing. The Milonga can be danced either open or close embrace and incorporates many of the normal tango steps. It is played and danced in 2/4 beat rather than the standard 4/4 and … [Read more...]
Thursday Milonga at Metronome with Gustavo Benzecry Sabà & María Olivera
We are in for a treat! Gustavo Benzecry Sabà & María Olivera are back in the US, teaching, performing and book signing. Catch them this Thursday, May 31, at the Metronome Dance Collective, hosted by Ashvin of TangoUniverse. Gustavo and Maria will teach, perform and having a book signing and tango DVD sale. Gustavo & Maria, natives of Buenos Aires, are one of the most … [Read more...]
Tango and Meditation
To enjoy the present moment with a passion. To loose a sense of time. To exchange energy and experience vital human contact. This is part of the experience of dancing Tango. Argentine Tango, much like meditation practice, requires balance, calmness, groundedness, centering, and harmony in mind and body. According to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, meditation is a way to make … [Read more...]