Valentine's Day is coming up this Friday. Due to consumerism and pressure to buy stuff on every holiday possible, Valentine's Day seems to have lost its meaning. Valentine's Day should be about celebrating love. And I'm not talking about love just for your partner, but love for your family, friends, pets... you get the idea. Let's try something different this Valentine's Day. … [Read more...]
Practicing Tango
Tanguera Escondida returns with more thoughtful and humorous observations on the benefits of practice and a salad with tuna: A couples months ago I said something truly ridiculous to my tango partner, Klondike. He had remarked that I'd danced beautifully at a recent milonga with good posture and elegance. I really took this compliment to heart, since he is not one to … [Read more...]
The Good Milonga
Its not easy to create a successful milonga. And this is especially true in the Bay Area, where competition is fierce and on any given night, there are usually two or three options. Most often people will choose the one they think will be the most enjoyable. But what qualities make a milonga enjoyable? Which ones will bring in the crowds and why? Having attended a fair amount … [Read more...]
The Stages of Tango Love
Much like our romantic relationships, the Tango experience goes through various stages. This post was inspired by a Tango friend I saw last night at one of our local milongas. When I first met him, he had so much energy and enthusiasm for Tango. Whenever he walked into a milonga he always looked so excited and wanted to start dancing immediately. He would dance all night … [Read more...]
Getting to know Gabriela
Gabriela Condrea is a Tango dancer and instructor, world traveler and author of the book "When 1+1=1: That 'Impossible' Connection." She is in the Bay Area this weekend offering a few unique Tango workshops . Gabriela hails from Seattle, Washington and prior to Tango was an 8th grade teacher. A year sabbatical in South America became a life transforming experience. Here at SF … [Read more...]