It's that time of the year once again: To enjoy dancing Tango at San Francisco's Union Square. Tango in the Square first began on September 11th 2005 and has been happening every summer since as part of San Francisco's "Diamonds on the Square" series (now called Union Square Live) in the heart of San Francisco. This is a great event for non-tango dancers to get an … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s TangoFix for Everyone
One of the best things about dancing Tango is the opportunity to meet and become friends with people from all over the world. Tango gives you a way of communicating with someone that crosses all language barriers. And because of the intimate nature of this dance, a sense of closeness and connection is developed a lot quicker than ordinary. Thus, a lot of close friendships … [Read more...]
Tango Dancing with the Stars
Everyone has to start somewhere. In Tango, we were all beginners at one point. But once we get past the point of being a beginner and become moderately competent, most of us do not want the challenge of dancing with a beginner again. It might make us look bad, or much worse, we may get hurt. I must point out this situation does differ between men and women. Followers … [Read more...]
Tango as a great motivator
It’s amazing that something as simple as a social dance can change and motivate people in many ways. Ah, but Tango is not just any ordinary social dance. Tango is deep and complicated and very addicting. It has a way of enveloping people’s lives and inspiring them to make changes in how they live, act, or think. When people fall in love with Tango, they are often inspired … [Read more...]
The Tradition Continues at Nora’s Tango Weekend
Stanford Tango Week, later to become Nora’s Tango week, is believed to be the first Argentine Tango Festival in the United States. Nora, along with her late-husband Raul Dinzelbacher, were the first Argentine Tango instructors at Stanford Tango week in 1991. Nora was involved with Stanford's yearly Tango festival until 1997, when the Stanford Dance Department decided … [Read more...]