Dancing tango since the early 1990s, Luciana Valle is regarded around the world as one of the most dynamic and articulate teachers of Argentine Tango. In her popular tango school "El Motivo" in Buenos Aires, Luciana offers a compendium of thematic workshops and inspires dancers with her remarkable insight, energy, and clarity. Through her teaching, a prodigious number of great … [Read more...]
Time flies… 11 years of “SF Loves Tango”!
We can't believe we're already a quarter through 2023! Did you know that the very first post on SF Loves Tango was published by Maika on April 20, 2012? And April 21, 2019, is when the brains and hands behind SF Loves Tango changed to us, Xiaomin & Jonas? We would like to celebrate these anniversaries by recapping what we've accomplished post-COVID and start looking … [Read more...]
Somewhere Here Over the Rainbow – Celebrating Pride & Queer Tango in SF
We've missed you! Since the pandemic started in March 2020, we've taken a long break from posting and used the time for site maintenance instead. As we get into Summer 2022, Tango in SF Bay Area is back. Different, but back. Some pre-pandemic regular events have felt like they've almost resumed to what they used to be - with safety protocols and limited attendance, and … [Read more...]
How to become a good Tango dancer
Let's face it, Argentine Tango is not an easy dance to learn. In the beginning it can be very frustrating. It takes time and diligence to become competent and a strong ego to deal with rejection. The better dancer you become, more people will seek you out to dance with you. You will also enjoy yourself more as your skill level increases. Not everyone goes into Tango, or … [Read more...]
A Tango Way of Life
It’s with great pleasure that I introduce the latest interview for SF Loves Tango's "Teacher Spotlight". Although to say “teacher” is a great understatement. These two are more like Tango ambassadors, representing the San Francisco Bay Area as they travel the world sharing their knowledge and joy of tango. Upon writing this introduction, I realized there are Tango ambassadors … [Read more...]