Barbara

Private Tango Lesson or

Your Wedding Dance

What to wear?  Just wear comfortable

leather sole shoes jazz shoes, character shoes

or ballroom shoes and what ever else you

feel comfortable dancing in. Sandals are not

recommended.

We have had so much fun at this class.

Before you go on to the intermediate  and

advance levels of tango be sure you have

you basics in place.  It adds momentum to

your development in this dance style.

Feel free to come alone.

LEARN TO DANCE WITH YOUR MATE

Getting mariied?

Going to a special event or wedding?

Learn to navigate the dance floor with ease.

Learn to lead your follower gently

effectivly.  It takes little time and can be

fun. Get one on one feedback.

EARLY MEMORIES

Some of my earliest dance memories are of

my parents dancing in the kitchen.

They often had parties and somehow they

always danced.

My sister and I would dance on my dad's

shoes when we were learning.

I have a memory of going to the old country

to visit my great uncle and he played the

piano accordian and fiddle. Everyone would

dance and sing in his living room.

To this day when the music starts my

music started my mom just starts dancing

She is currently 84 years and dances two

evenings or more a week.  They grew up

during the big band era. Dancing was a

natural  part of their lives.  As teenagers she

and her family went dancing for

entertainment.

When my sister's children were small

we three women would dance in the kitchen

each taking turns dancing with the children

on our hips.

Now I have to say those little one's are

grown and still dancing.

They just cannot get enough.

 Make dancing a part of your life and

memories.

Dancing is free. Just put some music on and

work on some of your most common moves

in a rythymic manner.  Put on a smile and

some comfortable dancing shoes and you

will be to start dancing.

My dad once told me the people he knew who

danced all their lives were some of the most

fit elders he knew.

So lets get dancing.



In 1983 Barbara saw "Tango Argentina" in

New York~ on Broadway. This left such a

lasting impression but finally Tango came

to Colorado. On her next visit to New York

she saw on Broadway the production "

Evita". The life story of Evita Peron who

greatly influenced  Argentinian history.

 Years later.........

while taking a short intermission from

ballet she discovered tango in Boulder.

It was simply addicting.

Having an interest in Argentina due to the

Tango something very interesting

happened.

While on a jazz cruise to the Caribean

Barbara met Rosa from Argentina that

inspired her Argentine segment to her

education. Rosa was so monumental in my

visit to Argentina.  Making sure that each

evenng I was escorted to the next Milonga.

And Daily insisting I see all the historical

sites I could possibly see in-between private

tango lessons,  tango lessons and practicas.

The oldest Milongiero I danced with was 98

years old. He had some very well seasoned

moves.  I collected names of many of the

dancers I had the pleasure of dancing with

in Buenos Aires. I even had the pleasure of

singing jazz with a quartet at a Milonga on a

tango intermission which is common.

I heard the most astounding Tango

orchestra consisting of 6 bandiolins and 6

violins at a near by conservatory of music,

I visited San Telmo the historical site of of

the original Tango show. It was truly

a memorial visit to a gorgeous city with an

enormous amount of history and delictible

cuisine.

Later I visited  Montreal for a Tango festival which coincided with the Montreal Jazz Festival. It was amazing. Dancing from one side of town to the other. Tango classes were held in all the different dance studio's in Montreal. There were many visiting Argentine teachers and I was fortunate to have a Tango Guitarist as my dance partner. So I visited many jazz clubs and sang in between Tango lessons and Milongas. I loved that I could use my mixture of spanish and french. Not by choice of course. This was a 14 day experience which infused my body and feet with unforgettable muscular memory for tango.

IN BOULDER!

The Nutcracker

Macky Auditiorium

Thanksgiving Weekend.

Get tickets by visiting

www.Boulderballet.org

The largest dance cast all year.

Enjoy the magical story of the Nutcracker.

Ballet, juggling, magic and a story you will

enjoy.