Recently, while assisting another teacher in a beginning tango class, the students I was working with were trying close embrace for the first time. The teacher prompted them to find a comfortable hug, then gradually introduced variations to make the embrace work for tango. Both of the students I was working with started with a very comfortable […] Read more…
Most of us remember the first dancer who inspired us to want to express ourselves through the form of dance, who awakened us to the possibilities for communication and expression that dancing promises. When I started learning salsa, my first partner dance, I remember very vividly the first salsera I looked up to. Her name was Katya. Every dance form […] Read more…
“When you lead this move, my weight goes into my heel. It’s subtle, not too uncomfortable, but it’s consistent every time. Can you feel yourself coming into my space?” “I can’t tell.” He leads the move again, watching himself in the mirror. “I think maybe I’m leaning, but I can’t feel it. What do you […] Read more…
Stephen Nachmanovich, author of Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art: If the art is created with the whole person, then the work will come out whole. Education must teach, reach, and vibrate the whole person rather than merely transfer knowledge. Alice Hamachek: Consciously, we teach what we know; unconsciously, we teach who we are. Joan […] Read more…