About this Tango Junkie
About this Tango Junkie
Tango, for me, is first and foremost about listening. Much easier to say than it is to really do it. For the past 19 years I have been trying to learn to listen better both as a leader and a follower. As with many things in my life, I’ve made some progress but still have difficulties with consistency. There are so many things to listen to and so little RAM left with which to do it. Fortunately the pursuit is rewarding in itself. Tango is about building community. It means working hard to improve communication skills on all levels and getting to hang out with people you really like while you do it. Works for me.
Read about the Empress of Tango
Name: Judith Phelps
Favorite Color: Redorange
Favorite Tango Shoe Color: Red
Favorite Movie: The Tango Lesson
Favorite Teaching Experience: Running Guided Practicas
Favorite blog for information about dancing, shopping and being in Buenos Aires (maintained by my friend, Judith Schwartz, who lives there 6 months of each year. Very Helpful!)
http://buenosairesandtangotoo.wordpress.com/
Some Favorite Tango Teachers:
•Luciana Valle
•Fernanda y Guillermo
http://www.fernandaguillermo.com/
•Pablo y Noel
•Rebecca Shulman
http://www.dance-manhattan.com/main_frame.php?cf=./content_teacher_display.php&ins_id=36
•Carlos Gavito
http://gavito.portalatango.com/
•Daniel Trenner
http://www.danieltrenner.com/daniel/bio.html
•Brigitta Winkler
http://www.brigittatango.de/phynix_tanzt/index.htm
•Eric Jeurissen
•Hsueh-tzi Lee
http://www.bluetango.org/hsueh-tze.html
Some favorite Tangos:
•Malena
•En la Huella Del Dolor
•Milonga Triste
•Pavadita
•Recuerdo
Some favorite Tango Orchestras:
•Osvoldo Pugliese
•Hugo Diaz
•Alfredo de Angeles
•Troilo
•Carlos di Sarli
•Rudolfo Biagi
Some favorite places in BsAs:
•Recoleta and the Recoleta outdoor arts fair. (see photos of papier mache Tanguera changing shoes for the Milonga below, bought at Recoleta Fair)
•La Biela Restaurant in Recoleta
•Cabanas Las Lililas in Puerto Madero
Velvet Restaurant in Palermo
In life, sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow. It helps to have a little experience in both.