We had a wonderful group of passionate dancers at our Tango Immersion event last weekend, and Diego and I were thrilled to be a part of it to witness breakthroughs, smiles, and overall improvement in everyone’s dancing! Let’s continue to spread the tango love and keep learning.
Important dates for this month:
Wednesday, April 3rd: Lesson and Practica Saturday, April 6th: No lesson/Practica Monday, April 8th: Lesson and Practica Venue: Casa de Maria Cost: $10 per person
Some of us are heading to Victoria for the Tango Marathon next week, and I will be taking my spring break to visit family for two weeks.
I will keep you updated on when I resume classes and practica, and it looks like it will be on Saturday, May 4th!
In the meantime, keep practicing your solo exercises: pivots (torso, hips, legs), ochos, and balance exercises. These are all crucial for gaining freedom:
Freedom to feel Freedom to express Freedom to get creative
Also, remember that tango is all about connection, improvisation, and co-creation. It’s not just about mastering steps; it’s about infusing your unique personality into the dance.
Let’s continue our tango journey together and savour every step. Tango-on!
“To touch, connect, move, and inspire, one dance at a time” —
Bar Room Tango is a melodramatic, exaggerated, hilarious, smooth, exuberant, carefree, irreverent, and improvised joyful fusion of Blues+Ballroom Tango+Swing.
Easy to learn, quick to have fun.
Think of tango songs like:
Hernando’s Hideaway, Kiss of Fire, El Choclo & Carmen’s Habanera
making partner dancing fun, right from the beginning !
teaching people how to improvise a dance for two, in sync to any music
increasing social dancing events and participation in Nelson
Bi-weekly Monday Fusion Partner Dancing – Drop in.
Upcoming Monday events: Apr 1, 15, 29
Dance Alert !
Friday Mar 29 –
Melody Diachun’s The Swing Bastards featuring Clinton Swanson will be playing this Friday at Finleys. 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm. A great dance band !
Friday April 5 –
Finley’s Dancer’s delight, mixed upbeat playlist by Peter, 7:30 – 9:30 pm NO COVER
Let’s dance more in ’24 !
Take advantage of your birthright to have fun ! Opportunities for dancing fun every second Monday. Step onto the dance floor, meet new people, learn, improve and groove to the infectious beats of a curated upbeat mixed playlist.
Join us at North Shore Hall and let the music and dancing inspire you to move, connect, and dance with pleasure.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to hear live tango music played by a famous group on Tuesday, March 26th, at the Rossland Miners Hall. The show begins at 7 PM and runs until 10-10:30 PM.
There’s an opportunity to dance Tango during the show. Any dancers wanting to join in the fun can contact Nora Lilligren via Nelson Tango Peeps on FB or reply here, and I will pass the message along. Please let Nora know by Tuesday, March 12th, if you’d like to partake in the dancing.
Non-dancers are encouraged to attend to take in the beautiful music.
Lastly, remember that we have our Lesson and Practica tomorrow. My intention is to have lessons and practica on Saturdays (starting tomorrow until April 6th) and every other Monday (March 11, 25, and April 8th).
Lesson: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Practice Time: 8:30-10 pm Location: Casa de Maria ( please request for the address) Cost: $10 pp (or sliding scale as needed) *** please don’t make the $$ stop you from dancing!
***Newbies and seasoned dancers, single or couples are welcome. ***Please bring indoor shoes that slide for pivots (no rubbery sole) *** Come 10 to 15 minutes early to get settled and warmed up *** Please register when you can by replying here to save your spot. Space is limited.
Please note that Monday, March 11th, will be our last class at Studio Alive, and all classes and practicas following will be held at Casa de Maria!
Join us in nurturing our Tango community, as the world craves deeper connections, mindfulness, creative expression, and the warmth of Tango embraces. Extend this invitation to your friends or share it with anyone who might be intrigued.
And to all the beautiful, strong, courageous, and inspirational women out there…. Happy International Women’s Day!