Bienvenido! Tom Lewis & I specialize in teaching Argentine tango to beginners and to people who have never danced before. We are passionate about tango and both of us have other professions but tango is central to our lives. I am Camille Cusumano, author of Tango, an Argentine Love Story, a memoir of a "woman who loved, lost, got mad, and decided to dance." I quit my day job in 2005 and went to live in Buenos Aires, where I danced tango, wrote, lived. and loved like never before. I experienced t …
Argentine Tango is the "dance of the heart". Tango is a conversation between leader (masculine energy) and follower (feminine energy). To dance well requires connecting with your partner. Learning to dance Argentine Tango can be intimidating. The key to dancing well is to learn the basics, which are easy steps (if you can walk, you have the ability to tango), and to master them - i.e. learn them well enough so you don't have to think too much when you do them. This is a simple thing, but no …
Meet with local tango dancers, gathering for a bite/chat before exploring different milongas, practicas, and classes around the bay area. Beginners are especially welcome.
2pm - Beginners Lesson 3-7pm - Milonga with DJ Emilio Flores and live music of The Redwood Tango Ensemble FREE! Enjoy a relaxed Sunday afternoon of tango at the elegant Blackhawk Plaza Rotanda which is partly covered and partly open to the beautiful patio, falls, and ponds. Convenient free parking, numerous bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and other facilities. next to "Stomp Restaurant Blackhawk Plaza, 3499 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville. Hosted by the Blackhawk Milonga and the Bay Area Tango …
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Decidi crear este grupo para gente de Argentina a fin de poder reunirnos y compartir.
This is for the Bay Area people that love to learn and dance Kizomba and Zouk.
… A little more on my writing background: Most recently, I am the author of Tango, an Argentine Love Story (Seal Press, 2008), the travel memoir of "a woman who loved, lost, got mad, and decided to dance." I was an editor at VIA Magazine, the West’s award-winning travel publication, for 17 years. My work has appeared National Geographic Traveler, Islands, Country Living, the San Francisco Chronicle, North American Review, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, the New York Times, Yoga Journ …
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