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.
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Marin - San Francisco - Silicon Valley - East Bay - Contra Costa Bay Area wide, our first priority is to meet others in our age group individually and at activities. Social Mixers, Hiking, biking, photography, art museums and galleries, dinner parties, big and small off the beaten path adventures including cooking lessons, sailing and even Tango lessons. . Join us, we are here to have fun and make new connections.
Zumba classes held Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Burn calories and tone your body while dancing Salsa, Merengue, Tango, and other Latin-based steps. This class is fun! $80 for 8 classes or $12 drop-in BIG BAND DANCE - No entry fee. Join us October every 2nd Wednesday of the month for the 17-piece big band, "The Ray Simpson Band" for favorites like, "Mack the Knife," "It Had to Be You" and other wonderful tunes from the 30s, 40s and 50s. 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. HAWA BUSIDO- is a beautiful blend of …
This is for the Bay Area people that love to learn and dance Kizomba and Zouk.
Welcome! This group is for ballroom dancers looking to expand their network of dance friends, find friends to dance with, attend ballroom dances as a group, and to take our dancing "beyond the studios" and to other great dance places: clubs, parties, festivals. Find a dance partner, even perform in schools or for other nonprofits to give back to the community. We can also organize our own public dances and use proceeds to help put dance programs in schools or for other good works.
… 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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