Teachers in BsAs: following, leading, instructing

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Tanguera1977

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Hello everyone,
next year I'm moving to BsAs for 12 months and I'm curious about your experiences with AT teachers over there. As a follower, I dance on a pretty high level - so for the followers out there: have you found anybody in BsAs who has made your advanced dancing even better? I also dance as a leader (intermediate level) and have done some AT teaching. Any advice concerning teachers/places to go to in order for a lady to practice her leading skills (as I understand it's not at all common for women to dance as a leader on BsAs milongas....??)? And how about learning to teach AT - have you come across recommendable classes for tango instructors?
I know that in the end I have to find out myself which teachers and styles suit me, but it would be great to narrow down the abundance of options...Thanks in advance for your help!!
 
Tanguera1977 said:
Hello everyone,
next year I'm moving to BsAs for 12 months and I'm curious about your experiences with AT teachers over there. As a follower, I dance on a pretty high level - so for the followers out there: have you found anybody in BsAs who has made your advanced dancing even better? I also dance as a leader (intermediate level) and have done some AT teaching. Any advice concerning teachers/places to go to in order for a lady to practice her leading skills (as I understand it's not at all common for women to dance as a leader on BsAs milongas....??)? And how about learning to teach AT - have you come across recommendable classes for tango instructors?
I know that in the end I have to find out myself which teachers and styles suit me, but it would be great to narrow down the abundance of options...Thanks in advance for your help!!
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To answer your question better, lets start with who you already know. If you are an advanced dancer, tried your hand at teaching, you surely have already worked with someone from Buenos Aires?
 
Hello, Tanguera, welcome to DF.

No experience to share at this point.
I hope someone will be able to help you.
 
Lilly_of_the_valley said:
To answer your question better, lets start with who you already know. If you are an advanced dancer, tried your hand at teaching, you surely have already worked with someone from Buenos Aires?
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Dear Lilly,

teachers from BsAs I've worked with and whose style (of dancing and teaching) I quite liked include Ruben & Sabrina Veliz, Christian Marquez & Virginia Gomez and Silvio Grand & Mayra Galante (I think Silvio now mainly lives and teaches in Europe, though...). I've also worked with a few couples coming from a DNI background, e.g. Hector & Silvina and Sebastian Posadas & Eugenia Eberhardt (though I'm not sure if DNI is as good as everybody says or if it's basically good marketing, but that may be another thread...). For women's technique classes, Susana Miller and Carolina Bonaventura have been recommended to me, but I've no personal experience with their teaching so far.
 
Tanguera1977 said:
Dear Lilly,

teachers from BsAs I've worked with and whose style (of dancing and teaching) I quite liked include Ruben & Sabrina Veliz, Christian Marquez & Virginia Gomez and Silvio Grand & Mayra Galante (I think Silvio now mainly lives and teaches in Europe, though...). I've also worked with a few couples coming from a DNI background, e.g. Hector & Silvina and Sebastian Posadas & Eugenia Eberhardt (though I'm not sure if DNI is as good as everybody says or if it's basically good marketing, but that may be another thread...). For women's technique classes, Susana Miller and Carolina Bonaventura have been recommended to me, but I've no personal experience with their teaching so far.
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To answer the second part of your question, there is a milonga in Buenos Aires where women lead, partners switch lead and follow during the same song, etc: La Marshal. Also, I am sure people you meet there can advice you on other places where men and women practice the non-traditional tango roles: milongas, practicas, classes etc.
As for teachers, those I can recommend are all very traditional, which I am not sure is in the same vein... and nothing to do with what is going on at DNI. If you are interested, let me know, I will send you a private message.
 
Tanguera1977 said:
Dear Lilly,

teachers from BsAs I've worked with and whose style (of dancing and teaching) I quite liked include Ruben & Sabrina Veliz, Christian Marquez & Virginia Gomez and Silvio Grand & Mayra Galante (I think Silvio now mainly lives and teaches in Europe, though...). I've also worked with a few couples coming from a DNI background, e.g. Hector & Silvina and Sebastian Posadas & Eugenia Eberhardt (though I'm not sure if DNI is as good as everybody says or if it's basically good marketing, but that may be another thread...). For women's technique classes, Susana Miller and Carolina Bonaventura have been recommended to me, but I've no personal experience with their teaching so far.
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The couples you mention perform and teach choreography. There are dozens of women teaching "technique" classes because of the demand by untrained dancers. There will be no end to where you can spend your dollars for classes. Carolina and her husband have their own studio now that they have a family and no longer travel. View their recent videos and decide if that's the kind of tango salon you want--choreographed. There are many who teach tango de salon, but who never set foot in the milongas.

Laura Grinbank gives classes for women who want to learn to lead the "milonguero" style.
 
@ Jan, seems that you´ve never been at DNI ! That´s absolutely the opposite of choreography. Its pure integral bodywork and resembles Pilates´ approach to dancing more than any traditional tango class. DNI teaches at totally different level. And I am not talking about style. I am talking about muscles and body structure.

@ T77, it's basically good marketing, but you will get a lot for your money. If you really want to get further than you are now, you need different names than the ones you have mentioned above.
 
Tanguera1977 said:
Any suggestions?
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It´s such a topsy-tuvy mixture you´ve listed above, that it is hard to find the next suitable step for your tango education.

So if you already started to work with Hector and Silvina, why dont you carry on with that collaboration? And concerning women´s-technique: the one would be Alejandra Gutty. But you have to hurry up for she is leaving for Japan soon, if she hasn´t done already.
 
You'll be living for a year in Buenos Aires, so there's no rush to find a teacher. Go out to dance socially, practice with a variety of partners, get to know the locals, etc. There will be lots of exhibitions at milongas to choose whom to hand over your money.

It's likely you'll be overwhelmed by the quantity of professionals teaching tango in Buenos Aires. Each gives you their style and choreography to copy. You may be looking for something else.

A year here with give you a different perspective on tango and your own dance.
 
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