As a kid, I wanted to be a ballet dancer but my Mom just laughed at me and said, “You can never be a ballerina with ears like that.” But I really, really loved dancing. Despite the ears. I got hooked on partner dancing. Competitions. Team performances.
Eventually, I was an art conservator by day…and a ballroom dancer by night. I’d be on the scaffolds all day, working on the monumental murals at Rockefeller Center, Museum of Natural History in New York or Cyclorama in Gettysburg…and then change out of my uniform and hardhat, put on a fancy outfit and heels and run to where my 'real' life began - dancing.
Classes, dance parties, practice time. The dance studio was my safe place.
Then something amazing happened...
One day I got invited to the Argentine Tango class. I knew nothing about Tango. That's ok they told me– “you just follow.” This was a surprise to me…in ballroom classes, it was very structured. If someone missed a class, they had no idea what was going on. There was no “just follow” in ballroom dance.
Tango was different. It was based on improvisation and communication.
I had never taken a single Tango lesson before - yet I was dancing. My partner was telling me without words where we were going and what we were doing. Nobody was counting! Yet, we both floated to the music. Embracing each other and moving in unison like we had danced together years. To my surprise, my next partner was the same way. The improvisation. The communication. The culture. I fell in love with Tango…and never looked back!
I went on to meet my husband Hernan, who was a professional tango dancer who has performed in dance plays, films, festivals and productions around the world.
Now I'm doing something I never imagined when I graduated with an MA in Art Restoration. Together, Hernan and I teach Argentine Tango using our revolutionary, structured and logical approach.
To us, tango is not just a dance. It's the way to experience the world, connect with people, communicate your ideas clearly and be able to listen and hear.
Now we teach Argentine Tango not just as a dance…but as a philosophy of life.
With over 33 years combined experience, Hernan and I are masters at dancing Tango but more than that…we are masters at TEACHING TANGO.
Our logical, supportive educational approach has been recognized around the Boston area and beyond.