That Gabriel Misse guy is SHARP! Well grounded, super sharp, and incredible footwork. Speed, precison, power, balance, everything. You can’t help but notice what an athlete he is. His partner Analia is also quite athletic to be keeping up with him. She looks soft but actually feels quite strong and dare I say, muscular.
So here’s what I got from a quick hour lesson in a Gabriel Misse and Analia Centurion tango workshop. Here’s what he taught at the workshop: Continue reading
Guillermo De Fazio – the milonga comedian!
Guillermo is probably the funniest tango teacher I’ve ever met. My brother told me Guillermo and his brother Enrique used to get kicked out of tango class everyday because they kept cracking jokes during class. It was amazing to see him in action. He is definitely the funniest milonguero/tango-personality I have ever met. And a DAMN GOOD milonguero.
As a man in the leader’s role, I appreciate a good follower as would any other leader. A good follower will try to set aside her musical style (at least for a second) to better understand me and dance with me. Ideally, she will find a way to do all her adornos and show her personal flare while still following me and accentuating my own style. The best followers somehow let me know what they want or like to do so that I may accommodate them as they accommodate me. The greatest followers make me feel like I’m a great dancer.
Well I thought I did. I mean, when you’ve been doing something your whole life you like to think you’re a pro at it. One day my brother said, “Show me how you walk.” And so I did.
I made 4 steps across the kitchen when he blurted out “TERRIBLE!” Apparently, everything I did was wrong. The posture, the foot placement. Etc, etc, the list goes on forever. It’s been a couple months since that day and my walk hasn’t improved much but I still remember the basic rules for walking.