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Old 7th-February-2008, 02:11 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Tango Boot Camp 26th & 27th April 2008

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Originally Posted by Cruella View Post
Is it aimed at complete beginners or those that have tried Tango before?
From the site FAQ:
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Who is TangoBootCamp aimed at?
TangoBootCamp is aimed at anyone who has ever harboured a burning desire to dance Argentine Tango AND is willing to put in the effort required to make that desire a reality.

We have highlighted 2 groups of people for whom it may be especially appropriate.
1. Dancers of other dance styles who might already have had a brief taste of Argentine Tango or who simply want to take on an additional challenge.
2. People who have tried to learn Argentine Tango previously but gave up because it was too difficult or unrewarding.
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I've been intending to try and get my hubby to start up Ballroom and Tango with me. He's a complete beginner in dance though, (as I am to Tango) so I don't want to push him in at the deep end (or myself).
Mmm. I think this'd definitely class as pretty deep-end-y. For that matter, learning Tango from nothing is pretty much in the deep end anyway. I've heard there's this cool dance called Modern Jive, maybe try him on that?

If you insist on starting the poor guy on AT, then I reckon something like Amir's workshop might be a better start.

But even that might be quite daunting.

I reckon you'd have to be extremely determined to learn AT as your first-ever partner dance experience, especially as a leader. On the other hand, it's probably the "best" way to learn partner dancing, because every other dance will seem simple after that.
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