[Tango-L] Fwd: Dancer Profile in Buenos Aires

[L]

Thought I'd put in my two cents:

As an American who has twice visited Buenos Aires to dance, I  
recommend Cherie Magnus, a bilingual American living in BsAs.  Along  
with her Argentine partner, Ruben Aybar, they teach milonguero-style  
tango and give a 2-day orientation and tour of the Buenos Aires tango  
scene.  (As an aside, they're also finalists in the Campeonato  
Metropolitano de Tango to be held mid-August.)  Cherie and Ruben are  
a lot of fun and a down-to-earth couple, who love showing people  
around their town and teaching all the codigos of the milongas.   
Another terrific thing about them, they're both non-smokers and, if  
you've been to Argentina at all, you know what a plus that is!

You can reach them at BsAsMilonga at aol.com.

Off the subject to El Bandido de Tango, who wrote: "Watch them dance  
then dance with them for your own evaluation."  It's been my  
experience the best dancers are not necessarily the best  
instructors.  One has to know how to teach and not just how to  
demonstrate steps, it's a whole other ballgame from dancing and/or  
performing.

L


> In a message dated 8/3/06 2:02:14 AM Central Daylight Time,  
> donnay at donnay.net
> writes:
>
> << Do you have any idea how much work this would be? If you want to  
> get
>  this kind of personalized service, go to one of the people who  
> help to
>  escort you around to the milongas as well as the city. This is a  
> must if
>  you have not been to Buenos Aires several times. >>
>
> Any one going to Buenos Aires for the first time and if not the  
> second and
> third, should hire an escort to get the most out of the short time  
> you will
> spend there.
>
> I've used several people and found that Jon and Judy Margolis are  
> by far the
> best escorts. There services extend beyond taking you to the best  
> milonga.
> They have set up lessons for me with the best instructors, acted as  
> interpreters,
> and I've also know the supply taxi dancers for the less  
> experienced. Thanks
> to Jon and Judy I've been to many milongas that tourist usually  
> don't get to
> see and experience.
> For the money you'll spend, Jon and Judy excel over any one else,  
> and I can
> say that your vacation in BsAs will be a great one with their help.
> Check our their web page at  <A HREF="http:// 
> www.tangowithjudy.com/">Jon y
> Judy Margolis</A>
>
>
> A second choice for escorts would be Oscar Casas and Mary Ann  
> Henderson, who
> in fact will be in Cleveland teaching tango workshops August 19 & 20
> Come to Cleveland for a great experience in tango instruction
>
> Timmy in Cleveland
>
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