Was es Neues gibt im TA-TAA?

In Argentina Pepa Palazón is a star. In Europe she get's more and more known. Now she spent four days of teaching musicality classes in the TA-TAA! and was totally enthusiastic - just as all the students were. This is what Pepa posted on Facebook: 
"How grateful I feel in my heart after this trip to TA-TAA with Wasiliki and her team of wonderful people!!! It has been four INCREDIBLE days and I want to say THANK YOU to all the students for their total dedication and their desire to continue learning and improving their Musicality! What a great job you guys did! Bravo!

“Mental images get you faster anywhere than intelectual explanations” introduces Agustin his and Natalias fun way of teaching fundamental tango techniques. For the next hour three dozen tango dancers sit on chairs and imagine they were a muffin, filled inside with hot chocolate. With closed eyes they follow the instructions given by Agustin. “Concentrate on the hot and fluent chocolate inside. Now send the chocolate within yourself to the right, …back to center, ….send it to the left, …back to center, …send it up, …back to center, …down,….” Seen from the outside, nobody moves at all. But seen from the inside, everyone feels intense sensations of moving in the directions, Agustin asks them to move their inner chocolate. 

“You can`t explain everything. Sometimes you are better off not to discuss techniques and science, but work with mental images – even if you are German”, explains Agustin laughing. Germans are known for being especially keen on explanations.

Yes, we were nervous. Horacio Pebete Godoy & Maricel Giacomini are among the best-known tango teachers worldwide with - usually - engagements in the big cities and metropolises of the world. How would they like it in the middle of nowhere? Surrounded by forest and nature only? A whole weekend? With only three dozen of participants in class? 

They liked it! In fact, they loved it so much, that they will be back next year. Pebete: "Next time we come a bit earlier and enjoy the tangohotel und everything a bit longer." Great! We have had a spectacular weekend. Classes were outstanding, so was dancing. Wherever you went, there were happy tango dancers: laughing, chatting, eating, dancing, enjoying this spectacular weekend together with Maricel & Pebete. Amazing! Thanks Maricel & Pebete! (Picture of the showdance c: Jutta Königsfeld)