Fancy a dance?

Teachers are one breed of amazing creative beings, so it's not hard to believe that a Tango night was possible 😀

 












But as you can expect, it was more than just a tango night. It was an opportunity to learn about this dance and practice English.

The first part was developed by our dear teacher Elida Stella and a nice presentation about tango, followed by the insightful Gloria Nancy Cañon and the presentation of a video about the history and evolution of tango. Teacher Olga Grueso, backstage, was committed to make all things possible with the technical arrangements.

On the left, Elida Stella, in the middle, Olga Grueso, and on the right, Gloria Nancy.

Excitement was on the air and teachers and guests were ready to dance, but first, some important tips: What to wear when tango calls? 


The man wears:

• Full formal dress,  
• A shirt usually silk, 
• Tie, suspenders , vest,
• Pants with straight cut trousers and gardeliano hat. 
• Black and white shine shoes,or several colors. Sometimes these have hooks to adapt the floor.

 The woman usually wears:

• An elegant black dress or maybe another color.
• Perhaps a blouse and skirt with straps and opening pikes. 
• Sometimes she uses Gloves and scarf.
• Stocking or panty hose and elegant
• High shoes with back protection for the ankle, usually with shiny leather.
• Her hair goes up fixed with gum or gel or a feather diadem. 

Teacher Oscar Efren Orjuela created a minicoreography and with the help of teacher Eunelcy the class started:
 

 

Needless to say, the class was as attentive as any teacher would love; but as the saying goes, an image is worth a thousand words...

 

 

The girls followed Eunelcy:
 

 

The boys followed Oscar:

And as any Colombia party, celebration without food isn't a celebrations at all.

Smiles and laughter were the symptoms of a perfect class 😅

It's been two years since that practice and we'd love to have another memorable experience, perhaps Cumbia, Currulado, Joropo or Salsa. So many options!

Keep connected, because another dance class is to be appointed. 😋 

Who says me? 🙋