Taboe Tango Camp

Teachers
Again we will invite a special group of teachers, new and old. As soon as we know more we will update this page.
 

Paras Saghi & Paul Vossen(NL)	More info
Mabel Rivero (AR)	More info
Siobhan Dougherty (UK/NL)	More info
Michael Lavocah (UK)	More info
More teachers will follow soon!

 

Paras and Paul
Dancing I move myself and you.

After their never-ending-cheek-to-cheek first encounter on a warm Sunday night in May 1999, Paras and Paul haven't been separated for long. They have started a never-ending journey to discover more about the essence of their tango dance and help others to do the same. As they are very open minded when it comes to styles and music, because they find many valuable things in all these different visions on the dance.

Paras and Paul are teaching together since 2003 in the Netherlands and international. Their main interests now is to create special events with a touch of magic, as the Taboe Camps, were more happens than just ‘more tango’. They are the happiest when building up a joyful refuge place for tango-nomads from all around the world.

In their teaching work they keep on exploring the effect of movement mechanics (spirals, elasticity, gravity) on the dance on one hand, and the inner attitude and interaction on the other hand. Next to the creative, interactive and loose tango Nuevo, their favorite way now the small, subtle and musical ‘salon de tango’ style.I fell in love with tango on first sight on Sunday 12 October 1997 - just by looking at the radiating faces of the couples.  By now I have a grown up relationship with tango, which is not always easy, but a great school of Life.
www.tangoatelier.nl
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Mabel Rivero (AR)
Mabel Elena Rivero learned her first dancing steps in the city of Rosario, Argentina. Along with Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Rosario is part of the "Triángulo Rioplatense", the triangle of the River Plate, which is home to a distinctive artistic style. Next to Tango Mabel had her schooling in several other dance disciplines:
Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz (Moira Chapman)
Contemporary Dance and Contact Improvisation
Release Technique (Trisha Brown, N.Y.C.)
Klein Technique (Susan Klein, N.Y.C.)
Choreography: Ana Stekelman, Buenos Aires

Mabel is performing and teaching in Europe and Argentina and has teached with the following Tango school:

• Tanzschule Bebop, Berlin
• La Milonga Studios, Bremen
• En lo de Laura, Munich
• La Calesita, Grupo Viento Norte, Bs As

www.mabelrivero.com
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Siobhan Dougherty (UK/NL)
I took my first tango lessons 10 years ago. It was a difficult time in my life and beyond my enjoyment of the dance itself I was happy to find inspiration, friendships and joy.  I still am and I still do.

From the start I loved the wordless communication in the dance couple, tuning in and listening to each other, letting the music surprise me, playing with and sometimes surprising my partner.  It was unlike any other dance that I had explored.

For me tango is one of those rare disciplines which keeps on evolving and growing with me.  I never get tired of it, and I don't think I ever will.  Through, around, within the dance I discover things about myself, about the ways that I make contact with and relate to my dance partners, and about how I express my own creativity.

In teaching I emphasise the basics of the dance (walking together, axis-awareness, connection), body-awareness, relaxation, and the physical and energetic communication between the dance pair.  For me these are the basic tools which lead to creativity and improvisation for both leader and follower.
www.lasrosasdeltango.net
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Michael Lavocah (UK)
Tango dancer/teacher/DJ, Tai Chi player/teacher, Craniosacral therapist.
Tango for me is an internal art. The music comes on, and something just arises from the inside, which makes me want to move and to encounter and engage deeply with another human person. In this encounter, various things happen, including that I encounter myself.

As a dancer, my job is to "get out of the way" and let the dance come out. Teaching is the same: it's about removing the blockages in the body/mind/emotions. To this I bring the awareness and skills I have developed through 20 years of bodywork. Dancing is a natural activity, and essential, like food and water.

When I see a couple dancing tango, I want to be moved, to see their feelings, and their commitment to one another. I think this tells you everything you need to know about my style as a dancer.

Dear (un)known friends, I am really looking forward to sharing these days with you.
www.milonga.co.uk
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