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Its never too late to dance

Judi — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:30:26 +0000

I was sent this video by a Ellen, a Facebook friend of mine that I know from our dance communities ( tango, swing, zydeco). She said she would love to move her body like this. I second that. This dance is oh so lovely and the song, Boy with a Coin by Iron and Wine gives me

Creativity Galore Inside and Out

Judi — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:47:41 +0000

I just snuck off for an hour from the Obama "Get out the Vote" district center being housed at my loft, to go to an art sale in Candler Park at the home of Janie Wright. She Has a studio in a small building in her backyard which is a delight. One of Janie's former obsessions was creating gourd art. Now she has gone over to shells. I just love to look at artist studios and Janie's is an amazingly delightful place. Her work area is full of shells, separated into containers by type with all of her supplies readily available. This little studio set back in a lovely garden, looks like it would be a wonderful place to work or just to sit and bask in the dappled sunlight.

Learn to Tango – October 4th

Judi — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:24:15 +0000

Lynda and Rick Wilson are putting on their once a month Tango Fundamentals Immersion Workshop Saturday October 4. This workshop is for those brand new to tango, and for those new-ish tanguerose who want to gain more confidence and clarity in their tango basics. They will cover tango posture, the connection between the partners, basic vocabulary, and navigating the dance floor. Participants receive a lot of dance instruction in a short amount of time. It will prepare you for taking regular classes and it's excellent preparation for dancing at a milonga.* No partner or previous dance training needed!

Milonga with El Flaco Dani

Judi — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:48:14 +0000

In tango there are three types of dances, a typical tango rhythm, a tango waltz and a milonga, which is a fast snappy little rhythm (a party where you dance tango is also called a Milonga which is kind of confusing at first). I love Milonga. It is happy music and it makes my feet happy. This dancer in the video is called El Flaco ( skinny) Dani. He is one of the old Argentine dancers from way back and Milonga is his specialty. When Duane and I went to Argentina, I took a couple of lessons from Dani and he made me feel like I was flying.

Luiza Paes, Tango Extraordinaire in Atlanta

Judi — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:39:23 +0000

Wednesday I went to a class by Argentine Tango dancer, Luiza Paes and a Milonga at Danneman's. Luiza is here in Atlanta until September 10th teaching beginning and advanced classes. Here is a printout of the workshop schedule. Watch how she dances with David Caditz to Norah Jones', I've got to see you again. She is so smooth and her footwork beautiful. I have a gift certificate for three private lessons from Luiza, that I got from Danneman's Owners Joe and Kate for helping them out with the design. What a great gift. I can't wait to schedule my lessons.

Mark Needelman, The Art of Construction

Judi — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:02:15 +0000

Mark Needelman is an artist first and a construction person only by happenstance since he really is an artist in everything he does and he one of those people who can do anything ( welds, sews, makes airplanes, fixes cars, does concrete sculptures, dances, does CPR on people choking in restaurants, listens carefully). I have had the pleasure of working with him on Mary Sweeney's Felted Heart studio. It was a dumpy little cinderblock cave and together we transformed it into a wonderful work space in the 658 Studios on Angier Avenue.

Five item must see/must do list for Buenos Aires

Judi — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:02:03 +0000

My friend Joe is off to Argentina on the Fourth of July. There are a bunch of us who are very envious. He asked me to give him a list of the five places on my Buenos Aires must see/must do list. So here goes: 1.San Telmo Street Fair on Sundays. On Sundays they block the streets off and vendors come and have a flea market kind of thing in the square and on the streets surrounding the square in this quaint old neighborhood. They had stalls with old vintage cameras and one of vintage record players some with the horns and everything. There were really interesting items I don't usually see around here.

Tango the Night Away

Judi — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:21:14 +0000

Last night there was the Bario Norte Milonga in Sandy Springs, put on by Lynda and Rick Wilson. I really wanted to go tonight since Duane and I had not been making it out to Sandy Springs to Rick and Lynda's class on Monday nights for the past two months. They are fantastic teachers; really good at showing you the technical details of each move. Problem is that Sandy Springs is 35 miniutes away from where we live. Once summer came, gas prices rose and we got lazy we started to go to Decatur to Horacio's class (only five minutes away) on Tuesday instead. Horacio doesn't give a whole lot of instruction but Duane and I knew the steps we just needed to be comfortable dancing them. And in Horacio's class we dance and dance and dance. It was just what the doctor ordered.

Looking Super

Judi — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:16:07 +0000

Danneman's is now painted and the old furniture has been purchased by Bobby at the Pizza place down the street, so it is mostly cleaned out. Grant and I started bringing in and arranging all of our treasures . It's pretty funny that we are both obsessed in the same way. We arrange things and then have to stand around and admire it. We even went back over there tonight. I had gone to Home Depot and bought two palms for either side of the front door. Grant met me over at the building to help me get them out of the car and bring them inside. But truth be told, we both just wanted to see how it looked at night and congratulate each other on how great it's looking.

Milonga Sunday at Moulon Rouge

Judi — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:57:44 +0000

This Sunday, May 11th, there will be a Milonga ( tango dance party) at the Moulon Rouge in the back of the Paris on Ponce antique shop on Ponce de Leon Place in Atlanta. There will be a beginners class at 1:30pm, and the Milonga will go from 2:30-5pm. There is a real treat this [...]

Turn on a Dime

Judi — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:07:22 +0000

I think flexibility is an important attribute and I keep finding plenty of opportunities to practice it on a regular basis. Last week, I worked for three solid days in the garden with my two amigos, getting all of the beds cleaned up, planted and mulched motivated in part by the assigned author of having a barbecue Saturday night.

Manifesting Magic

Judi — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:48:57 +0000

I am sometimes amazed and always grateful when something that I desire seemingly comes to me out of the blue. After getting home from Argentina, I really wanted to take my dancing to the next level and be able to

Buenos Aires Tango Trip Photos

Judi — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:48:39 +0000

Lena who teaches with the Tango Evolution group on 8:00 Thursday evenings, sent me the link for her photos from the recent Buenos Aires Trip. Lena was one of the twelve or so people from the ATL that went to CITA 2008.

Priceless

Judi — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:19:12 +0000

Last night, a snappy little milonga came on. I looked around and everyone was out dancing except one rather curmudgeonly man who happens to be an excellent dancer. I just loved this very lively music so I went over to him and asked him to dance with me. Him ( with skepticism): “Do you think [...]

Dancing my Confidence Up

Judi — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:18:51 +0000

Too bad a I can’t do a double-blind study on the question as to whether or not Propranolol helps with Dance performance anxiety, because to tell you the truth I can’t really attest to its effectiveness yet even after two days (12 hours dancing) of the dance festival. I did really put my attention on [...]

Sweaty Dancing

Judi — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:53:52 +0000

Duane and I started Tango classes last year in September. Its pretty darn hot here in Atlanta in September and I was always drenched by halfway through the class. I guess I thought everyone was sweating and I was just sweating a bit more. Then over the next couple of months I quit sweating so [...]

Too much ain’t enough: Atlanta Tango Festival

Judi — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:07:09 +0000

After Buenos Aires you might thing that we would need a break but noooo… The Atlanta Tango Festival is here this week- in of all places, Atlanta. There are some pre-festival happenings starting tonight but the real deal begins Friday afternoon. Duane and I are hosting an out of town tango couple here at the [...]

Urban Oasis Taking Reservations

Judi — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:04:53 +0000

I have been working on the website for the Urban Oasis Bed and Breakfast all week and am almost finished fiddling around with it. I am really excited about getting our first guests. We don't have paying guests yet,