Dancing Tango at the Old port Montreal

It was a beautiful fall evening (Sep. 23rd) when Alain Guillot and Silvia Rios decided to go and on the streets of the Old Port Montreal. They asked for the assistance of their friend Rowen Miles to film them and photograph them.

As Alain and Silvia danced, curious tourist looked at them and in some occasions they applauded.

It was a wonder experience. To share the love for this seductive music.

On October 6 2012, Alain and Silvia will perform a tango during the Dance Conmigo party.

Dance Conmigo host a party the first Saturday of every month. On October 6, Dance Conmigo will teach two dance classes at the same time. One dance Class will be West Coast Swing in one room and Argentine Tango in different room. After the classes the dancers will be able to choose among three different dance floors. One dance Floor for Salsa, merengue, cha-cha; one dance floor for Argentine Tango; and the last dance floor for West Coast Swing, waltz, rumba, cha-cha, foxtrot, etc.

Dance Conmigo hopes to have all dance floors full of happy dancers.

See you all there.

Dance Conmigo party Tango class with Rogerio and Jade.

For six years now (since October 2006) Dance Conmigo has been holding an open dance party the first Saturday of every month.

How it works: On the first Saturday of the month, we host a social dance party at Studio Metronome.  The night kicks off with an introductory dance class from 8-9pm, featuring one of the dance styles we teach at Dance Conmigo.  After the class, there is general dancing in three different rooms. One dance floor is for Salsa (plus Bachata, Merengue, Cha-Cha), one is for Argentine Tango, and the Main Ballroom features a mix of all the dance styles - including Ballroom, Swing and West Coast Swing.

On September 1st:  For the first time, Dance Conmigo hosted two introductory classes at the same time. Alain and Cheryl taught a beginner Bachata class in the main room, while Rogerio and Jade taught Argentine Tango in the "Tango Room".

Jade is a professional dance teacher with a lot of confidence developed from many years of training, but for Rogerio, a passionate student of tango himself, this was his first time teaching.

We are so proud of you, Rogerio. Every woman who came off of the tango floor, did so with a big smile, many saying "Wow, I just danced with Rogerio..." We are so happy to have you with us!

For you, Jade: Thank you so much for being part of the Dance Conmigo team. Your presence and experience, personality and charm brings so much to our little school!

Dance Conmigo students spend an evening at the circus

Click HERE to see video

It was the beginning of May, when Dance Conmigo received a phone call from the promoters of a TV series called, La Vie est un cirque, televised by TV5.

Our conversation went more or less like this.

Promoters: Hey, we are televising a circus show performed by Cirque Eloize with the theme "The evolution of tango" would you like to attend to the filming and get some free tickets?

Dance Conmigo: sure, how many tickets do you have.

Promoter: we can give you 10.

Dance Conmigo: Can we have 20? some of our student would feel left out if they are not invited.

Promoter: Well, we had 10 for you, but we will make it 20.

Dance Conmigo: Thank you so much.

An so it happened. About 20 Dance Conmigo students went to the Cirque Eloize head-quarters and played the role of public during this fantastic presentation.

The presentation was aired this week and we wanted to share it with every one else. Click on the image to see the video.

Dance Conmigo will also be organizing adance party on September 1st at studio Metronome from 8:00pm to midnight. The party will start with a Bachata class in on Dance floor and a Tango class in another dance floor. The cost will only be $6.

Dance Conmigo invites its tango students to dance next to Mont Royal Metro

Elias from the Tango School "Comme Il Faut" has organised an event to dance tango in front of Metro Mont Royal Thursdays 16 and 23 of August from 7 to 9 pm.

Dance Conmigo would like to cooperate by inviting its students to come to dance tango in an urban environment.

Come Dance Argentine Tango with us at the heart of the Plateau Mont Royal  on Thursdays 16 and 23 of August from 7 to 9 pm.

Dance Conmigo will also be organizing a dance party on September 1st at studio Metronome from 8:00pm to midnight. The party will start with a Bachata class in on Dance floor and a Tango class in another dance floor. The cost will only be $6.

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Jeudi les 16 et 23 aout, entre 19h et 21h Tango Comme Il Faut organise une pratique d'ete en milieu urbain, devant le metro Mont Royal. Venez danser en plein coeur du Plateau Mont Royal.

Danse Conmigo organise une soirée dansante le 1er Septembre au studio métronome  à partir de 20h00 à minuit. La soirée débutera avec un cours de Bachata dans une salle de danse et un cours de Tango dans une autre salle de danse. Le coût  sera $6.

Boleos

In this video we worked on Boleos.

 Boleo could be done either high or low.  Trying to keep the knees together, with one leg back, swivel and return on the supporting leg with a whipping action of the free leg.

Ganchos (Tango Class at Dance Conmigo)

In this class we started covering Ganchos.

Ganchos are easily done in combination with other movements such as Giros or Back Ochos.

 If we start guiding our partner for a back ocho and then, insert our leg as she is trying to collect her feet, then a beautiful gancho might turn out from the maneuver.

Turn to the left in Tango

I love this step for it simplicity, how it feels and how practical it is.
At any time during the tango walk, the leader can step outside partner with his right foot and by having a firm connection on the follower's back, he can stop her back momentum and redirect it to the left.

The follower would step around the leader's right foot, take a step forward and then spiral by leaving her weight on her left foot.

From this half turn position, the leader can create a circular cadencia creating about 180 degree turn and coming back to the line of dance.

One of the things that I love about this step is how easy it is to execute in a crowded room and how easy it is to execute in close embrace. It also an easy step to pull out of your pocket in case of a need to do  a sudden change of direction or to kill some time while there is an opening on the dance floor.