by Lisa Fernow | Mar 26, 2015 | Dancers and Dances I Love
I was looking for a video of a milonga I’d seen years ago, of a miraculous interpretation of Pedro Laurenz’ Milonga De Mis Amores by El Flaco and his very talented partner whose name I don’t know (but she wore long brown pants with fringe that...
by Lisa Fernow | Feb 6, 2015 | Dancers and Dances I Love, Tango World
I’m very sorry I won’t be able to attend Clay Nelson’s ValenTango this year, which runs February 18-23 in Portland, but I do want to encourage any of you who dance tango – or who want to start – to go. And this would be my # 1 reason: ...
by Lisa Fernow | Oct 16, 2014 | Dancers and Dances I Love, Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes
If you are looking for a little inspiration on a grey day (at least it’s grey here in Seattle), please visit Queen of All She Reads, where I was asked a really fun question: what are my favorite dance movies and/or favorite professional dancers? I am amazed to...
by Lisa Fernow | Aug 9, 2014 | Dancers and Dances I Love, Tango World
I’m just now getting around to sharing this lovely video taken by Richard Escobedo at a master class taught by Susana Miller earlier this summer. Susana is considered one of the most important influences in tango, and it is always instructive and inspiring to...
by Lisa Fernow | Jul 7, 2014 | Dancers and Dances I Love, Tango World
Just spent two very satisfying days at Susana Miller’s workshops, hosted by K’ai and Grant Fu, who were lovely, gracious hosts. It was also great to meet members of the tango community I don’t normally see – we dance on different nights. And...
by Lisa Fernow | May 31, 2014 | Dancers and Dances I Love
Susana Miller is coming to Seattle in July. The Buenos Aires daily newspaper, Clarin, calls her one of the top four most important influences on contemporary tango (the other three, in case you were wondering, are Miguel Angel Zotto, Gustavo Naveira, and Gerardo...