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Can research explain a tango?
A project to understand the special, ineffable experience of dancing Argentine tango
Apr 5, 2023
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Mitra Martin
March 2022
What is the purpose of tango?
How tango develops during the post-COVID re-renaissance will depend on what we think it’s for. Conventionally, Tango is framed as a dance activity that…
Mar 25, 2022
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Mitra Martin
Awakening tango — 2022 and beyond
To guide my actions today, it helps me to have an imaginary picture of the world I hope to someday see. So I wrote a vision of the future of tango that…
Mar 25, 2022
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Mitra Martin
Lovingkindness for an online event
A meditative experience created for the Virtual Tango Festival
Mar 11, 2022
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Mitra Martin
Lovingkindness for an in-person tango event
I created this as part of an intention-setting for the beautiful Las Mujeres Tango Marathon organized by Blair Kaufer and Shelley Goldstein. I’m…
Mar 9, 2022
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Mitra Martin
October 2020
Why Argentine tango?
How tango provides a practice ground for connection skills the world needs
Oct 31, 2020
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Mitra Martin
February 2020
Professional courtesy: Raising the standard in tango
There is a wide variety of people involved in teaching and organizing tango, with different motivations and different levels of commitment. As a result…
Feb 16, 2020
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Mitra Martin
Establish Your Tango Community Agreements
I believe that when teachers and organizers are intentional and proactive about establishing Community Agreements, everyone has a better experience. It…
Feb 8, 2020
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Mitra Martin
Does It Take Two To Teach Tango? No
Since tango is danced in pairs, people tend to think they need a partner in order to teach the dance. I directed a tango school and taught classes for…
Feb 2, 2020
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Mitra Martin
January 2020
What is a Tango Learning Lab?
Tango learning labs are an emerging format with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. They bring together the strengths of a group class and a practica…
Jan 26, 2020
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Mitra Martin
The Problem with Tango Group Classes
I taught lots of tango group classes between 2005 and 2017. At one point I did some rough calculations and it looked pretty likely that I’d probably…
Jan 25, 2020
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Mitra Martin
Role-Switching for Tango Beginners? Yes
Teaching tango roles: ideally, they learn to follow, then lead Learning to follow requires developing an ability to notice and respond to what’s going…
Jan 25, 2020
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Mitra Martin
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