Has there ever been a time when the world has been so collectively stressed? With a global pandemic, economic worries, and restricted freedoms, there are numerous ways to feel life’s strain at the moment.
At its core, tango is a meditation of movement. It allows the body to fall into a subconscious flow by being deliberate with your movements and body. Feeling this break from reality and getting lost in dance is an incredible way to allow negative thoughts to slip from your mind – even if just for a moment or two.
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Dance is something that can benefit both adults and children. It can have a significantly positive impact while they develop, learn new things, and grow. While you may be aware of the physical benefits of dance for children including the ability to increase their stamina, improving flexibility and their range of motion, and increasing their strength; dance, especially tango, can also help children form vital communication skills.
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Parents regularly sign their kids up for sports and other physical activities. It gives them a way to burn off their youthful energy productively, it teaches them skills that could come in handy years later, and it gives them a place to meet new friends and experience new things. Tango lessons can be one such activity, and kids can learn more than just how to dance. Tango can teach kids confidence, and that’s a useful trait to have no matter how old you get.
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Tango courses can assist pre-teens and teens in obtaining the self-confidence that they need to get out on the dance floor and cut a rug. After all, parents don't want their kiddo to be the only one at the event sitting in the corner alone because they are afraid of looking silly with their moves. Regardless of why young adults want to learn a new dance, Argentine Tango is the one style in particular that they should consider checking out.
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Did you know that names of D'Arienzo, Di Sarli, Troilo, Pugliese, Biagi, Canaro, Calo, Donato, D'Agostino, Tanturi sound Italian for a reason. They are coming from their Italian descendants.
Latin Grammy Award winner bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo is among the most compelling tango artists today. We had the great pleasure to improvise to 3 songs in his arrangements.
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Argentine Tango isn’t a solo experience, and student dancers from greater Boston, MA area enrolled in Ultimate Tango classes for kids and teens are expected to learn while working together. The dance can be viewed as a project that cannot be completed alone, so couples need to be working together in order to turn their final dance into a reality. They’ll work alongside one another to learn the steps, to immerse in the culture, and to ultimately take part in the final dance performance. For those introverted, those who may not have siblings, those who are shy, or those who are otherwise having trouble learning how to work alongside a peer, Argentine Tango might be just what they need.
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Life is always a challenge, even in a developed nation like America, but there are issues particular to youth that, from that younger perspective, can seem bigger and more complex than they need to be. The teen years are full of learning and self-discovery, and that often means having to make a great many choices, some of which are trivial, and some of which can have a life-long impact.
Of course, it’s hard to tell which choices will be the ones that are major and minor, but it’s generally easy to see which may be more positive choices and which ones are negative. If you’re a parent, you may be interested in steering your teen towards more positive experiences, and if you’re a teen, the best way to find out whether something is for you or not is to give it at least a try. This is where learning the tango comes in.
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For parents that are dealing with kids in their teens, there may be some anxiety about what to do now that summer is here. A teenager with time to kill can find many ways to fill up the schedule, but there’s always a question of just how productive those alternatives are.
One way that you might be able to keep teens occupied and engaged is with more classes. Of course, a return to a typical school setting is not what any teen wants to do during the summer. But if you’re looking for something different, learning the Argentine Tango might be the ticket. But what is it, and what can it do for teenagers?
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