Tango Adventure

08/10/2024

Seeing the video of the sad spectacle of Gustavo Naveira's disrespectful, angry performance with Giselle-Anne yesterday, and all the online commentary about it, reminded me this morning of an essay I wrote seven years ago, "How can you be a feminist and like tango?"

I wrote about being treated horribly by a random man that I called "Ponytail Guy" in this piece, and leaving the Floreal milonga, upset and telling the teacher who had led the class. He was a famous one and basically told me to shake it off. We do have to shake it off when such things happen, but we should also be aware such things happen and root out the sexism and disrespect from our culture. That experience helped me to ground even deeper into my quest to find equality and a vibrant, alive feeling as follower in the dance.

Here's that piece.

“You’re not getting the lead,” he tells me. Gruff, mid-fifties, beady eyes, a ponytail dwindling halfway down his back, Ponytail Man chose me as his partner for this advanced tango class at Floreal, a traditional milonga in Buenos Aires. It’s nice to be chosen, but now I’m not sure. Two fa...

15/08/2024

This Sunday, at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT, I'm doing a special intimate FREE Warmup Workshop for a Year of Turned-On Living.

Discover how community and connecting with yourself through the tools and practices that I teach can help you make this a year to remember, and change the rest of your life.

I'll share my philosophy of pleasure - and why I believe we need joy, pleasure, and fun in our everyday lives to get clear on what we want--and thrive. I'll get you reflecting on what a "turned-on life" looks like for you.

We start in September. The group size will be max 8 to foster intimacy and trust. We have room for two more. The group is FANTASTIC so far. I am really excited about the women who are part of this cohort.

Come to this informational meeting to learn more about my philosophy and the tools, and discover whether A Year of Turned-On Living is a match for you at this moment in your life.

When: Sunday, August 18, 7 pm ET/4 pm PT

Limited spots! Everything I do with a Year of Turned-On Living is cozy and intimate. No need to posture or take an attitude, where you can just show up and be yourself where you are in that moment.

Turned-On Living Free Workshop - online group coaching program for women 40+, by author, Life & Leadership Coach Sasha Cagen.

24/06/2024

You never really know who you are dancing with ... amazing piece Kevin Carrel Footer

Every milonguera has a story.

07/04/2024

This is me on a guided tour with a spiritual guide to a water purification temple on the outskirts of Ubud a few weeks ago... you have to wear a sarong and a belt, and do whole bunch of certain things to perform all the rituals of purification before going in the water. It's a very beautiful experience that I am repeating as many times as I can while I am here this time.
And this is a reminder that on Tuesday night at 8 pm ET / 5pm PT I am hosting a fun, friendly, casual Zoom to share about my yearlong coaching adventure Turned-On Living, live from Bali, at the also very beautiful place where I am currently staying. The group will get started in September, and I take the creation of the group quite seriously because it is all about the group that we create together. So starting this conversation now.
We will go for about an hour, and this will be small and intimate. So if you want to come, I would love to see you there. You can sign up here by putting your email address in. I will do some personal follow-up with you before the event because I am making this super personal and personalized.
See you there!
https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/w9o8m9

26/01/2024

Last Sunday I taught my "Self-Compassion for Quirkyalones" class, designed to help you develop your self-compassionate voice so your inner critic doesn't get the mic all the time.

In an hour, I taught how to develop the kinder, gentler, "oh honey" voice inside of you that will actually be much more effective at helping you get things done and feel happier and more regulated.

Self-compassion is especially important for Quirkyalones and it's essential for everyone!

I just met with a client who attended and she remarked that there was much more participation than in most Zoom sessions she has attended. My style is to draw people out so we are learning together. So this one is not just me talking, it's a lot of real-world sharing that is so valuable for us to hear to show that we have a lot more in common than we realize.

I will share the class soon via my newsletter as a free resource for a limited amount of time. If you want to see it, sign up for my newsletter and you will get this and lots of other good things!

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01/11/2022

Hello Tango Adventurers to be! The Tango Adventure is still on hold... but I am getting really excited about the group of women forming for Turned-On Living 2023. And there is definitely the potential for adventure in this group program.

This is a new coaching program designed to bring us together in community to live in a turned-on way, aligned with our true selves and the things that bring us alive. Almost half the spots in this intimate program are now claimed. We launch in January for a year of turned-on living. :) If this is intriguing to you, check out this page, and send me a message.

A yearlong personal development adventure through pleasure for a small cohort of smart, professional women who want more out of life

16/04/2021

Kelly Macias is a fantastic writer, storyteller and Diversity Equity Inclusion Consultant who did life-coaching with Sasha for some months before coming to Buenos Aires for her Tango Adventure. Here she talks about how the life coaching helped her connect with her body in Buenos Aires and make the most of her experience. Want to build your confidence to dance tango in Buenos Aires? Check out Sasha's unique life-coaching programs to get yourself ready to dance! Here's Kelly's story, which she was kind enough to share with us...

Kelly Macias is a wonderful writer, storyteller, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant, life adventurer... and tango dancer. Kelly came with me and my t...

12/03/2021

Tango in Buenos Aires is on pause due to COVID....but that's not stopping us from sharing our passion for tango and personal transformation.

I'm really excited to share the official birth of the tango-life-coaching program that Wanda Abramor and I developed together! Tango Your Life is a life-coaching program that will help you connect with your body as we work on your goals. You can work with us from the comfort of your own home, honing your tango as you work on your life-coaching goals.

More than typical therapy this life-coaching program has a creative, action-oriented component that will get you moving. And dancing.

This life-changing work will stay with you because it becomes embedded in your physicality. When you anchor a lesson in your body beyond your brain, it becomes part of you.

Every time we work with a client the program is personalized.

You can be a total beginner or have years of experience dancing tango or another dance. Here's a page where you can learn more. If this calls to you, go ahead and click the "let's talk" button on the page to tell us more about you, or send a message here.

Adapting our work to the current times has opened up new possibilities of helping women and men everywhere. We hope to help a lot of people in this new way!
https://www.sashacagen.com/tango-your-life-coaching-program/

22/04/2020

Just as the quarantine was imposed in Argentina, and the whole COVID-19 crisis was getting terribly real, my dear tango friend Kevin Carrel Footer sent me an email asking if I wanted to collaborate on an essay about what tango could teach us to survive life in isolation. I said yes! Writing is a solitary activity for the most part. Together on google docs we learned to dance in our document.

This crisis gives us new opportunities -- creative collaboration with Kevin was a new experience and a beautiful focus while we were writing this piece.

Here is what we wrote about tango as a metaphor for the shared space and closeness we are missing now--and what tango's century-old wisdom can teach us to survive this exile from touch. Since we can't dance tango we can talk about tango and write about it... I do feel tremendous nostalgia looking at Kevin's beautiful pictures that we included in this piece.

Here it is! Let us know what you think.

What we have lost, and what tango can teach us to survive life in isolation

17/04/2020

Long ago on some other planet we could do strange things like out into the streets and approach strangers. We could even ask them to dance tango!

Here is a video that Tan Kurttekin and I made spontaneously on Day 12 of my Inviting Men to Dance Challenge.

Plaza Dorrego. Oh the nostalgia! Tango will still be waiting for you in Buenos Aires when the virus is over. Here's one of the places the Tango Adventure will take you when you do get here.

Life coach, Tango Adventure founder, and Quirkyalone author Sasha Cagen took on a challenge on January, 31 2020 in Buenos Aires: 31 Days of Asking Men to Dan...

12/03/2020

Hello! How are you doing out there in your world?

I wanted to write to let you know that we are pausing in our offer of the Tango Adventure in Buenos Aires until we get through this uncertain time of coronavlrus.

In the last week many milongas in Buenos Aires have closed to slow the spread of the virus and help to avoid a public health emergency. Although we need the hugs for our heath, tango in Buenos Aires is the perfect place to spread this virus with its international mix of people fresh off planes, and the fact that we embrace so many people. I believe this is the right thing to do and lobbied for this measure to happen.

The mood in Buenos Aires is currently calm. There have been 21 cases identified and one death, all with a link to travel in Europe.

However, Argentina has imposed new rules on visitors from high-risk countries mandating a 14-day quarantine for all arrivals from China, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Britain, United States, and European countries in the Schengen Agreement.

So if you are planning to travel from one of those countries to Argentina soon, I would definitely suggest you postpone. By law and by penalty of fine of $100,000 pesos you would have to spend your first 14 days in self-quarantine. Not really a fun vacation!

Argentina's new rules aside, public health officials recommend limiting non-essential travel to help keep the spread of the virus under control.

I was already planning to put the Tango Adventure on hold but with these developments we can see the time is now to stay put and practice your tango walk in the comfort of your home.

I may explore creating an online Tango Goddess course perhaps with a dash of pussywalking to give you some useful and fun things to do to prepare for your time in Buenos Aires ...and to empower you for your tango life and everyday life.

Stay tuned for updates. If you have requests for things you want to learn from me, then send me an email.

Also if you were considering working with me in a coaching capacity, you can also reach out with an email--luckily this is something you can do from the safety and privacy of your own home since I work with my clients worldwide via Skype.

We will be here for you ready and waiting when we are on the other side of this, ready to dance and show you the time of your life.

Stay safe, keep your love of tango in your heart.

We will get through this.

With tango hugs!

Sasha