Schedule:
7-9 PM Thursdays:
7 PM Warmup and solo drills
7:30-8:30 PM Work in couples on technique and moves
8:30-9 PM practice time, get help or just dance
Elizabeth teaches dance with an emphasis on breath, energy and posture to create the special connection that makes tango so addictive. She brings her 25 years of experience teaching many forms of dance, as well as her training in yoga and human anatomy, to her students. She enjoys both close and open embrace styles, as well as both leading and following. Elizabeth started studying folk, swing, ballroom, African, ballet, modern and jazz dance at Carleton College. in dance from the University of Oregon, she got hooked on Argentine tango in 1995. She co-founded the Eugene tango community in 1996 with Greg Estes. in cultural anthropology, she visited Buenos Aires several times, interviewed dancers and teachers, and explored gender roles in tango, as well as dancers' views toward the lead and follow roles. She moved to Portland in 2008.
