I live and teach Argentine Tango out of St. Louis Missouri. We have a well established community that begun probably 12 - 15 years ago by one or two individuals who discovered and fell in love with Argentine Tango. In the beginning we had maybe two instructors, at last count we have about six different places to learn tango (not counting the various dance studios). Among the different groups there are now ten different teachers all with different experience and ability, but all love Argentine Tango and they all put time into expanding the reach of Argentine Tango. In addition to the individuals who teach there are also a number of members of the community who organize and host tango events. For me the regular weekly and monthly events help the community grow and the large work shop events help to put the community on the national map. Both events are important to the growth of the community. The purpose of this writing is to try and get feed back from those community leaders out there that have been working to expand tango and to keep the community together with all events designed to support tango and unity.
What is the best way to reach the local community?
How do you get more dancers from other areas of your city?
How do you get college students involved and is this a benefit to the community?
How important is gender balance, or lead follow balance? Can you truly influence this?
What goes into your ideal Workshop event?
Should any events be closed?
Is there an effective way to evaluate the level of dancers for workshops?
I really would like to get some feedback from those of you out there that have more experience in these matters.
Thanking you in advance for your time and consideration.
