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Hi Deb,

I have not had a chance to write yet (due to vacation & recovering from minor surgery!), but wanted to express my gratitude to you and Brian for "making it all happen" !!!! The Tango Encuentro with Gustavo y Giselle Anne was an amazing week. You did a great job of planning & organizing----you thought of EVERYthing! The Avalon ballroom is a beautiful space and was perfect for this event (other venues were both FUN and FUNKY).

After reading Martin Nussbaum's letter, I am at a loss for words to add. He said it all and very eloquently!

MUCHAS GRACIAS a Gustavo y Giselle Anne. They are THE BEST! Their generosity in teaching is remarkable. After traveling to BsAs last December for a seminar, I so appreciated the opportunity to take another seminar with them here. I hope that they will agree to come back to teach again---there are rare opportunities to study "in depth" with the best!

Thank you again Brian & Deb for a truly wonderful " tango encuentro".

Debby

P.S. I have traveled to all 50 states and Boulder has to be one of the most beautiful cities in the U.S. How wonderful to wake up to that view every day!

P.P.S. If you make the tape available of GyG performance of Friday evening, PLEASE let me know how to order it. It was truly a world class performance! It was an honor and privilege to have been there.

Brian Dunn wrote:  "Here in Boulder, we're finishing up two weeks worth of working with Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne, learning from them, sitting with tears in our eyes watching them dance, listening to their music choices as DJ's, and sharing the social dance floor with them to live tango music."

Dear List,  Brian and Deb, Gustavo and Giselle:

Let me preface what I am about to say by affirming that I have no financial connection either with Dance of the Heart in Boulder Co,  or to Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne  "G/G". The only reason I am writing this is to convey my sincere gratitude to Brian Dunn, Deb Sclar, Gustavo Naveira, and Giselle Anne,  for providing two weeks of tango bliss and inspiration  I will never forget. 

It is really difficult to put into words how extraordinary this program was, from the organization of events, the quality of the venues, the combination of instruction and social dance opportunities, plus some time to hike the gorgeous Rockies,  the sincere good nature of the hosts, Brian and Deb, the genuine open friendliness of the dancers of the Boulder and Denver area, (miraculously, every cabaceo I sent out was accepted! Colorado followers, rock on! ) and most of all, the incredible

quality of the teaching of G/G.   In my humble opinion, G/G are the best

in the world at what they do, which is to convey the essence of tango, the structure of the dance, the beauty and quality of the movements, the passion, the theory, musicality, rhythm, phrasing; Gustavo and Giselle give you the total package, with their full heart and soul.  They open your eyes to the possiblities in Tango, they give you the tools, and then it is up to you to practice, and use those tools to create you own

personal interpretation and style.   

Yes, they deserve deification,  or whatever accolade you can think of, including Buddha, the path to tango enlightenment.  True, they may not have the only path, but it is the most clearly marked trail this tango

hiker has ever experienced.   I have only been dancing for 9 years, but

I have had the good fortune to experience many different talented teachers, here in the US as well as in BA,  each having unique strengths.  This is subjective of course,  and what impresses me may not

impress others on this list.    For example, just to name one other

inspiring teacher,  Gavito was unique in his conveyance of passion, for me he had  the "heart" of tango.  Gustavo has, in addition to  the passion, the Mind, the living brains of tango.  I do not easily use the

word "genius".  But here the word is warranted.    His analysis of how,

why, when, and where things work or dont work,  look elegant or not, fit the music or not, communicate with your partner or not,  is simply on

the highest level.   The performances of G/G at two of the milongas were

amazing, after a full day of exhausting workshops at mile high Boulder altitude they delivered four dynamic, sublime, moving,  dance numbers per night that, like you guys,  brought tears to my eyes as well, which took me by surprise, that has not happened to me before during a tango performance.  If you really love tango, if it touches you at your core,

how could you not cry during that experience?   You knew you were

witnessing world  class partnership movement in musicality, artistry that you might never be lucky enough to see again.

Brian, I really don't think you should take seriously any of the simplistic negative comments from anyone on the list, either they are playing devils advocate for purposes of debate or attention, or they have never attended a full G/G seminar week,  so they are ignorant on

the subject.   In any event, perhaps it is not a good idea for me to

tell the world how incredible G/G are, as I am happy to keep them a "secret" for those of us who treasure such a resource, so we don't have

to fight for a slot in their seminars :-).  

I beg you to repeat the encuentro at least once a year!

Love,

Martin Nussbaum

Fotógrafo: Jerry Jew

www.terenceclarke.org.

The greatest Maestro of Tango in the world

Written by Terence Clarke

Published September 12th  2007

In the world-wide community of Argentine tango (an enormous community now on every continent), there are a few maestros that are sought after everywhere. These are people who have studied, danced, and written about tango so extensively that to dance with them means that you’ll receive the distilled essence of the form itself — its movement, its history, its soul.

One of these maestros — perhaps THE maestro of all — is Gustavo Naveira.

El artículo continúa y es bastante más largo, pueden verse en forma completa en

el siguiente link:   http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/09/12/211327.php

¡El espectáculo!

And it wasn't even in Buenos Aires!

Written by Terence Clarke

Published July 20th  2007

….Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne danced tangos with such precision, musicality and  intense emotion that the audience was stunned into brief silence at the end before breaking into noisy , deafening applause. ...

... From the inception of Nora’s Tango Week ten years ago, Nora wanted to bring Gustavo Naveira to San Francisco. For various reasons they were not able to work it out…until this year. Gustavo’s appearance at the week with his wife Giselle Anne meant that two of the most renowned teachers of tango in the world would be offering their considerable expertise to the proceeding.

Their performance was no less a smash. The off-speed, off-axis turns, the breathtaking changes of direction, the formality, and superb musicality…these are all reasons for Gustavo and Giselle Anne’s fame as dancers. Their performance has flames in it, soul, humor, precision, and kind of forceful affection that must be seen to be believed.

El artículo continúa y es bastante más largo, pueden verlo en forma completa en los siguientes links:  http://web.mac.com/teryclarke/iWeb/Site/Blog/05816114-5650-44B3-A4C6-84AE9572AC46.html

Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne

The Cream of Tango

Written by Terence Clarke

Published July 11th  2007

“So, you see, you can go this way ..." Gustavo points directly ahead over his wife Giselle Anne's right shoulder. "Or ..." He turns to the left and points with the same finger behind him. "... you can go that way."

He smiles, somewhat puckishly.

The students, about fifty of us, gathered recently in a ballroom in a San Francisco hotel, scratched our heads, muttering, some laughing. Although what he and Giselle Anne had just demonstrated was beyond beautiful, the rest of us dancing would more probably look like glum, confused insects struggling over a little crumb of bread.

"This way or that way." Sounded simple. Very difficult to do.

Gustavo Naveira is the greatest teacher of Argentine tango in the world. With his wife Giselle Anne, he displays a complete knowledge of tango movement and the reasons why tango works so marvelously as a dance form. To study with them is to receive an encyclopedic — and very exciting — knowledge of where tango comes from, of its traditions and grand forms, its lore, its music and extraordinary musicality. .......

El artículo continúa y es bastante más largo, pueden verlo en forma completa en los siguientes links: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/09/12/211327.php

http://web.mac.com/teryclarke/iWeb/Site/Blog/0F07EC60-FD9F-4FC0-B06B-1BF72EA59BAA.html

Fotógrafo: George Dzieciascek  www.phototango.net

Milonga del Sábado por la noche (baile de disfraces con todo el elenco disfrazado de policías)

video Festival Tangocamp Dusseldorf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpgFek5FjAc

Demo de una clase
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAuHUZ3bCrw