Buenos Aires Dancers & Cultural Leaders - Tango Book Interviews
One year ago, if you had told me I'd be packing for Argentina for my first vacation in over a year, I wouldn't have believed you, not because I always dreamed of going, but because I never imagined dance would change the trajectory of my life, and now I was headed to study with renowned Maestro cha champions and experience what they call, the World Cup of Tango, the biggest tango festival in the world in tango's hometown!
What started as a single tango lesson became something much bigger. It became healing after surgery, a lesson in trust, a masterclass in leadership, presence, and letting go of always needing to be in control.
This isn't my first journey to Argentina. More than a decade ago, shortly after moving to Los Angeles, I traveled to Buenos Aires to fulfill my grandmother's final wish - to meet her brother and my second cousins, and reconnect with a part of our family's story. At the time, I had no idea that one day Argentina would call me back for an entirely different reason.
Somewhere along the way, I realized I wasn't just learning to dance.
I was learning a completely different way to live. This post Chapter One of a book I've been writing - a story about reinvention, joy, purpose, and discovering a version of yourself you never knew existed.
This August, I'll return to Buenos Aires with a very different purpose: to train, immerse myself in the culture that gave birth to tango, interview remarkable people, and continue documenting stories at the intersection of movement, culture, leadership, and human connection. Life has a beautiful way of bringing us full circle.
If you're in Argentina, or know someone I absolutely should meet (dancers, entrepreneurs, artists, journalists, cultural leaders, photographers, musicians, or people with an extraordinary story, or anyone who can help me further my book), I'd be incredibly grateful for an introduction.
Sometimes the most meaningful journeys aren't the ones we plan, they're the ones that begin the moment we choose to pursue joy.
Read Chapter One here:
https://lnkd.in/gkYWu9j6
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