Mission Statement
The purpose of Tangoed Up In Blues is to bring the blues and tango communities together; to compare and contrast the two dance styles; to explore the tension between new and old in both dances; and to have a fun time dancing.
So what's this event all about?
History
The first Tangoed Up In Blues workshop took place on May 20-22, 2005 in San Francisco. Its precursor was a Fusion Blues workshop with six blues classes and one tango class in Portland, in December of 2004, that was held at Tango Berretín in collaboration with Fusion-PDX.
Who we are
- Tangoed Up In Blues is promoted by Beyond Blues, which also organizes weekly events (Friday Night Blues in San Francisco and R.A. Blues, Sundays in Santa Cruz) as well as classes and workshops.
Primary Contributors
- Alex Krebs - taught at PDX '04 and SF '05; played tango & blues with Conjunto Berretín at SF '05.
- Dylan McCann - started the monthly blues/lindy/tango Fusion Dance in Portland and co-organized the Fusion Blues workshop
- Heidi Fite - taught at SF '05, teaching at SF '06
- Homer Ladas - created a welcoming space for swing and blues dancers at Cell Space; taught in SF '05 and teaching in SF '06
- Jaynel Attolini - designed the SF '05 Tangoed Up In Blues logo
- Mihai Banulescu - organized and taught at PDX '04 and SF '05; organizing and teaching in SF '06, started Friday Night Blues and Beyond Blues in January '05.
- Richard Fourzon - sponsored SF '05 and coined the term "Tangoed Up In Blues"
