Showing posts with label Amy Anderson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amy Anderson. Show all posts
Monday, November 2, 2009
What a Way to Go
Nick Jones and Amy Anderson VERY FUNNY!
I think I saw this guy dancing in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Live Orquesta Tipica!!!! (or Bill Takes a Musical Tour of Heaven)
Orquesta Tipica D'Irelandia
Last night at the Merc. I think I died and went to heaven!
Look for me dancing in the crowd at 0:58, 1:20, 3:20
Nick really knows how to throw a party!
This festival is going to be one of the best in the country, I can tell already!
Look for me dancing in the crowd at 0:58, 1:20, 3:20
Five Bandoneons
Five violins
Bass
Piano
Vocals
and even a Trumpet, played one of the people responsible for my own tango Journey, Scott Betts.
(there may have been even more instruments than this, but I was blinded by the incredible sound)
After the live music an incredible DJ, John Miller.
and an amazing, outrageous, performance by Nick and Amy that had me rolling on the floor!
Nick really knows how to throw a party!
This festival is going to be one of the best in the country, I can tell already!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Best Tango Workshop So Far!
Today I attended a last minute workshop from one of my favorite instructors, Nick Jones, along with his current partner from Denver, Amy Anderson. I say last minute because it only came about last Monday when Nick called Scott and let him know that they were going to be in town for a demonstration, and wanted to know if they were up for a workshop.
Nicks classes are always fantastic, this one was out of this world. during the class he never showed us one step, or pattern and basically assumed that everyone there had proper technique (except that they did point out that without proper posture and balance none of what they taught would be easy and they said that if something isn't easy you weren't doing it right).
The classes had to do with leading through disassociation, for almost the entire day all of the leading was done with absolutely no contact between the leaders and the followers. Toward the end of the class it was almost effortless I've been thinking about this principle since the first time I saw a video by Murat and Michele, here (there was another video that was better, but it is no longer on youtube).
Anyhow, if you ever get a chance to experience a class with Nick teaching do it, his style of teaching is so relaxed and easy, fun and dynamic, like I've said before he makes what seems impossible seem easy.
Nicks classes are always fantastic, this one was out of this world. during the class he never showed us one step, or pattern and basically assumed that everyone there had proper technique (except that they did point out that without proper posture and balance none of what they taught would be easy and they said that if something isn't easy you weren't doing it right).
The classes had to do with leading through disassociation, for almost the entire day all of the leading was done with absolutely no contact between the leaders and the followers. Toward the end of the class it was almost effortless I've been thinking about this principle since the first time I saw a video by Murat and Michele, here (there was another video that was better, but it is no longer on youtube).
Anyhow, if you ever get a chance to experience a class with Nick teaching do it, his style of teaching is so relaxed and easy, fun and dynamic, like I've said before he makes what seems impossible seem easy.
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