Last week was the second course of the year. This time we began by dancing. I loved starting class with dancing because it really got me engaged and exited about the class, however it was a little difficult to remain engaged by the discussion near the end because I was exhausted from dancing. I really enjoy the combination of an academic course combined with a dance course, like most of the professional dancers who are interviewed say, tango must be lived not just danced, by dancing we are allowed to experience tango in the most genuine way. The discussions are always really rich. Most of my classmates are legitimately exited about the topic, therefore our discussions include topics such as race, gender, class, social capital, and performativity. I never imagined all of these topics would be covered in a Tango course.

Jose Guerrero
April 20th, 2014