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Hello, my name is Francis Bertram and I have been involved with Tango for around ten years. I started teaching five years ago and now run classes in the Borders region of Scotland but also run workshops around the country. I have recently been teaching Milonga techniques in Glasgow and these have been very popular. I also teach in Carlisle, Gallashiels and Peebles
During 2002 I introduced Tango to the South of Scotland and the North of England including Dumfries and Galloway under the auspices of the The Solway Tango society who have run many classes and workshops. I have been the teacher at many of these events.
I teach both Argentine Tango and Milonga.
I started seriously dancing the Argentine Tango in Edinburgh after the the Edinburgh Tango Society was originally formed. In these early years we had regular visits on a monthly basis from Internationally famous Tango teachers which enabled me take part in many of these workshops. The teachers I have studied with include a number of famous Buenos Aires based Tango teachers:
Claudia and Esteban; Nester and Patricia Ray; Yvonne and Eduardo Equire; Marcelo Mazie; Ricardo and Nicole, Geneveva and Andreas, Alexandra and Pedro Andrade; Gustavo Naviera and Gissel-Anne and Fabian Salas and Carina Del Riviero. I also had a number of private classes with some of these teachers including Julio Mendez.
Other teachers from London and the Netherlands that I studied with include David and Biljana, Biki and Muzo, Martine and Bennie and Eric Jorrissen.
I also visited Argentina in my quest for technical development and self improvement ion learning not only Tango and Milonga techniques but also to develop my teaching abilities. Up to 2003 I have studied under many instructors there which include: Chiche and Marta, Sergio Noturio ad Alejandra Arrue, Nita and Alba, Fecundo and Kely, Sabastion Arcey and Mariana Montes, Milena Plebs and Ezequel Farfuro, Eduardo Capussi and Mariana Flores, Roberto Herrera and Natacha Roberay and Carols Gavito.
For a number of years I have also performed demonstration Tango at a number of worthwhile fundraising events that has included the Heart , Stroke and Cancer Research Disability of Scotland. I have also performed a number of times on stage and on Television.
Roberto Herrera &
Jorgelina Guzzi perform Milonga Sentimental
at Florianopolis Tango Festival, Brazil, March 2006
Tango Class Benefits:
1. Learn to get all the attention you want with the glance of your eye.
2. Feel more comfortable and less awkward in social settings.
3. Learn to project self-confidence through your body language.
4. Improve your rhythm, balance, flirting and social skills.
5. Enjoy adventures of going out to dance with lots of new people.
6. Most dance couples meet at Tango, start and maintain long term relationships.
7. If you enjoy variety, dance a Tango & experience the famous 3 minute marriage .
Bring a friend or come alone; no partner is necessary because all students are rotated regularly during classes. Remember, if you can walk in a straight line and count to eight, you can learn the basics of Tango in 10 minutes, but you will enjoy a life time of learning how to master this dance.
There is only one secret to learning Tango and its this. You will learn a new step or steps each class but unless you can commit to practicing that step every day for at least 30 minutes until the next class, you will forget what you learned and you will not progress.
For further information on group or private lessons, call