Our collaboration with Asya started in the summer of 2022, as the world was still in the grip of the Covid 19 pandemic, classes and milongas were suspended or only opening for a limited amount of dancers. We started practicing and creating local workshops for small groups that the pandemic restrictions would allow. Then we went on to performing and traveling to teach, as the world was finding its way back to a normal tango life. We have been teaching and performing locally in Paris as well as in various European countries, such as Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
Being an all-female couple poses its challenges. Despite being women, our tango collaboration is still “traditional”, as we don’t change roles. People value our connection as equal, fluid, soft and musical. We have participate in “traditional” tango events as well as Queer Tango events. Being one of the first female couples in the world means we both need to affirm our place next to mixed gender couples, but also offer a fresh, new perspective on tango, very much needed in a post-pandemic world where more people are interested in learning both roles.
Asya Moiseeva is originally from Russia, like me, and also lives in Paris. She has background in photography and cuisine and is also known as one of the best European tango DJ’s, invited to marathons and festivals. You can follow her on Instagram.
Performing
Our performing style is strongly rooted in both of us being, first and foremost, passionate social dancers. This is why we love performing in close embrace and with complex vocabulary that is still very much suited for social dancing.
Our second main focus is musicality. We strive to express the deeper, finer, profoundly felt aspects of every song we perform to. We try to reach for contrast between soft and powerfully dynamic, between intimate and extraverted. Our artistic exploration is that of always better, more attuned musicality as well as intricate vocabulary. As a female duo, we also bring in a softer, lighter flow to a dance that traditionally has always had a strong masculine presence. Watch more of our performances.
Teaching
In our workshops we teach the main values described above: social dancing, close embrace, deep connection in the couple and first and foremost, musicality. Our aim when teaching can often be crystallised into the words “less is more”.
We love elegant, flowy movements without unnecessary physical force. We focus on the quality of walk and comfort in each other’s arms. We teach leading skills based on sensitivity and listening, and following that is about actively expressing your personality. See more of our workshop summaries.
Workshop Topics We Offer
Here are some workshop topics that we have been teaching a lot and that are close to our heart:
- Comfortable walk in close embrace
- Close embrace, grounding and connection
- Different kinds of walks and musicality
- Close embrace dancing for small spaces
- Musicality of the main orcherstras
- Elegance of minimalism: how to dance less with more quality
- Leader and followers sacadas
- Giros dynamics in open and close embrace
- Expressing contrasting energies in the music
- Milonga and vals
Would Like To Book Us?
If you would like to book us for your event or a workshop weekend, here is my contact information.
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