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About Us
“BUILDING A BETTER WORLD, ONE TANGO AT A TIME”
On this page, you will find information about our individual backgrounds, our remarkable & inspiring teachers, our accomplishments & how to book a Dance of the Heart performance, exhibition or presentation.
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Brian
Dunn & Deborah Sclar combine their passion for performing
Argentine Tango music and
dance with
teaching under the company name "Dance of the Heart." Established
in 1998, DoTH offers multiple tango
group classes and private lessons weekly. Their
teaching
and
performing schedule includes a growing list of invitations to
university campuses,
symphony orchestras, ballet companies & tango
festivals and communities throughout the
U.S.,
in Buenos Aires, Argentina and
Europe.
Their TangoConnection™ Series, TangoWorkout™, TangoIntensivos™, TangoEncuentros™, special topics advanced classes and private lessons are all carefully crafted based on almost a DECADE of continuous, full-time tango teaching locally and internationally. Brian & Deb constantly refine the delivery of their material to accommodate the insights gained from consistent study with many of the TOP tango maestros in the WORLD: Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne, Luciana Valle, Tomas Howlin, Brigitta Winkler and others. From their years of experience as teachers and performers, they distill the excitement, mystery and magic of tango, conveying the vibrancy, intensity, humor, sophistication and sensuality contained within this beautiful art-form, accessible to students and audiences alike. Because DoTH performs live Argentine tango music and dance in a wide variety of venues, they are available for bookings that serve individual requirements and budgetary constraints. Clients include: private parties, educational and theatrical venues, festivals, ballets, symphonies, corporate events, etc. For bookings, please send inquiries to tangolessons@danceoftheheart.com or call 303-938-0716. |
The Colorado Front Range area is one of the best places in this country to learn, practice and enjoy Argentine tango. This is due not only to our own efforts, but to the efforts of many local dancers who together formed Tango Colorado. It's a great pleasure to play our part in supporting Tango Colorado & enhancing the tango life here through our DoTH private lessons, performances, teaching group classes, hosting Visiting Teacher Workshops, milongas, taking students on tango safari's, providing written material addressing the many rich topics raised in this beautiful dance, & other tango events and activities.
Our Teachers
To continue growing as dancers & to enhance our performance skills & provide fresh material to our students, we constantly invest in taking private & master classes from visiting master teachers & performers. We also take “tango safaris” abroad to study intensively.
Ongoing Advanced Seminar & Private Training:
| For tango teachers, there's no substitute for spending time in Buenos Aires soaking up the environment of tango's birthplace. Every year since 2003, we've gone down to study with our favorite teachers, sometimes for a month or more at a time. In 2005, we initiated our partnership with Luciana Valle in the acclaimed TangoIntensivo(tm) sessions in Buenos Aires, and in 2007 we initiated our TangoEncuentro(tm) festivals in Boulder, Colorado in close cooperation with Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne. |
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Our primary tango study has included private & group classes with (in chronological order of first lesson): Daniel Trenner, Rebecca Shulman, Valeria Solomonoff, Anne-Marie Duquette, Brooke Burdett, Florencia Taccetti, Zoraida Fontclara, Diego Alvarez, Luciana Valle, Omar Vega, Brigitta Winkler, Gustavo Naveira & Olga Besio, Tomas Howlin & Chantal Dauphinais, Carlos Gavito & Marcela Duran, Fernanda & Guillermo Merlo, Cacho Dante, Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, "El Indio" & Mariana, Rodrigo "Joe" Corbata, Diego Di Falco & Carolina Zokalski, Damian Esell & Nancy Louzan, Miguel Angel "Pepino" Balbi, Facundo & Kely, Fabian Salas & Carolina, Alex Krebs, Eduardo Cappussi & Mariana Flores, Miriam Larici & Hugo Patyn, Milena Plebs & Ezequiel Farfaro, Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne, & Mauricio Castro accompanied by Carla Marano.
Special mention must also be made of:
the introduction offered in 1997 by Colorado AT teachers Scott McLane, Tom Stermitz & Nina Pesochinsky
Accomplishments
Launching the Colorado Tango Encuentro (2007) with our inaugural guests Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne
Launching the Tango-In-The-Woods(tm) series of intensive "tango safaris" in the wilds of Sweden (2005/2006/2007)
Launching the TangoIntensivo(tm) programs in Bounos Aires with Luciana Valle
Creating our TangoConnection(tm) and TangoWorkout(tm) curriculums synthesizing our explorations in tango for our students
Developing with Cathy Gauch the AIResTANGO theatrical presentation (eight performances in three cities in 2003/2004/2005)
Launching the Tantric Tango courses in 2003 in conjunction with Ken Wilber & other luminaries
Launching the Rocky Mountain Nuevo Tango Festival in 2003 with Lucian Valle and Alex Krebs, in association with Heather Morrow of Aspen Tango
Developing as musicians (vocals, flute & guitar) with Dan Diaz & The Tango Camerata (on-going since 2002)
Stimulating the interests of Middle School, High School & College age students with our Lecture/Demo Presentations (on-going since 2000)
Active Members: Tango Colorado (since 1997)
Volunteer Hosts of the Tango Colorado Boulder Practica (part-time since 1999)
Editors/Publishers of Tango Colorado's El Payador newsletter (Sept 1998 - Dec1999)
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