As journalists we’re trained to be detached and objective in our reporting. However, there [Virginia Woolf] are many markets and outlets for the writer who can report on a topic objectively AND with passion. I jump-started a successful food-writing career (books and feature articles) after publishing one article in a free monthly pub. I built a successful travel writing career after publishing a story on a gourmet bike tour in France in a monthly newsletter. Eight years ago, I was bitten by the tango bug and . . .

This happening is the first in a series of TangoChats hosted by writers Camille Cusumano and Sasha Cagen to create tango community and explore the deeper resonances of tango in our lives, art, relationships,and personal growth. FIRST UP: tango addiction. Let’s explore what draws us to tango. Do we need a 12-step program or is it the non-tango dancers who need it? Come prepared to talk about your tango addiction. Come one, call all to contribute to the dialogue. What are the signs of tango addiction? Why is tango uniquely addictive? Can there ever be too much tango in your life?

This may be the best tango deal in tow. Ivan Shvarts trained in Buenos Aires with several excellent tango teachers. Although this class is promoted as tango for seniors, the classes have great talent in ages ranging from 30s to 80s. You will never guess who’s 85. Ivan brings in fantastic talent almost every week. We have a beautiful Argentine singer Roberto Traina, 80, sing original tangos to us each week after class. Kate Bernier accompanies him (or vice versa) on piano.

Hey, I’ll be helping out at Christy Cote’s tango classes through March and April.

Please comes for some of the best instruction and smilingest dancers in town!

Get a two-hour Argentine tango lesson from a professional teacher trained in Buenos Aires, plus an Argentine dinner all for $30.

Writing workshops and classes for individuals or groups – creative non-fiction, essay, memoir, magazine feature, fiction

Tango classes with Argentine-trained tango teacher – private or group.

The Joy of Living in buenos aires; how to follow that passion – a talk at Valentango, Portland, Oregon tango festival

Writing as Refuge – Confronting and Transforming Loss Sunday, August 1 10 am – 5 pm Anyone who writes, professionally or informally, experiences how it taps a different brain from the everyday one. Invariably, the writing space, entered as in meditation, allows loss and submerged pain to float to surface. Writers often face these feelings, […]

Whether you are just getting started and want to take the plunge (into the inkwell) or need encouragement and confidence, I offer workshops to suit your and your writing group’s needs. Here is a list of several workshops I teach. Contact me for details and rates – [email protected] or [email protected]: WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY 1. A […]