dance philosophy

THE FORM of dancing that I teach reveals within itself its pure Argentine root. Connection is everything—that special perfume that emanates between oneself and the music, one's partner and one's own inner world of nostalgia and longing.

The parameters of any art domain delineate it from others and give it a form that is uniquely its own. To live, art must continuously evolve. Nonetheless, it is essential to understand Tango's origin–the culture, traditions, and musical influences that gave birth to this extraordinary dance–in order to reveal its unique ethos, its soul. My pedagogy is built around these concepts, so that the students receive the necessary tools to explore within the dancing and themselves, far beyond a few "steps."

—Mara Carlson

Mara performing with Roberto Reis

Expressiveness
in Tango is based upon light and shades, so that those expressive qualities are not monotonous but pass through a vast range of hues, as in the painters palette.

–Rodolfo Dinzel