What a joy it is to be wrong again and again as we re-discover the treasures right before us.
- First tango exposure watching my brother perform in 2006. It was fun but I never came back.
- My brother gets 3rd place at Tango Mundial in Buenos Aires in AUG 2011.
- Inspired by my brother and exploring non-boxing activities, I re-started tango again in SEP 2011 in Los Angeles.
- My first tango teachers were Naomi Hotta & Oxygen Tango, they’re not associated.
- I was ‘good for a beginner’…which means I was still pretty bad.
- Started a judgment-free “Beginner’s Practica” on Sundays at Oxygen.
- Moved to San Francisco in 2012 and got rejected by some of the nicest followers there.
- After some Gabriel Misse workshops, I fall in love with toe-walking and doing bad enrosques.
- Competed in the USA Tango Championship with 1.5 years experience and didn’t get past the first round.
- Enjoyed my first tango festival in Tucson dancing with strangers from all over.
- Went to BA for the first time and competed in the Tango Mundial with 2 years experience, I got 245th place or something like that.
- I stop toe-walking, except only when Misse is watching.
- Made the semi-finals of the USA Tango Championship in 2014.
- Danced in 20 countries in Europe.
- Moved back home in AUG 2014 into the “LA Tango House”.
- Had a truly magical eXperience at the 2015 San Diego Tango Festival.
- Made finals and got 3rd in the USA Tango Championship in 2015.
- Getting better at performing and now hate only 70% of my performance videos.
- The LA Tango House disbands in 2016.
- After winning 3rd place in the Vals and Milonga categories at the 2017 Southern California Tango Championship, I got invited to teach beginner classes at Oxygen Tango. The circle of life is complete.
Tango is all just a dream. But before you wake up, have fun!