David Phillips
I began taking ballroom dance lessons in the early 1980s. Over the years I’ve studied, danced, and performed a lot of some styles and a little of lots of different things. When I started Argentine tango in 2010 everything else fell away after that first year. I was struck by the challenges — balance, mental, physical, and emotional — of the dance, and began studying not just the dance itself, but also issues of mind-body connection, teaching methodologies, learning strategies, and more.
I had planned a christmas gift for a friend that I really liked and I knew she missed dancing tango, so I took a month of Tango lessons with David and surprised her with my newfound skills. David was great to learn from, he’s very patient, kind, and intuitive
~Raphael
My studies of Argentine tango, both nationally and internationally, have included these specific teacher training courses:
o Tomás Howlin, Tango-Learning 1 and 2, 2014, 2015
o Minnesota Tango Teacher Camp, 2014, 2016
o DanceAbility International Teacher Certification 2015
o Caminar Abrazados International Tango Teacher Training in Saarbrücken, Germany 2016-2017
o ProDVIDA Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum with High Honors 2016-2017
~Liz
I like to teach for the opportunities for creativity not only in my dancing but in reaching students in a way that speaks to them. I am of the opinion that we don’t learn until we teach ourselves. A talented teacher can guide us through experiences, experiments, ways of thinking, imagery, modeling, and more … as well as dancing, of course. I aim to be that teacher for you.