Gabriela's World Book & Tango Tour 2013 (postponed)

Yes, WORLD Tour!

Thank you all so very much for your support during my 2012 six-month trek around the US/Canada.  Many people chipped in with their time, advice, talents, monetary donations, and good wishes.  This year my big project is a World Book & Tango Tour - "world" because I literally plan to circumnavigate the globe (Seattle - Europe - Turkey - SE Asia - Hawaii - Seattle).  I am working on organizing this big adventure (September - December 2013) now, as you read this, and although I am not asking for your monetary support, I could definitely use your help and would love to have your participation in this adventure!  After all, if the theme is connection, it makes little sense to go it alone...

The Grass is Greener...

The grass is greener on the other side -- everybody knows that.  And it's greener why?  Because on the other side of the hill, you don't have to water it.  

So many of us abandon the watering can to go take a peek at the other side.  Then we wonder why our flowers don't grow.  As they say, if you want a different outcome, you have to try a different input.

 The grass is greenest where you water it most - in work, in love, in life.

Gabriela's 2013 Schedule

Argentine Tango teacher and author of When 1+1=1: That "Impossible" Connection, Gabriela Condrea has toured Europe and the US & Canada, sharing her writing and her connection-centered approach to teaching and dancing tango along the way.  Check out her 2013 Schedule:

January
Seattle/Pacific Northwest

February
Mini West Coast Tour, USA

March-June
Buenos Aires, Argentina via NYC (Workshops!)

July-August
Seattle/Pacific Northwest

September-December
World Book & Tango Tour! (Seattle - Europe - Turkey - SE Asia - Seattle)

If you would like to schedule a book and/or tango event, please email info[at]gabrielacondrea.com or visit www.GabrielaCondrea.com.  Looking forward to lots of tango, tango, tango!

Mini West Coast Tour 2013

Let's do it!  The Yellow Hippopotamus and I had such a nice time driving around the continent last year during our 2012 US & Canada Book & Tango Tour, we're excited to hit the road again in February-early March and head down the coast to see what we can see and where we can tango, tango, tango!

Below is the Mini West Coast Tour schedule.  If you would like to organize an event in your community, please write to info[at]gabrielacondrea.com.

Why Connection?

I'm most curious to ask, has the connection theme of your book been something growing inside you your whole life?  Did the connection drive kick into an even higher gear when you began Tango in 2009? writes Paul Stieger of Boise, Idaho, USA in reference to my book, When 1+1=1: That "Impossible" Connection.

 

Connection.  I think you're right in the fact that this theme of connection is something that has been with me all my life.  I was six years old when we left the then Soviet Republic of Moldova for a distant place, to build a new life.  I still remember the image of my cousin chasing the train on the platform as we pulled away.  On our way out of Chisinau, we passed by the hill behind the apartment where I spent the first six years of my life, and that is...

Cars and Women

Like driving a car, when dancing with a woman, you want to treat her with care.  Pay attention to the way she responds to you when you give her a little more power, when you shift gears, when you take the turns.

"I've heard men compare women in tango to cars -- 

Patience

grapes from my Mama's yard

Every direction I turn in these days, I'm reminded of love and patience.  Any and everyone worth having in our lives is worth our patience.  So here are some musings about patience...

Patience is slow,

it takes time,

it comes when it's ready - 

when you're ready

to take a minute,

stop your running,