Where did the Tango Challenge come from?
Mitra Martin & Stefan Fabry
When Mitra settled down in Los Angeles, she wanted to bring some of the joy, depth, and quality of connection that she loved about the Tango festival scene to her new home. At the time, Stefan was getting into tango and frustrated by what he felt was a very confusing and inefficient learning experience compared to the tightly organized modern dance training he experienced in Germany.
Together started exploring new approaches to learning and community building. They experimented with many programs, playing with frequency, duration, group size, curriculum, and formats. Finally, they finally found a formula that clicked. That became the Tango Challenge. The program has grown and evolved with many contributions from facilitators, tango teachers, learners, buddies, and graduates and other members of the larger tango community. It continues to evolve to bring together the most effective approaches to tango learning available.
Currently Mitra Martin is the steward of the Tango Challenge program. Learn about her at https://www.mitramartin.com/
