Argentine Tango: End of Summer Weekends

Discover the beauty, rhythm, and movements of Argentine Tango through thoughtfully curated weekend courses for many levels.

Lead by Karn & Guest Instructors

Illustrated Syllabus, Videos & Registration:

>> https://www.feelingflow.org/argentine-tango

== About Argentine Tango ==

Argentine tango is an intimate and improvisational partner dance that emphasizes connection, musicality, and expression. Rooted in the streets of Buenos Aires, it blends elegance with raw emotion. Tango is danced in a variety of embrace styles, from the spacious open embrace (nuevo) to the intimate close embrace (milonguero).

In the beginner classes, we learn and dance primarily in the open-embrace (nuevo) style, which provides more space to develop posture, balance, pivots, and fundamental lead-and-follow skills. Some tango historians and teachers believe that a more open embrace was common among many local tangueros before the close-embrace milonguero style became the predominant form of social dancing, though the evolution of tango embraces remains a subject of discussion. As students progress, the intermediate classes introduce the close-embrace milonguero style—commonly seen in today's social milongas—along with more dynamic figures, musicality, and navigation concepts for experienced dancers.

== About Karn ==

Karn Verma is a passionate dance instructor specializing in Argentine tango and Cross Step Waltz. His journey began at the age of seven, inspired by Michael Jackson, and later expanded during his studies at Stanford University, where he explored various social dances with Richard Powers' classes, who's been teaching social dance for 45 years. After performing Salsa and Bachata with a Los Angeles-based company, he discovered Argentine tango in 2015, deepening his expertise with training in Buenos Aires and Rome with dancer, actor & teacher, Pablo Veron. Karn has taught at Stanford's Bechtel International Center, Friday Night Waltz in Palo Alto, Jikoji Zen Center, and the Oshman Family JCC.

In 2022, Karn founded Feeling Flow, a dance school dedicated to fostering connection and mindfulness through movement. His teaching integrates meditation, focusing on authenticity, flow, and musicality. With a strong emphasis on community building, he has introduced innovative events like live music milongas combining them w/ other arts like the tea ceremony, and structured tango series featuring experienced local instructors. Beyond dance, Karn is also involved in technology innovation (cryptocurrencies) while practicing Zen and hosting Japanese tea ceremonies.