Tango Stories in China

探戈故事在中国-上海TangoCool-Gaby Tango Stories in China-Shanghai Tango Cool Gabriel Glagovsky

Gabriel Glagovsky是一位来自阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯的探戈大师,拥有超过25年的教学经验。他是TangoCool的创始人,这是一个致力于研究双人舞中生物力学的独特教学方法和练习系统,旨在提高舞者的运动意识和持续的舞步改进与创新。Gabriel Glagovsky的方法强调自然的身体运动,以及如何让舞蹈更符合每个人的身体特性。 在Tango Stories in Asia播客中,Gabriel Glagovsky分享了他对于探戈的深刻理解和他在亚洲传播探戈文化的经历。他不仅在布宜诺斯艾利斯,还在上海等地教授探戈,致力于让探戈在亚洲生根发芽。Gabriel Glagovsky的教学方法注重即兴创作,他不教授固定的舞步序列,而是将舞蹈分解为可以集中练习和学习的单元,这样的方法赋予了舞者在选择舞步时的自由,实现了100%的即兴创作系统。 Gabriel Glagovsky的教学不仅限于成年人,他也创新性地将探戈引入儿童教育中,认为培养年轻一代对于探戈未来的发展至关重要。他强调探戈能够帮助孩子们建立自信、同理心和团队合作技能。在推广探戈的过程中,他也面临着文化挑战,比如在亚洲一些地区对于亲密接触和伴舞的不熟悉,但他通过努力和创新,使得探戈在亚洲逐渐受到欢迎。 总的来说,Gabriel Glagovsky在Tango Stories in Asia播客中展现了他对探戈的热爱、他的教学理念以及他在亚洲推广探戈的努力和成就。他的故事不仅讲述了一个舞者的艺术之旅,也反映了探戈作为一种文化现象在亚洲的传播和发展。 Gabriel Glagovsky is a master of Argentine tango hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, with over 25 years of teaching experience. He is the founder of TangoCool, a unique teaching method and practice system dedicated to the study of biomechanics in partner dancing, aiming to enhance dancers' kinesthetic awareness and continuous improvement and innovation in dance steps. Gabriel's approach emphasizes natural body movement and how to make dancing more aligned with each individual's physical characteristics. In the "Tango Stories in Asia" podcast, Gabriel Glagovsky shares his profound understanding of tango and his experiences in spreading tango culture in Asia. He teaches tango not only in Buenos Aires but also in Shanghai, committing himself to rooting tango in Asia. Gabriel's teaching method focuses on improvisation; he does not teach fixed sequences of steps but instead breaks down the dance into units that can be practiced and learned intensively, granting dancers the freedom to choose steps and achieving a 100% improvisational system. Gabriel Glagovsky's teaching extends beyond adults, as he innovatively introduces tango into children's education, believing that nurturing the younger generation is crucial for the future development of tango. He emphasizes that tango can help children build confidence, empathy, and teamwork skills. In promoting tango, he also faces cultural challenges, such as unfamiliarity with intimate contact and partner dancing in some parts of Asia, but through hard work and innovation, he has made tango gradually popular in Asia. In summary, Gabriel Glagovsky's story in the "Tango Stories in Asia" podcast not only tells the artistic journey of a dancer but also reflects the spread and development of tango as a cultural phenomenon in Asia. The host Mia interviewed Gaby (Gabriel Glagovsky), who is currently based in Shanghai. He has 25 years of teaching experience in Argentine Tango. During the conversation, he told us in a gentle and unhurried manner about his life experiences since he came to Shanghai from Argentina, his teaching, as well as his love and understanding of Argentine Tango. Hope you can draw strength from his story and also have a deeper understanding of Argentine Tango. 01:22 Why dance tango? How did Gaby's tango story begin? 03:43 How to learn tango and why teach at 6:20? 10:23 Why come to Shanghai? 12:56 What misunderstandings might people have about Argentine Tango?14:30 Where is the studio? What interesting things are there? 16:50 What's the distinctive feature of teaching? 19:36 What kind of students will be discouraged from learning? 20:20 What tango music do you like? 21:00 Perform or teach? 22:46 The responsibility of a tango teacher [Key point] 24:19 Why is teaching important to you? 25:25 Preparation before class [Key point] 27:00 What's the difference of Milonga? 28:20 What are the challenges for the Leader and the Follower? 29:42 What kind of dancers do you want to dance with? 31:00 What are the other roles in life? What are you proud of? 32:44 Do you think people are chosen by fate to dance tango? 33:54 How do you think tango has changed you? 35:26 What do you think tango is besides being a dance? The official website is: 【www.tangocool.com/asia】 Please search for 【TangoCool-Shanghai】 on WeChat Video Account.