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Barry and Ann Kahan PDF Print E-mail
Written by Richmond Tango Admin   
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
Barry and Ann Kahan have been dancing Argentine Tango for over 10 years.  Being
primarily social dancers and judging by almost everyone else’s biography, they are one of
the few couples who have never taught Madonna or appeared in “Forever Tango.”  In the
course of their tango education they have exhausted their son’s inheritance by taking
numerous workshops and private lessons from over 60 of the world’s best Argentinian
tango dancers and instructors.  They are graduates of numerous tango festivals world
wide and have appeared by accident on television in Argentina and Spain and in on
numerous DVD’s and their picture has appeared in the book "Tango en Buenos Aires" by
Jorge Campos and Ricardo Blaya, published in Argentina. Finally reaching a respectable
age they can truly be called OLD milongueros. 
 
The Kahans have been teaching authentic social Argentine tango in Richmond Virginia for
over 6 years specializing in technique and floor craft, utilizing principles learned from yoga,
Tai Chi and other disciplines. They have guided groups of Argentine tango dancers to
Buenos Aires and other tango venues in order to promote an understanding of the skills
required to dance social Argentine tango on an extremely crowded dance floor.  They
themselves have visited Buenos Aires 17 times in their quest for a better understanding
of the Argentine tango dance, the music and the culture.  By dancing at most of the major
milongas in Buenos Aires they have developed an understanding and a deep appreciation
for the various orchestras and orchestral tango compositions utilized for dancing.  In the
course of their travels they have been fortunate to develop numerous friendships in various
Argentine tango communities.  Their goal is to develop a tango community in Richmond
Virginia large enough to support a regularly scheduled milonga.
 
For videos of Barry and Ann at the Dancespace, check out these YouTube videos:  HERE 
 
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 August 2008 )