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@TangueraRhi how gorgeous! I am going there on holiday next week so super excited 😍

@KMTaylor

Right time of year before school breaks up and the hordes arrive. Staying where? Nice eating places in and lovely country pub in called The Kings Arthur Inn. South Gower is very busy, North Gower not so busy. If kiddies in tow head for GiGi's Icecream Parlour at north gower.

@TangueraRhi thank you for the fab top tips. We are staying in Port Eynon. I don’t know the area but my partner used to visit as a kid and we are so looking forward to our stay.

@KMTaylor

You're very welcome.
Great castles to visit too at:
~Weobley Castle, head for Llanrhidian, North Gower
~Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles
~Pennard Castle, Pennard

@TangueraRhi wow, they sound great - thank you! If you ever visit #Edinburgh give me a shout and I can give you lots of recommendations 💕

@KMTaylor

Great teachers in
Jenny & Ricardo Oria - I highly recommend them.

oriatango.com/

I might make it to one of their workshops in the future. Do you two dance?

@KMTaylor @TangueraRhi I had a wonderful conversation years ago with someone who was part of the Edinburgh Tango community in its tiny, early days. She was a tango teacher then, in San Francisco, and hosted a lovely weekly milonga.

@hanspetermeyer @KMTaylor

Edinburgh has a well established now and an annual festival run by Jenny and Ricardo Oria the time-served adorable husband and wife team.

Actually most UK major towns and cities have a steadfast tango hub. Here in Swansea we have both and although I can't boast too much about the nuevo set-up, as I'm not impressed with the people involved in running it.

To build legacy we need to reach younger people.

@TangueraRhi @KMTaylor Or reach the middle-aged before they (we) settle too firmly into our sofas :)
We have a very active (& not so old) social dance scene here on Vancouver Island. But our tango community tends to be white-haired.
In my teaching (focuses on yoga/tango "for lovers" and is for "couples") I'm definitely attracting younger (late 20s, 30s) students. New to tango. Interested in practices to deepen their relationships, sexuality.

RhiMG

@hanspetermeyer

Very glad to hear you are attracting the late 20s ,30s cohort to the scene. Would it by any chance, be due to mentions of tantra? There's so much to be gained from both and . It could easily correct societies flaws in one fell swoop.

@TangueraRhi Yup :)
Also, pitching tango to couples as a “relationship thing” or a “sex thing” puts a bit of pressure on men to “show up.”
In any case, my small cohort gathers shortly. I’ve just scripted the yoga portion of the class. Now, to shine my tango shoes…
#tango #yoga #relationships #sex #fun #VancouverIsland