Entrevista a Tangolombia by Xander Clemens ¿Quienes son Tangolombia?

Esta es una grata conversación que compartimos con Alexander Clemens. Un extranjero que vive en una academia muy reconocida en Medellín, El Candombe. En la entrevista compartimos sobre que es el tango para nosotros, como nación Tangolombia y también acerca del viaje por America del sur en moto.
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Experienced Tango dancers of "Tangolombia" from Medellín, Colombia, are on their way to competing in the world's largest dance competition in Buenos Aires.
The Tango Culture in Medellín
Medellin has many things it is known for. For starters, it became more popular on the world map as a spot for drugs and receiving affordable medical tourism care or perhaps the world's largest flower festival every August. Many people think of Pablo Escobar when they think of Medellin or Colombia. But just like any place around the world that we think of and have stereotypes for Colombia and Medellin are so much more than that.
Who are the dancers of Tangolombia?
And this is where my guests Laura and David of Tangolombia come in. They are the proud owners of Tangolombia, and they are currently in the process of training and preparing for their biggest tango competition yet. In Buenos Aires, this September is home to the world's largest Tango event where not only are they competing, but they will be sharing their brand of Tango with people who appreciate the art and aim to inspire the numerous benefits that they have gotten from Tango with others along with their unique addition to Tango of embracing and combining with Neuro-Linguistic Porgmmaing (NLP) practices.
I was so grateful to have gotten the time to have the evening spent with Laura, David, and their daughter Isabella. I was welcomed into their family by sharing in a long car ride in the Medellin traffic, where I had the opportunity to hear their entire tango story and share in many laughs. Then be invited to their house in Envigado (a different city just south of Medellin), where we had pizza from a local pizzeria and made our way to the local Theater a quick walk away. I forgot to mention that their daughter Isabella owns Dulce Bella Arte Comestible (art edibles). At their home, Isabella showed me her baking set-up and some of her favorite cakes and other pastries she has created for clients. Once we were at the theatre, I could film a close-up on stage four rounds of Laura and David dancing Tango together. After which, we had a 32 min conversation going into more details about their brand of Tango and how they use NLP tactics for their own lives and in Tango. David and Laura have received training in NLP and offer their skills for service and incorporate Tango into their practice. We also talked about what Tango means to them in their life, why they take pictures of them making Tango poses everywhere they travel together, and their latest upcoming project in Buenos Aires for Tango. If you haven't watched my video, I recommend you watch it now to learn more about this professional tango couple. Since I last saw David on June 15, he has left Medellin on his Suzuki VStream motorcycle and has ridden it to Argentina when writing this post. This means very soon, he will arrive in the city of Buenos Aires to begin his intense training in Tango dancing.
I initially connected and met David at one of the Tango milongas in Medellin at El Candombe dance school in the Manila neighborhood of Poblado. Owned by Johny Blandon, this dance school has a long history of teaching Tango and other Latin dances and is my home for learning dance. This is where David first told me of his idea that he would travel on a motorcycle from Colombia to Argentina. I could see the look of excitement and adventure on his face, and I'm so happy to receive a Whatapp message from Laura just now saying that David has made it across the Argentina border. They are one step closer to improving their tango level as a Tango partner and knowing that David is safe because his Wife, Laura, and daughter Isabella won't be seeing him for three months.
David has been dancing Tango for just six years, and Laura has been dancing Tango for over 25 years and has been a National Tango Champion in Colombia. The two of them embrace the tango culture and their brand of Tango by entering dance competitions, making media appearances, holding seminars and classes to teach Tango and NLP, and continually growing their brand to spread the beautiful and elegant art of Tango dancing.
Laura and David are beautiful human beings living through Tango's teachings and are genuine people. David is an engineer, and Laura is a gastronomic chef. I highly recommend them for any of their services in the area of Tango for putting on shows and their teachings on Tango and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. If you have any questions about Tangolombia