<![CDATA[FOLLOW KRISTINA - Blog News]]>Sat, 11 May 2024 13:36:24 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[3rd Place J&J at the SoCal Tango Championship in California, USA]]>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 08:00:00 GMThttp://followkristina.com/blog-news/3rd-place-jj-at-the-socal-tango-championshipI took the 3rd Place at the Jack and Jill category in Tango ....
Jack and Jill category...great experience! In this category, followers and leaders were judged individually, and were paired up at random selection, rotating the partner for each song in a Ronda. So I danced with 10 leaders, oh my god, what an experience! The evaluation criteria is technique, adaptation to a new partner, musicality, personal expression.

I went through three days of competition from qualifying rounds toward semi-finals and finals. Each day we had about half dancers left to continue the race. What a unique experience I had dancing at the finals with a female leader, and then again at the tie breaker ...by the way they didn't tell us in advance but the tie breaker was between me and another girls, and yes I did , snugged my 3rd place. 

For me personally, it was such an outstanding experience ... I grew up and learnt a lot in dancing and in life, also helped to learn a little bit more about my inner self. Definitely it was worth going and doing it, and if you were to ask me if I would do it again, I say "hell, YES"!    
]]><![CDATA[Chacarera and Zamba Online Tutorials. Argentine Folklore.]]>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMThttp://followkristina.com/blog-news/chacarera-and-zamba-online-tutorials-argentine-folkloreDuring the first months of Pandemic COVID19, I was locked alone in my Airbnb apartment in Buenos Aires. I did not know what was going to happen and how I would go back home, I was scared and felt anxious. So I decided to start integrating some regular daily activities to keep me going and I mood uplifting, sort of creating a hope and meaning in my life. One of these activities was to prepare a class plan and later the next day to record a tutorial, step-by-step class with description and movements.

While waiting for my flight back to the USA, I created about a dozen of tutorials for each dance the Chacarera and the Zamba. These dances are in the Folklore family of Argentina. I guess that was a survival instinct lead by my creative approach, it is called the creative adaptation and resilience during stressful times. Anyway, the lockdown of the pandemic time is a history now, but you can still make a use of the tutorials that I created.

If you are looking for some comprehensive beginner friendly tutorials to study the basics of Argentinian Chacarera and Zamba, you are at the right place. On my YouTube Channel there are at least 13 video classes for each dance. I will leave here only the first lesson for each dance, so please know that there are much more on my channel. 

Chacarera dance Tutorial 

Zamba dance Tutorial 

]]><![CDATA[Tango Performance by Kristina and Anastasia.]]>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMThttp://followkristina.com/blog-news/tango-performance-by-kristina-and-anastasia
In 4 days, my friend Anastasia and I prepared a choreography for the annual tango dance showcase in Seattle, WA. We danced to D'Arienzo tango song "Quasi Nada" that I love so much for its dynamic and playfulness. This was our first time dancing and working together. Very much enjoyable time from the first rehearsal up to the final performance. You can see the video below.   
]]><![CDATA[Buenos Aires Culture Tours]]>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMThttp://followkristina.com/blog-news/buenos-aires-culture-toursFor a little while when I lived in Buenos Aires in 2020 - 2021, I used to organize private guided tours in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I am no longer doing it, but I want to keep a memory of what it used to be like.... 

7-day BAs Tango Art Tour


7-day Private Tour Package Includes:
* Hand out brochure “What to Expect … Be Prepared!”.
* Assistance in finding and booking your accommodation. 
* Translation Spanish / English / Russian.
* Welcoming home-cooked dinner (dietary restrictions honored).
* Transportation during our scheduled activities (bus/metro at day, and taxi at night).
* Coordinating and assisting (translation and dance partnering) in group dance lessons (class fees included).
* Coordinating and scheduling your private dance lessons with best local teachers (private teacher fees excluded).
* Guided walking tours of the iconic places (lunch / snacks / bottled water included).
* Guided outings to social dancing scenes "Milonga" (tango) and "Peña" (folk dance and music gathering) (ticket included). 
* Theater music/dance show (ticket included). 
* Personal assistance in art shopping (tango / folklore shoes, clothing, music and souvenirs).
* Making suggestions and reservations at local cafes and restaurants.

7-day Private Tour Package Excludes:
* Airfare cost (international tickets and/or domestic tickets).
​* Accommodation.
* Out-of-pocket expenses: food, restaurant bills, transportation (off tour hours), any additional expenses that are not listed as included in your brochure (see above). 
* Any personal expenses that you will occur during your tour (shopping, medicines, souvenirs, etc). 

7-дней частный тур-пакет включает:
* Авторская брошюра в электронном виде “Будь готов! Сюрпризы и неожиданности местной жизни!”.
* Нахождение гостиницы и консультирование по бронированию.
* Перевод Испанский / Русский / Английский.
* Приветственный ужин, приготовленный по домашнему рецепту с соблюдением диетических противопоказаний.
* Транспортировка во время запланированных мероприятий и экскурсий (общественный транспорт в течение дня и такси в ночное время).
* Координирование и ассистирование (перевод и партнерство) на групповых танцевальных уроках (стоимость групповых занятий включена). 
* Координирование частных уроков с лучшими местными преподавателями (стоимость частных уроков не входит в стоимость тура).
* Пешеходные экскурсии по главным достопримечательностям города (лёгкий ланч / питьевая вода включены в стоимость тура).
* Сопровождение на танцевальные вечера: "милонги" танго и 'пенья" аргентинский фольклор (входные билеты включены в стоимость тура).
* Поход в театр на музыкально-танцевально-театральное представление шоу (входной билет включен в стоимость тура).
* Персональное ассистирование в шоппинг (танго / фольклорная одежда и обувь, музыка и сувениры).
* Рекомендация и резервирование ресторанов.​
]]><![CDATA[La Zamba Argentina Demo in Seattle, WA]]>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 19:26:32 GMThttp://followkristina.com/blog-news/la-zamba-argentina-demo-in-seattle-wa
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]]><![CDATA[Chacarera Workshop in Seattle]]>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:00:00 GMThttp://followkristina.com/blog-news/chacarera-workshop-in-seattle
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