Loisa Donnay has been teaching and promoting partner dance for 28 years. Come and let her and her students help you get the most out of your dancing, and introduce you to a hobby you will love for the rest of your life! There are so many benefits to partner dancing - join the fun now! Singles very welcome! You will meet people in the classes to dance with. Group lessons or private lessons. Don't forget Wedding and special event preparation!
Group lessons! Tuesday night at 6:30 and 7:30, Then stay for the Tuesday night party starting at 8:30! There's always a theme, call Loisa or check Facebook. Bring wine, snacks. $5. Thursday Lessons Beginning/Int lessons at 6:30, Intermediate at 7:30, int/advanced 8:30. Sign up for the Tango email list! You'll get an email once a week with what's going on in the lessons and in the tango community. Classes $20, ask about quantity discounts
Loisa has been invited to teach workshops in Memphis, Dallas, Puerto Vallarta, Fargo, Duluth, St. Cloud, Thunder Bay, Rochester, Madison, Buenos Aires and many more cities! Her teaching is prized for her attention to not only the authentic dance, but also her knowledge of the history, culture and music of the dance. If you would like Loisa to come and teach in your city, contact her to schedule.
Watch a Video about learning tango: A Tango Journey Watch videos: Loisa Donnay in performance and Here Read a great article on Argentine Tango in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune! strib.mn/tangoarticle "Dancing, it turns out, helps the brain fend off the decline in mental sharpness that can accompany aging. In fact, among other physical activities such as tennis, golf, swimming or bicycling, frequent dancing was the only one to offer protection against dementia. Argentine tango was singled out because it follows no set pattern, with partners in a duet of prompts and reactions created on the fly." Kim Ode Watch a demo and tango lesson with KARE TV: /tango-lesson-at-the-mn-state-fair
Loisa goes to Buenos Aires every year, taking her students on a journey to discover the real tango, Next one is November, 2024. You can join us!
Loisa has been teaching for 24 years, and has devoted her life to helping others to discover partner dance. Join the hundreds of her great students who are enjoying the benefits of dance!
Loisa says: "I have had the privilege of dancing with and learning from some of the best dancers in the tango world, as well as the benefit of lessons from the masters. I visit Buenos Aires regularly, to keep my dancing true, high-quality and authentic. I have also had many years of experience in training in a business setting. I know the importance of instilling the proper information and technique early. Some teachers will teach a tango "basic" that will get you dancing a semblance of "tango" quickly. I do not teach this-it has been proven to not work. This tango "basic" approach (also called 8-count basic) can allow the student to rely on a pattern that does not require a proper lead or follow. It can cause ingrained habits that can take years to break. We now teach the connection and the "tango walk" as it is practiced and danced in Buenos Aires. “You have to be present in a way you don’t with other dances,” she said, adding that tango seems to appeal to intellectuals — scientists, lawyers, architects, physicians. “I think it’s the physics and mechanics that are involved.”"
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Cesar Rojas LOISA TU ERES UNA GRAN PROFESORA DE TANGO QUE VIENE TODOS LOS AÑOS A APRENDER Y ESTAR AL DÍA CON LAS ENSEÑANZAS DE TANGO YO SOY UNO DE LOS QUE TRASMITEN ESTA ENSEÑANZA A TRAVÉS DE MUCHOS AÑOS Y PARA MI TÚ ERES UNA DE LAS MEJORES PROFESORAS QUE TIENE ESA INQUIETUD QUE NUNCA DEJA DE APRENDER Y ENSEÑAR A TUS ALUMNOS A TRAVÉS DE VISITAR NUESTRAS MILONGAS Y DIFUNDIR NUESTRAS COSTUMBRES E IDIOSINCRASIA Y POR SUPUESTOS LOS CÓDIGOS DE MILONGAS QUE RIGEN NUESTRO TANGO VAYA MIS RESPETO HACIA TI Y TUS ALUMNOS QUE SIEMPRE TE ACOMPAÑAN UN GRAN ABRAZO AMIGA MÍA .(English) "Loisa, you're a great teacher of tango, who comes every year to learn and be one with the teachings of tango. I'm one of those that transmit this teaching through many years and for me you're one of the best teachers that I have seen. Your concern that never stops learning, and teaching your students through visiting our milongas and disseminating our customs and traditions and for respecting milonga codes that govern our tango, has earned my respect for you, and your students that always accompany you. A big hug, you are a friend of mine.
"I just wanted to thank you for being my tango teacher. Without you I don't think I would have continued with it, and now tango is taking me to live in different places around the world!"
"My advice to any guy who wants to learn Argentine Tango the way ladies really want you to dance in the "real world", is "Go see Loisa!" After one class you'll see what I mean."
"You create a sense of community, and you make it fun! I kept coming back because it felt like hanging out with friends, and not just some dance class I was taking."
"Loisa Donnay is an excellent teacher as well as dancer. She has a wonderful grasp of the dance because of her travels to Buenos Aires, and has had the advantage of dancing with the best all over the world - both leading and following. Her students are the best dancers in the community. Plus she's a great communicator, and makes the lessons so much fun!"
"I first learned about Loisa Donnay's tango lessons from 2 ladies I danced with in a "practica" (practice session) right after I had gone to my very first clumsy "introductory tango" lessons at two other local dance studios here in Minneapolis. You can imagine, with just 1-1/2 hours *total* tango instruction under my belt (in my whole life) I wasn't particularly good! Well, these ladies I was trying to dance with knew I was a beginner. One of them was pretty experienced as a tango dancer. After practicing "walking" with me for about 15 minutes, she told me, "Look, if you want to learn Argentine Tango right; if you want to really learn how to become the kind of dancer that women will love to dance with, go study with Loisa Donnay." The second lady I danced with was also a good Tango dancer (I could tell). She simply told me, "Go take classes with Loisa Donnay. Don't try to learn Tango here. Go see Loisa." (She didn't explain why. She just said it.) Was I starting to detect a "trend" here? I didn't think it could be some kind of freak coincidence that here were these 2 different ladies (not together) I'd never met in my life, both obviously accomplished dancers, and they both separately recommended I go see Loisa. Hmmm.
Well, at that point I had gone to 3 tango classes here in town, and the teachers were all quite friendly and did their best to teach me Argentine Tango, given the limitations of big group classes in a "commercial" setting. But while struggling as a beginner it quickly became clear to me that tango isn't a dance you can learn correctly in a "series" of 4 weekly classes (advertised as "beginner level") then maybe 4 more weekly classes ("intermediate"). Especially when you're in the middle of a class with 10 or 20 other people also trying to cram what takes years of study down in Buenos Aires, into an "immediate gratification" 4-lesson class here in Minneapolis.
Anyway, the more I have been studying with Loisa Donnay, the more it's become clear to me that learning Tango is a subtle art with lots of nuances. One thing I like about Loisa is that she's a great communicator and speaker. (She's got mirrors up on all the walls so you can keep an eye on your posture. She also got long wooden sticks to practice with; they sort of duplicate the lady's legs.) Loisa gives little informal "talks" (last night it was about the different types of tango music) which are really interesting and make you feel you're learning from a teacher who has "been there" and really has a "Mission" in life -- to teach other people dancing. She really wants to see you dance! No kidding! (You immediately realize she's not just "after your money" like you feel sometimes at some dance studios.) At the classes I'd tried, I also felt a little frustrated because sometimes the teachers would not do such a great job communicating to the class. They'd say things like, "Well, don't talk, just do it." Hmm. That's ok if you're a psychic, I guess. But not much help for someone who is trying to learn to dance. By comparison, Loisa has an uncanny ability to sort of analyze your dance (posture, axis and other ingredients) and they tell you (and show you) how to improve it.
I honestly feel I've learned about 500% (five times) more in my few short Argentine Tango classes with Loisa Donnay, than I ever learned from any other local dance studio. There's just no comparison. My advice to any guy who wants to learn Argentine Tango the way ladies really want you to dance in the "real world", is "Go see Loisa!" After one class you'll see what I mean." |
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