More comments from Helaine's delighted students

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Prior to enrolling with Helaine at Naples Tango I had never played a musical instrument, done any significant dancing, taken a dance lesson or felt like I had 'rhythm'. I really wondered if I could ever properly interpret the 'beat' in a musical selection so that I might appear to be dancing to the music being played while leading my partner to do the same.

Since beginning my course of tango lessons I am delighted to see a marked improvement in my musical interpretation, my sense of balance while dancing and my confidence as a man who can lead his partner to dance with me with style and elegance. All of this has confirmed my original reason for wanting to learn tango - dancing tango is fun!

Helaine's 'Permission Seduction Tango Mastery System' stresses the basics of Argentine Tango and instills self-assurance on the dance floor. My lessons thus far have given me much more self-confidence while dancing and I eagerly look forward to my future lessons with her that I may increase my knowledge and enjoyment of tango.

Bill Thomas, DDS, MS Naples, FL

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We had been dancing Argentine Tango 3 yrs. when we took Helaine's boot-camp. In only three weeks she improved our posture, balance and embrace so we are smoother, stronger and more secure in our dancing. We expect to return to Helaine often for more of her excellent instruction. We strongly recommend Helaine to all tango dancers.

Bob and Marilyn Hedlund, Pine Island, FL

I'd been taking Argentine Tango classes for a few months in San Francisco when I found myself uprooted to SW Florida last year. Although I had learned a lot of patterns, I never felt grounded and my ability to dance effectively would change depending on who was my partner. After reviewing the available teachers, I tried private lessons and classes with Helaine and after about 9 months, I feel that I am getting a firm foundation to lead any girl to a dance she will never forget.
Irv Fong, Sanibel, FL

A few months later, Irv dances a tango wih Dr. Chrisiane Northrup! Look at her smile!

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Felipe Martinez, Naples, FL

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"Hi Helaine,

"I consider myself a Tango Junkie. I have been taking lessons for a few years from several instructors in the Toronto area. Tango is truly an international dance that you can dance everywhere in the world. I have walked into Milongas in Wellington, New Zealand and Melbourne, Australia where the dancers literally embrace you into their community. Naples Tango Club was no different, warm friendly people, all sharing a genuine love of tango.

"Prior to meeting me, my fiancé Margaret was not familiar with Argentine Tango. We attended one local Milonga and she was hooked, immediately wanting to learn.

"Since we have our vacation home in Punta Gorda, Florida, I searched the internet for milongas and a local tango instructor. My search led me to Helaine and her "Permission Seduction". I immediately signed up for the "Permission Seduction" on-line tango e-course. The focus was fabulous and provided me with a new approach to tango. It improved my tango skills while providing insight into Helaine's teaching style.

"Just prior to our vacation in Florida, I saw Helaine's boot camp advertised. We immediately registered to take it during our 3 week stay in Florida. It was a 1 hour drive from Punta Gorda to Naples, but proved to be well worth the long drive 2-3 times a week.

"Helaine introduced Margaret to Tango through her unique approach to walking, embrace and connection. I had never seen another instructor use Helaine's method. Margaret quickly learned how to be grounded and feel the connection. It was when we moved to pivots that I was completely amazed at how quickly Margaret was performing balanced and grounded pivots. Helaine's reaction and mine was one of amazement. Helaine's core approach to tango has given Margaret the foundation to be a skilled Tanguera and "Queen" of the Milonga.

"I frequently assisted the local instructor in Canada as an extra lead for his beginner and intermediate classes. I have danced with countless beginners and intermediate dancers, but none were as grounded and connected as Margaret had become through Helaine's approach.

"Through my numerous tango lessons over the past few years, I have learned many patterns but none of these instructors focused on the walk, connection, and grounding the way that Helaine does. It was not until I went through Helaine's boot camp that I finally understood the connection and being grounded. My tango has taken on a whole new dimension due to the instruction Helaine provided me. I know that my tango has improved so much that Margaret and I will become the envy of the other dancers at future milongas.

"Helaine offers a new and fresh approach to learning tango which is not only beneficial to the newcomer, seasoned dancers will dramatically hone their tango through Helaine.

"Thank you for a fabulous experience with your Boot Camp.

Rob and Margaret"

Rob, London, Ontario, Canada

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Success Story

New Naples Tanguera Sue Thomas

On Friday, February 18, Sue Thomas flew out from near Champagne, IL to come to Naples for her Permission Seduction™ Accelerated Private Boot Camp, a 12-lesson-in-3-week program that she chose to complete in 1 week! She had visited Naples once before, and seeking tango here after having gotten started up north, found my website and signed up for this newsletter. Sixteen months later, Sue was convinced she wanted to study with me, and made the decision to do it now! We had never communicated before by phone or email.

Before starting her lessons, we did my preliminary 6-page "Permission Seduction Diagnostic Evaluation™" for Women, which helped us evaluate the priority areas to focus on in Sue's studies that week. One thing Sue mentioned several times during the initial exercises was, "My balance has gotten worse as I've gotten older". Well, to me there was nothing "old" about Sue, especially considering her energy, stamina, and desire to dance! I told her that shakey balance had nothing to do with age, but rather she hadn't yet discovered the specific skills that would help her truly master her balance. By her third day, we both said "Hooey!!" to the "poor balance with age" myth because Sue's balance, especially when walking backward by herself, the real test (in stiletto high heels, no less), could put most 20-year-olds to shame!

For this boot camp, we focused on the first 4 of the 9 modules of my "Permission Seduction Tango Learning System™" for women. Sue completed her boot camp with flying colors, doing 2-3 private lessons per day, practicing an additional 2-3 hours that week with my intermediate male students, taking a workshop with Jeremias and Mariela before the Sunday Tango Brunch, and taking a class or coming to dance in the evening. She did indeed master her balance, as well as develop a more powerful and alluring Tango walk (forward and backward), improve her pivot and her ochos, start fine-tuning the technique of her molinetes (turns), begin to develop a more authentic Tango embrace, and perhaps most importantly, start to understand the 3 fundamental attitudes that will make her a superior and fascinating dancer!

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Hear what this couple has to say about discovering new intimacy through their QUICK START tango experience:

Brian and Joanna Jones, Naples, FL

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A Connecticut Tanguero on his tango lesson with Helaine, including 6-page "Permission Seduction" Diagnostic Evaluation.

Bob Lee, Connecticut

Bob Lee, a 3.5 year tanguero and "graduate" of my 1-month e-course, "9 Surprising Tango Tips for Men" (subscribe gratis at http://permissionseduction.com), came down to Naples, FL, where we did my 6-page "Permission Seduction™" diagnostic evaluation for him, followed by a 2 hour private lesson.

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"Your approach to tango appeals to me because it challenges me to try to integrate my physical self with my spiritual and emotional self. It's all about integration, attempting to allow every part of ourselves to be expressed. I like the tension, the sexuality and the beauty, the quest for perfection and the precision....the essential elements of our humanity that drive us toward meaning and expression. After all, I am not sure we have much else here on earth, as humans anyway--except our quest for something we will never reach, our futile but necessary journey toward perfection. Outside of God, it's art....yes, art.

"Strangely, I did not "seek a solution" because of your website. It was because of what I experienced in the introductory class with you: an encounter with the depth of tango, not the technique. When I seek and when I encounter, it is not for the thrill but for the commitment and for the journey toward something mysterious, something inexplicable. For me, tango with you (to put it in overused terms) is a path, not a destination. I embrace your approach, and I am thankful for it. . . . I thank you for your guidance and your gentle instruction."

Jim Langlas, Naples

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Karl Rouwhorst and Nanette Dorbeck, Naples, FL

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"Helaine,
Meeting you and tango was like coming back to see the world and receive its beauty and uniqueness. I rediscovered what it’s like to feel alive, full of emotions and passions. I started to feel once more the sun on my skin. Like a sunflower, I reopened myself to life. Each time I met your gaze, your eyes communicated to me a message of strength and courage. Thanks to you, Helaine, I remembered Pamela the little girl, full of joy, and hope in the world and in humanity. For all this I want you to always know that that I care for you very much and I’ll never again forget that life is a precious gift and must be lived with all one’s energy, courage and love within us. . . with all the passion that we’re capable of . . . the passion of Tango."
Pamela Tabarrini, 43, Actress/Director, Foligno, Italy

"Hola Helaine,
Yes, I'm the same one and have mentioned your name over and over since then. I've told our local group about the by far best tango instructor ever. Your teachings were breakthroughs and I carry a summary of your comments in my pocket daily. . . .
I was planning to arrange a bootcamp with you but with my daughter now going to Buenos Aires for an immersion program, so guess where I'm going. . . . Terri and I plan to be in Ft. Meyers Beach again this coming February or March and I absolutely want to pre-arrange some classes and attend any practicas and milongas you have. Another thought: I would love to have you come to Northern Michigan for weekend instruction. . . .We would market you extensively (and I know that some of our Snow Birds are Naples residents in Winter). I'm rambling but only touching the surface. Your instructing was superb. If I could write praises you could use in your marketing, I would be only too glad. Appreciatively, Charlie"
Charlie Bethea, Traverse City, MI

Ella Holmes, Naples, FL

"It was Helaine who brought me to Tango. She helped me rediscover a side of myself I’d neglected. She taught me a new way of dancing, which became a way for me to express my immense love of dance and all that through this dance you can communicate - your mood, fears, joy, everything! Thank you, Helaine, from the bottom of my heart."
Elena Latini, M.D., Radiologist, Perugia, Italy

"The first thing that changed in me deeply since I met Helaine was my relationship with the opposite sex. Tango’s been a training ground for relating to others, for work on expression and passion. I learned a lot from Helaine’s elegance and style. I think that not only all of us here [in UmbriaTango], but also Perugia and Italy owe a lot to Helaine."
Luigi Formisano, Psychologist, Perugia, Italy

"While searching the web I came across of video of Helaine dancing tango. I thought "I need her to teach me". Helaine has a very beautiful organic style of instruction and uses very descriptive examples and exercises to help you understand the essence and feeling of tango. She has a very gentle way of drawing out the inner dancer in you. It was truly wonderful experience and I can't wait until our next lesson."
Kim Ocuto, Rome, NY

"Tango’s turned my life around 180%! I’m grateful to Helaine that in this later phase of my life I have this marvelous uplifting experience!"
Francesco Sertori, Pharmacist, Perugia, Italy

"Helaine,
People who are passionate are like the spices of our life. Their enthusiasm adds flavor and depth and excitement to our bland existence. You are one of the most passionate people I have run into in many years and it's just fun to be around you and watch how the electricity almost flows from you to your class."
Gene Helfand, Naples FL

"Helaine was my first tango teacher, the person who introduced me to and made me fall in love with tango. Yes, we all have passion, but when you take a class it’s great to find a teacher like Helaine who awakens the passion in her students. She helped me tremendously with my posture, elegance and style. But beyond her role as a teacher, Helaine inspired me as a woman.
I’m sorry she’s leaving Perugia . . .
Marcella Marincolo, Pharmaceutical Consultant, Perugia, Italy

"Excellent article about you. It does not fully describe your passion for tango and your talent for teaching it. I can't wait until we have our next lesson."
Patrick Neale, Naples

"Tango improves the quality of our lives. It’s about living an emotion with the body, living an emotion with the woman. And I think it’s the same for the woman with the man. When I discovered tango I fell in love with it immediately, the way you fall in love with a woman. And since I fell in love with tango, I haven’t stopped loving it.

"Through tango we transmit values: the values of sociality, of the embrace, of the emotions, of listening to oneself, of living passionately . . . for me tango has meant living with passion.

"We recognize Helaine most of all for her values. She’s a person who will stay in my heart. She’s done so much for us, for tango and for the Perugia community."
Lorenzo Truffi, Psychologist, Perugia, Italy
(to whom I passed the reigns of my tango school in Perugia. H.T.)

Comments from people who enjoyed their Introductory Tango Lessons with Helaine

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I invite you to read and view the following comments from people who have taken my introductory demo classes.

Roxy Mathews, Naples, FL, April 7, 2010

Carol Hughes, Naples, FL, April 7, 2010

Prabhdeep Kaur ("P.K."), Ft. Myers, FL, February 9, 2010
Prabhdeep followed her free introductory tango class with the special package of two 40-minute private lessons.

"Helaine, People who are passionate are like the spices of our life. Their enthusiasm adds flavor and depth and excitement to our bland existence. You are one of the most passionate people I have run into in many years and it's just fun to be around you and watch how the electricity almost flows from you to your class."

Gene Helfand, Naples July 16, 2009

Peter Saab, Naples December 2, 2009

”AND I THOUGHT I KNEW HOW TO WALK!!? GREAT FUN EVENING WITH NEW AND OLD FRIENDS, SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS VENTURED OUT TO LEARN HOW TO TANGO... VERY ENJOYABLE EVENING.”

Jim Johnson, Organizer of the Naples Activity Network

Peter Mills LMT, Naples December 2, 2009

Tiara Branco, Naples April 7, 2010

“Great first meeting! The introduction to Argentine tango was really interesting!

Loved the introduction of basic body posture, attitude - “don’t be a wimp!” :-) , moves.”“

Daniel Dragan, Naples

“Had a great time!”

David Garza, Naples

“Very enjoyable and helpful. You have a lovely presence!”

Linda Denning, Naples

“Today’s class was so well taught, fun & explained so well”

Dori Wexelbaum, Naples

“Very informative.”

Rob Cook, Naples

“Ciao Helaine! Thanks for the CD with Tango music on it! This is a creative outlet and a discipline for self-expression ! I liked the people, and the concepts of "will and walking with intention" you introduced at the demo! What a passionate teacher - Bella! I practiced in the park, in the grocery store with the cart (ha!)...

Maryanne Aivaliotis, Ft. Myers

“ Helaine, you are awesome for offering the free demo classes and a little Mendoza wine! I had a great time and I look forward to learning more Argentine Tango.”

Amber Crooks, Naples

Jeannie A., Naples December 2, 2009

“ Helaine,

Hello. Thank you for the intro to Argentine Tango class. Your teaching knowledge and care for students is so appreciated that today, during the day, I stopped by to personally thank you and to register for class. And, I will mark on my calendar, next Wednesday evening as well. Thanks again. ”

Alexis Michel Angelo

“ Hi Helaine,

Thanks for the intro class. My boyfriend and I were talking about tango lessons two nights earlier. After the demo class and my excitement about it he's really psyched about it too. I had a lot of fun.

Thanks so much, you rock! ”

Stephanie Martin, Naples

Michael Ayotte, Naples December 2, 2009

“ Helaine,

I had a great time at the demo for the Argentine Tango, I look forward to learning more and more over time. ”

Ryan Monroe, Ft. Myers

"Hey Helaine:

I had a wonderful time Friday night. Your passion for dance is contagious and I want to thank you for inspiring me."

Joel Miller, Naples

"Good Evening Helaine,

You made me feel very welcome and I admired the way you handled a very diverse class. I have tried to assimilate your concept into my daily walk and feel my head is a little higher and I stroll with slightly more regal steps."

Gene Helfand, Naples June 27, 2009

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It's one of my great maestras, Alejandra Mantiñan, dancing a MILONGA in the mid-90's with then-partner Gustavo Russo, in the famous show "Tango Pasion". I went to see the show twice, and couldn't get my eyes of this one bailarina. Who knew she would be my maestra for various technique workshops in Rome 5-6 years later? Today Alejandra's still a brilliant dancer and a brilliant teacher. Some of the technique I teach today comes from her.

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