Modern Tango World N° 6 (Montreal, Quebec) | Page 16

MTW: What would be your next teaching project?
Tomas Howlin: Yes, I am now ready to announce
a new model for workshops — the Intensive Series. It is a series of weekends, specially conceived for
smaller tango communities. The workshops focus on
community building and providing solid fundamentals
for dancers at any level. I visit the same communities
three to five times a year and work with them online throughout the seminar process. This allows me
to offer consistent training opportunities. Many people
have been asking me for something like this for years.
Each seminar has weekly assignments and challenges,
video review material, and exclusive resources only
accessible to the program participants. I have already
been doing this in Massachusetts for one year now,
and I am working with a few other communities that
are interested in implementing the same model. It’s
very exciting.
MTW: How do you foresee the future of tango in
Montreal?
Tomas Howlin: I see lots of potential for Montreal
becoming a center for tango, again.The community has
many talented and passionate dancers, enthusiastic organizers and generous hosts.This bright future will only
happen if some central attitudes change. All of the many
organizations in Montreal must begin understanding
and envisioning a different landscape for tango. They
need to begin seeing beyond their immediate needs.
Montreal needs more support for beginners, more affordable tango opportunities for everyone, and more
whole community events where everyone is involved.
All the parts are there, it just needs to come together.
MTW: Thank you, Tomas. It has been a pleasure talking with you.

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