daniel trenner :: tango

Welcome to the newest iteration of danieltrenner.com

It has been a long time coming!

In 2001 I went on a forced leave of absence that I expected to last three years, and ended up lasting seven. The catalyst was that I was the victim of random gang violence, while on tour in the SF Bay Area. The physical, emotional, and spiritual recoveries were lengthy. I just needed to stop and turn inward.

I regret that the crisis resulted in chaos for my personal and business networking. I had been to more than 100 cities during my travels and maintained contacts in most of them, and real connections with many important people in my life. I did circulate a message after the attack, and many people reached out to me, for which I am grateful, but many more folks may never have even known what happened, and simply felt abandoned by me. For this I am sorry. A medical emergency and the follow up recovery meant that I fell out of touch with everyone. The recovery of my network, as it was, seems unlikely, especially as now I am already building a new one. But I am now making an attempt to reach everyone that I can and alert you all that I am returning to work, traveling to teach again, and maintaining a beautiful new home in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, where I teach locally, and receive guests for intensive private study.

Here at my website you can learn a lot about dance, and my story.

I will be posting a blog, most of which will be devoted to discussing the subtle and sophisticated ideas and issues that I deal with all the time as a teacher of dance and movement, particularly the tango. But I will also dedicate some threads to my story, so that those of you who have known me through the years, as friend and/or teacher can catch up on some of what has happened to me.

You can also access an archive of material related to dance, the tango in particular, that is being converted slowly into digital form. There will be photo and video libraries of material I have either filmed or collected over the years. Keep checking back as the material is substantial, and we are finally in the process of focused conversion. There will also be new material available, which I am in the process of organizing and filming now.

Many of you have been asking about my old catalogue of Bridge to the Tango Video (BttTV) Instructional Video, Tango and Swing. The Tango Videos are out of print, but I am still selling from existing inventory, and you will see what is available, only in VHS, in the store.

My touring schedule is also available, and will be continually updated as I add new workshops. And, I now have space in my home to receive visiting students for a combination B & B, and intensive study experience. Consider making a study trip to one of the nicest places in the northeast, to enjoy the area, and improve your dancing.

I teach locally in the Northampton area, and host talented and exciting workshops with guest teachers. You can find the information and schedule at Northamptontango.com

I am happy that you are visiting me here. As I have begun traveling again, 8 cities so far in 2009, it has been great to run into people I knew before, and to receive your cares and concerns for me. Life can be truly incredible sometimes, as in the instance of renewed connection.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy summer and fall. See you soon, I hope.