On this Green Think podcast, international artists Jean-Pierre Simons and Bianca Blesching explore just that with Coach Betty…how dancing can strengthen our relationships.

Listen to their fascinating work and story…

Jean-Pierre Simons and Bianca Blesching

Jean-Pierre Sighé of West Central Africa’s Cameroon nation grew up in a cultural environment where dancing was part of normal living. Equipped with his African dancing background, he later discovered the Latin dances and immediately felt their appeal…particularly Argentine Tango.

His motivation for teaching Tango derives from his desire to share with others the beauty of this wonderful gift to the world from the Argentinean people. He does not want to simply teach a set of steps following some futile pattern. Jean-Pierre desires to faithfully transmit to others what he has had the privilege to receive directly from the Tango Masters – the spirit of Tango.

Bianca Blesching grew up in rural Germany. As a child, her inner appeal for dancing grew strong leading her to seek formal training in Hamburg, and a degree as a Certified Modern Dance Instructor and Choreographer with a focus on Improvisation.

Bianca followed her passion for dancing into Latin styles as she studied then taught Salsa. A logical progression in her exploration took her to the Tango world where she found roots.

Bianca is an instinctive dancer who is familiar with the rhythmic language as applied in African dancing. She enjoys the code of “call-response”, which plays a major role in improvisational exchanges between dancing partners.

Check out more beautiful photos, and learn more about these two fascinating people at TangoMagdalena.com.

Listen to Ilona and Charly now…

Ilona Glinarsky inspires us to imagine that relationship therapy can be as much fun as dancing Argentine Tango. Indeed, she sees tango as a conversation between two “equal” partners and a metaphor for a loving relationship. Ilona shares her own story of how, through a painful divorce, she expanded her own possibilities by studying psychology and dance.

Today, integrating these two disciplines, she helps her students heal their relationships on and off the dance floor by expanding their capacity to communicate, listen, trust and surrender.

Listen in and check out her blog at LivingTango.com.

Healing relationships is Charly Emery’s specialty too. Her approach is to help you develop skills that will allow you to rediscover your core. She explains her process that cuts to the chase to get you there. Charly has an interesting vision of the “Ultimate Relationship” you won’t want to miss.

Charly can be reached at CharlySense.com.

Happy Listening!