Contact Information...

• Lois' email address.

• David's email address.

• Studio phone: 612.822.8436

• Mobile phone: 612.518.4915

About Lois...

Lois Donnay teaches, performs, choreographs and promotes all types of partner dancing in Minnesota, and has been specializing in teaching Argentine Tango for over 10 years.

She was a founder and first president of the Tango Society of Minnesota, which has just celebrated its 10th anniversary. She is also a member of many dance organizations in Minnesota. She has choregraphed and performed at the Mall of America, State Theater, Pantages Theater, Guthrie Theater, Northrup and at many events throughout the Twin Cities. She also performed in an America's Got Talent commercial for Pop2Life.

She has taught in Fargo, ND, Madison, WI, Duluth and Rochester,MN, Dallas, TX and Buenos Aires. She organizes the tango dance at the Black Dog Cafe in St. Paul, and arranges tours to Buenos Aires. She travels every year to Buenos Aires, where she also teaches and performs, and also acts as tour guide to the students who accompany her there.

She DJ's and performs regularly, and of course dances every chance she can!

PHILOSOPHY of ARGENTINE TANGO

When Lois started learning Argentine Tango, the introduction of the dance to the United States was still very young. It is typical to think of tango dancing as just another ballroom or swing dance, but it is not. It is a way to interpret the richness of tango music, it is a way to share that interpretation with a partner, it is a way to connect to another human being in way that is deeper and more meaningful than any other dance. Until the student realizes this, and puts away their desire to learn more steps or to be showy to other dancers, they will not "get" tango. Tango is "a sad feeling danced". One must be willing and able to share their feelings in order to understand tango!