Would you like to arrange to have private lessons for you, your group of friends or organization? Private one-on-one lessons are available on the weekends. Contact Kent for more information about how to incorporate Tango as a team-building exercise for your group or organization, or even at your next party!
“Kent is a fantastic dance instructor. First of all, his knowledge and experience make him a master. But more importantly, his love of sharing this passion engages the student quickly. He is very personable and friendly and always looking for ways to connect with the students; to bring the art of dance into their lives with their own music, all the while exposing them to genres that they may not have appreciated before. He expands your musical appreciation while teaching you how to express yourself through movement. We thoroughly enjoyed his classes and hope to return for more soon.”
Service Category: Dance Instructor
Year first hired: 2009
Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
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http://www.whqr.org/post/midday-interview-kent-boseman
Cindy and Keith\’s Tango Wedding Video
6 months of practice led to this cool dance. They are both GE Nuclear Engineers who’d never danced….
Jemila Ericson at WHQR interviews Kent.
The last time I shot local tango instructor Kent Boseman, we took to the beach to capture some quintessential poses against a stunning backdrop (I distinctly recall standing on a boardwalk handrail while my assistant held my legs to keep me from falling face first into the dunes…). This time around, I met Kent and his new partner Jessie Poteat at Wilmington’s Cameron Art Museum where they were to perform three numbers as part of a fund-raising event. There would be no static posing, just two dancers in motion and me with my camera attempting to capture images that speak for the drama, passion and longing of the Argentine tango.
This was my first attempt at shooting dance in motion, and what a challenge it was! Part of the problem was being too enraptured with the dance to properly photograph it. So for the first two practices during warm-up, I made myself merely observe and take note of the lines created and of the moments that moved me. Even with those in mind, it was a matter of anticipating and staying ahead of the dancers, and admittedly, there was plenty I missed or wasn’t able to catch at the proper angle. The good news is, if you keep at it, eventually you’ll catch something brilliant.
The other problem I ran into was the lighting situation. I’d brought my flash and flash bracket, but I found when testing that it created a horrible glare in the large windows surrounding the dance floor, and it didn’t bounce well off the ceiling, either. It was, however, quite bright in the space, so I took a chance and grabbed my fixed length lens. While it allowed me to forgo the flash, it meant no zooming in or out, so if I wanted a shot, I’d have to move. A lot.
When I got the images into Lightroom (my editing software of choice), I decided to give them an added simplicity by going black and white. Due to the low light I’d decided to work with, there was a little noise to remove, but this allowed the forms to be the focus, rather than the features of the dancers in particular. Next, I turned up the drama a bit by pumping up the contrast and highlighting the tension in the dancers’ limbs, et voila! I’d managed a good number of final images that achieved the look and emotion I was hoping for.
So, quite the learning experience. And, inadvertently convincing your boyfriend you should take tango lessons together? Priceless.
Jessie after demo:)
Kent thank-you so much for sharing Noel’s story to the press. So many people have responded on how her story has blessed them in their times of hopelessness during this Christmas Season. You are Awesome & we Looooove you! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas & that you are doing some Tango in this snow. xoxo
http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=13738998
A clip[1. YouTube Clip.] from the marriage of Princess Máxima of the Netherlands featuring the music of Astor Piazolla, written when his father died. This clip was sent to me by Heike McDoniel, whose grandfather (German) played the bandeneon for his family and now Heike’s father has tragically died ;(
Embedding has been disabled by the poster, so you’ll have to go to YouTube to watch. Enjoy!
Another clip[1. YouTube Clip.] from the 1997 film “The Tango Lesson” featuring my friend Fabián Salas and the music of Yo-Yo Ma.
As many reviewers have noted, there isn’t a lot of talking in this movie, and indeed, this makes for a slow first half hour, but as the movie unfolds you realize that silence is the genius of the film. It’s appropriate that writer/director/star Sally Potter has chosen tango for her subject, for, as we see in the film, tango at its best is about two dancers communing with each other, silently and sharply.[2. IMDb Review.]