Category: Marcato en Cuatro


  • From Waiting to Finally Dancing With Yourself – Mari Mero

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    From Waiting to Finally Dancing With Yourself – Mari Mero

    I met Mari Mero not so long ago, but from the first moment she struck me as a super interesting personality with lots of stories to tell. Since the idea of this podcast is to share the stories of long-time dancers, she couldn’t be missing from it! Our Saturday morning conversation didn’t prove me wrong.…

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  • From Feeling Lost to Making Tango Click – Paolo Ferari

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    From Feeling Lost to Making Tango Click – Paolo Ferari

    The central idea behind Marcato en Cuatro is to shine a light on the people I call “local heroes”. People who contribute to their local Tango communities in different ways. Paolo was one of those heroes in Frankfurt. He contributed a lot to shaping the community we have today, and he’s also someone I admire,…

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  • From Couchsurfing to Tango Obsession – Sepideh Saeb

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    From Couchsurfing to Tango Obsession – Sepideh Saeb

    Sepideh happens to be in the wider area of Frankfurt. When I asked her to join me for a Marcato en Cuatro episode, she gladly accepted, and I had no idea where this episode would take us. Her story feels like something out of a movie. The hero sets out for an innocent backpacking trip……

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  • Dancing From Shyness To Confidence – Nathan Leptin

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    Dancing From Shyness To Confidence – Nathan Leptin

    Nathan is one of the first people to know about the idea behind Marcato en Cuatro long before I had fixed in my mind the whole thing. He is one of the people that I came to deeply appreciate because of their responses and comments to my questions in the group. They always had an…

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  • Finding Meaning Beyond the Steps – Melina Sedo

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    Finding Meaning Beyond the Steps – Melina Sedo

    When I first contacted Melina for the episode, she told me she doesn’t feel like a “local hero”… and I agree. I would describe her more like the next-door international tango hero, because her work contributes so much to creating a lot of other “local heroes”. That is one of the reasons why I wanted…

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