It is now Monday evening and Paras and I completed most tasks. I have a nice beer and finally some time to look back. What a special camp was this. Energizing, creative, full of toilets etc challenges and so many beautifull people. I was was thinking what would I do at new years eve without a camp. It could never be so fullfilling. I want to thank everybody for his or her contribution.
Now we have to wait 5 1/2 months for the next one. That feels as a very long time. Why don't we organise a camp 4 times a year and then in different countries. I would go for it I.
We love you all and hope to see and dance with you soon,
Paul
05/01/2009
Pictures
Dear devils and angels,
Thank you all for the lovely last 6 days.
I made lots of pictures with my new camera and if you want to take a look, please visit
I only posted pictures of day 1, but will continue the coming days to post some more of the rest of the camp.
If you are not happy to see your face on internet, please let me know at gemmaelisabeth@gmail.com and I will remove the picture.
Lots of good wishes to you all,
Gemma
19/11/2008
Looking for transport!
People ask me some times if we know anybody driving from Amsterdam, Cologne or Berlin. But it is difficult for us to respond to, because we do not keep track of cities where people come from. We are looking for transport from: Amsterdam, Cologne, Basel, Berlin and we are looking for people who can pick up people from the nearby train station. So if you have space in your care and can take somebody, please let us know.
Love
Paul
Love
Paul
The camp almost full now
Dear Taboe lovers,
Just an update on how we are doing. The camp is almost full now. We have 105 dancers, 55 % non-Dutch and 10 nationalities. It will be a big party. We have a little more women than man, but an equal number of leaders-followers. This is somehow always magical. There are still some women on the waitinglist. So if you know a man who should come, just give him some extra motivation.
Love Paul
Just an update on how we are doing. The camp is almost full now. We have 105 dancers, 55 % non-Dutch and 10 nationalities. It will be a big party. We have a little more women than man, but an equal number of leaders-followers. This is somehow always magical. There are still some women on the waitinglist. So if you know a man who should come, just give him some extra motivation.
Love Paul
13/11/2008
Who wants to offer workshops
As you know the camp is a place where we share inspiration. You as a participant can offer workshop (ideas) to the group. Some examples of last camp were: street tango (a mix of street dance and tango), tango and sexuality, a video clip, paint your interpretation of music and dance it, and many more.
We are open for suggestions. So if you have an idea just send us a mail and we can see if we can make it happen during the camp.
See you later
xPaul
We are open for suggestions. So if you have an idea just send us a mail and we can see if we can make it happen during the camp.
See you later
xPaul
04/11/2008
Warm and cozy!
Last winter camp was great, but the dormitories were cold. But this time no worries, there is heating all over the place. The main building has been renovated last summer and we will have a warm gathering in all respects. I even hope we have some snow, so we can have a snowball fight with 100+ people. That would be great.Love Paul
28/10/2008
Love cannot return unless you give it.
One of the central themes of Taboe is that giving and receiving are equally important in life and dance and equally difficult. And the big challenge is to ballance them both. This is such an old theme, and still ever young because we find new ways of giving and receiving.
Paul
Paul
Who is coming
Just to give everybody an idea of the participation for next camp. We are booked 60% now, so it will be a lively camp and probably fully booked. At the moment about 65% is non-dutch, so there will be a lot of different languages spoken.
We will have to start a waiting list for followers soon, so motivate all male dancers around you. And we get more questions about whenn the summer camp 2009 will be, well write this down:
Taboe Summer Camp 1-5 July 2009.
See you withing 2 months......
Paul
We will have to start a waiting list for followers soon, so motivate all male dancers around you. And we get more questions about whenn the summer camp 2009 will be, well write this down:
Taboe Summer Camp 1-5 July 2009.
See you withing 2 months......
Paul
Little angels
Somehow it feels that events like the Taboe camp brings a lot of authentic and spontaneous energy into everybody. That's why we like to have children around, because they are the best examples being so spontaneous. So parents, do not hesitate and bring the little angels with you. We are organising special events and have already a contact-mom to discuss Taboe-children experiences and arrange for care and entertainment. You can contact Anja Strengers at anja.strengers@versatel.nl.
09/10/2008
The next camp 30 dec - 4 jan
Okay, here we go..... we started registration for the next Camp at the end of the year. After one week we are 30% full, so people who want to join have to make up their mind fairly soon.
Next camp is on the same location (yes, there is heating in the dormitories, so don't worry) and the same formula, but with new ideas, people and teachers. If you have suggestions, please tell us. We are looking for creative workshop ideas and talent to give them. Also contributions to this log are welcome.
This time we really going to try to get more children in. We even have a special contact mom, Anja Strengers, you can ask your questions and give your suggestions on kids. (Her contact details: anja.strengers@versatel.nl, +31.30-2940077)
We, the Taboe team, are looking forward to the next camp.
See you later,
Paul
Next camp is on the same location (yes, there is heating in the dormitories, so don't worry) and the same formula, but with new ideas, people and teachers. If you have suggestions, please tell us. We are looking for creative workshop ideas and talent to give them. Also contributions to this log are welcome.
This time we really going to try to get more children in. We even have a special contact mom, Anja Strengers, you can ask your questions and give your suggestions on kids. (Her contact details: anja.strengers@versatel.nl, +31.30-2940077)
We, the Taboe team, are looking forward to the next camp.
See you later,
Paul
26/08/2008
Ghosts and Angels
It's now 7 weeks since the last Taboe Tango Camp started. Sometimes it seems like it was yesterday and at other times it seems like years ago.
I eventually got around to processing the photos that I took at Taboe Camp. Strictly speaking I did not take any photos as I set my camera up in the corner of the room and asked it to take a picture for me once every minute during the evenings. I also set the exposure time for each picture to 2 seconds. This was so that enough light could be captured to ensure that the image wasn't completely black. This has the effect of blurring the image of anything that is moving, usually dancers in this case making many of the dancers appear very ghost like.
Click here for a link to a small selection of the pictures.
I also want to say a special thank you to the Angel who gave me a lovely picture before I left the Taboe Camp. I have no clue as to who the Angel could be, and that is as it should be. I just want the Angel to know that the picture is in my bedroom to remind me every morning of all the lovely experiences that the Taboe Camp gave me.
Thank you.
David
I eventually got around to processing the photos that I took at Taboe Camp. Strictly speaking I did not take any photos as I set my camera up in the corner of the room and asked it to take a picture for me once every minute during the evenings. I also set the exposure time for each picture to 2 seconds. This was so that enough light could be captured to ensure that the image wasn't completely black. This has the effect of blurring the image of anything that is moving, usually dancers in this case making many of the dancers appear very ghost like.
Click here for a link to a small selection of the pictures.
I also want to say a special thank you to the Angel who gave me a lovely picture before I left the Taboe Camp. I have no clue as to who the Angel could be, and that is as it should be. I just want the Angel to know that the picture is in my bedroom to remind me every morning of all the lovely experiences that the Taboe Camp gave me.
Thank you.
David
06/08/2008
24/07/2008
Dear fellow Angels,
How to explain to other people what the Taboe Tango Camp was all about?
I’ve tried to, but words don’t seem to do justice to the things I experienced. In the end my friends simply concluded that I had had a really good time as I kept on smiling like an idiot with every memory, every image that popped up: the wonderful people, the lovely dances, the workshops and creations, the ‘propjes’ritual...
I’ve kept this marvelous tango-energy for days (and then there was the TangoVerde summerparty and a new strand of energy emerged...;-))
For me the camp was one big playground. This place full of creativity, imagination, sharing and love made me experience a new kind of freedom – to express myself, to (re)discover myself. I learned a lot these days, not just about tango, but also about myself. For which I’m very grateful.
When I first visited the Taboe salon in May, one of the very first things I noticed were all these people coming in and not simply greeting each other, but hugging – intensely as I may say. I wondered what that was all about. Nevertheless, in spite of this obviously incrowd thing, I felt very welcome, danced with a lot of people and had a splendid night.
Tomorrow I’ll be without a doubt one of those hugging people – yes, I consider myself incrowd now ;-). I know now how such a wonderful experience as the Taboe Camp can bond people together.
My hopes are that this lovely, crazy, openminded, loving and caring Taboe community will welcome new tangodancers as warmly as ever. And that all of you angels keep on sharing with others and multiply the Taboe spirit!
With love, Eline
I’ve tried to, but words don’t seem to do justice to the things I experienced. In the end my friends simply concluded that I had had a really good time as I kept on smiling like an idiot with every memory, every image that popped up: the wonderful people, the lovely dances, the workshops and creations, the ‘propjes’ritual...
I’ve kept this marvelous tango-energy for days (and then there was the TangoVerde summerparty and a new strand of energy emerged...;-))
For me the camp was one big playground. This place full of creativity, imagination, sharing and love made me experience a new kind of freedom – to express myself, to (re)discover myself. I learned a lot these days, not just about tango, but also about myself. For which I’m very grateful.
When I first visited the Taboe salon in May, one of the very first things I noticed were all these people coming in and not simply greeting each other, but hugging – intensely as I may say. I wondered what that was all about. Nevertheless, in spite of this obviously incrowd thing, I felt very welcome, danced with a lot of people and had a splendid night.
Tomorrow I’ll be without a doubt one of those hugging people – yes, I consider myself incrowd now ;-). I know now how such a wonderful experience as the Taboe Camp can bond people together.
My hopes are that this lovely, crazy, openminded, loving and caring Taboe community will welcome new tangodancers as warmly as ever. And that all of you angels keep on sharing with others and multiply the Taboe spirit!
With love, Eline
17/07/2008
the time after.....
The time after.....after taboe tango...how is that?
...memories,
lots of gooooood memories passing by,
...the shoulder massage rups, someone starts, the YES -let;s do THAT virus! carries on and in no time you have a massive fun line and caring stroking fingers in your back and neck. great!
The saying good buy line: beautiful and terribly emotional as well....all these eyes , memories of moments and dances shared together---I felt so happy, so sad and vulnerable all together
the cleaning of the dormitories: to the sounds of gotan project a broom brush tango trio evolves in the moment, instant composition with stoffer and blik, no discussion, just do and dance in one go, wonderful! (the ones I shared that with will remember..)
Playing with Paula, (this GORGEOUS angelito!!!) being in nature, smelling the woods, the wet leaves after the rain,
greeting the earth and meeting the sky in the morning with Roberto in the qui Gong circle,
sharing fun whilst waiting for the coffie or doing the dishes,
the encounters on the dance floor: each time touching upon a different energy, entering into another personal bubble of body-story, exploring, stumbling upon sometimes, laughing, being carried together into the flow of the music,
Most of all: experiencing the dynamics of people, their laughs, their ways, their energy.
open the heart and spread the vibe, be an angel everyday!
I felt my angel already today and the wings touched upon me...hmm.
Claudia morocha
...memories,
lots of gooooood memories passing by,
...the shoulder massage rups, someone starts, the YES -let;s do THAT virus! carries on and in no time you have a massive fun line and caring stroking fingers in your back and neck. great!
The saying good buy line: beautiful and terribly emotional as well....all these eyes , memories of moments and dances shared together---I felt so happy, so sad and vulnerable all together
the cleaning of the dormitories: to the sounds of gotan project a broom brush tango trio evolves in the moment, instant composition with stoffer and blik, no discussion, just do and dance in one go, wonderful! (the ones I shared that with will remember..)
Playing with Paula, (this GORGEOUS angelito!!!) being in nature, smelling the woods, the wet leaves after the rain,
greeting the earth and meeting the sky in the morning with Roberto in the qui Gong circle,
sharing fun whilst waiting for the coffie or doing the dishes,
the encounters on the dance floor: each time touching upon a different energy, entering into another personal bubble of body-story, exploring, stumbling upon sometimes, laughing, being carried together into the flow of the music,
Most of all: experiencing the dynamics of people, their laughs, their ways, their energy.
open the heart and spread the vibe, be an angel everyday!
I felt my angel already today and the wings touched upon me...hmm.
Claudia morocha
What makes you happy!
Thank you, Paras & Paul, for making this possible. Without you, this would not have happened. You two unite all these fine and lovely people...
It was wonderful!
Rik
It was wonderful!
Rik
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