March 11, 2022

Reflecting the collective dream, with Jaime Montemayor

25 minutes

"Effectively, in martial arts you learn that 101 is a lifetime.”

Hear from DC social dancer and beloved community photographer Jaime Montemayor about why he started taking pictures, how tango is similar to (and different from!) Judo, and what brought him back to tango after a long hiatus.

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: "Patético" by Jorge Caldera, performed by Solo Tango Orquesta | Image Credit: Photo by Yulia Kriskovets, processing by Jaime Montemayor

Show Notes

View some of Jaime's photographs on Facebook, or check out his (in-focus, color-balanced;) Shutterstock library.

Various friends from the DC tango community came up over the course of Jaime's interview. One whose name didn't make it into the final episode is Jake Spatz of Eastern Market Tango Club, who has designated Jaime house photographer there. The teachers Jaime first studied with are Sharna Fabiano and Isaac Oboka, who are no longer in DC but still in our hearts. The DJ whose music broke Jaime's heart at Tango Holiday (the marathon Jaime describes at the end of the episode) was Yulia Kriskovets.

Want to hear Jaime wax philosophical about martial arts? Listen to this episode of The Mental Arts from 2020.

Read a transcript of Jaime's episode here.

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By Liz Sabatiuk