Category: Self exploration

Posts about how tango relates with self development and exploration


  • It’s not the Tandas you dance

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    It’s not the Tandas you dance

    I’ll start with my unpopular opinion. I don’t like Biagi… Or Valses. (But strangely enough, I don’t mind a Vals by Biagi!) Usually, these are the moments I take a break in the milonga. Of course, there are exceptions, but that’s not the point. The real question is: how did I end up here? And…

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  • It’s not the milongas you go to

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    It’s not the milongas you go to

    In my previous post, I talked about how absence creates or highlights presence. That was about three weeks ago. Yes. I took a break from writing (or at least from posting) for a while. But the idea behind this post has been waiting patiently for three years to take shape. So… what’s three more weeks,…

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  • Leaving home

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    Leaving home

    I still remember the feeling of leaving my parents’ house and living alone at 18. Do you? I had spent time away from my parents before, but in most of those cases, I wasn’t truly on my own. There were always other people around in case I needed help. Living alone for the first time…

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  • Frodo, Sam and the power of Tango
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    Frodo, Sam and the power of Tango

    In the last post, I described how the Ring from The Lord of the Rings can symbolise Tango’s power and how it amplifies what’s already inside us. I used the relationship between Gollum and the Ring to show how Tango (The Ring) can twist us when we dance to escape ourselves (like Gollum used the…

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  • The Ring, the Gollum and… your Tango!

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    The Ring, the Gollum and… your Tango!

    You’ve probably seen the “My Taaaango” T-shirts with Gollum clutching the Ring like it’s the most precious thing in the world. Did you find it funny? I hope so. But have you ever wondered what message it hides about how Tango, like the Ring in The Lord of the Rings, can take over your identity…

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