Tag: social


  • The gift of the wrong partner
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    The gift of the wrong partner

    In a world that counts everything through performance… likes… followers… output… Tango pushes us to develop something else. Something that doesn’t really fit into metrics. Presence. So if presence doesn’t “pay”… why develop it at all? What is the value of it?

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  • Which mountain are you climbing?

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    Which mountain are you climbing?

    We believe that in Tango, as in many other activities, the higher you get, the lonelier it becomes. The better you dance, the fewer people you find to truly enjoy dancing with. So if improving means that fewer and fewer partners satisfy you… if you need those very few at “your level” to enjoy a…

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  • The excuse gap and the internal quiet
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    The excuse gap and the internal quiet

    In the last post, I wrote about the two different orientations of growth in Tango and the key differences between them. Especially in how they see the partner in the dance equation. The post finished with the following questions: If your growth orientation and intention are right, why does judgment remain? Why do good dancers…

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  • Your pleasure is not the goal
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    Your pleasure is not the goal

    If the goal of my dance is my enjoyment, what does this make the other person? Are they reduced to a variable in my pleasure… a means to my end?

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  • It’s not for the community we have…
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    It’s not for the community we have…

    I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions, but last year I actually made one. I told myself: “Let’s try to start a YouTube channel… something for new or future Tango dancers. Something that connects Tango life with real life.”

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