Social
It’s not the dancers you see
“We have a policy in our events,” he told me. “No stars. It creates the wrong dynamic.” I smiled happily, not because it was funny, but because I had written about exactly this years ago. And here it was: an organiser proudly standing by it.
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The broken pebble jar
Tango is all about trust. We all know it. We open our embraces and let strangers in, expecting that they will not harm us physically or emotionally. This requires a great deal of trust. And the more we dance, the more we learn to trust… or distrust some partners.
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Old and new shadows
In this post, I want to discuss… Shadows. Not the ones created by light hitting an object, but the ones we keep inside us. But before we go there, let’s start with a short quiz: What if a person is aggressive? Would you say aggressiveness is a good or a bad trait? Think about it…
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Self exploration
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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Dance like there is no… tomorrow
“It’s such a pity that no one took a photo of me dancing with her.” A friend told me about a memorable tanda he had. Just a few days ago, another friend posted a video of dancing with a well-known dancer that many consider a myth. Looking at photos and videos from events we joined…
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Unknown or unseen?
If you read this blog, you might think I am some kind of super-famous dancer. You might think I am known in milongas. You know… the kind of person who immediately attracts attention when he enters the space. The truth is that I am quite the opposite. Maybe, I became a little “famous” in the…
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Musicality
The complexity of simple
Most of us think in very basic combinations and patterns. We have learned, practiced and memorized just a number of them and use them in our dance. But the possibilities out there are endless to be able to dance each and every song in our life in a completely unique way even just by simply…
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Rules, risks and returns in Tango
Did you spot the pattern? Three classic rules broken, three different results, three different gains. But is there something in common between them? Yes. The pleasure from the tanda. Either expressed verbally, with a smile or with a non breaking embrace or in any other way… These are the moments we are looking for when…
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Focus
So please… focus your conversations (dance) and don’t try to talk about everything in those 2 or 3 minutes! It is not possible!
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