A little Buddhism goes a long way.
The core principle of Buddhism is to let go of attachment to outcome. Accept the present moment for what it is without judgement, expectation or agenda.
Touchy-Feely Tango: Presence in Motion, pt.3:
Tango is loaded with both touch and feeling. But do they always fit together in a way that is complimentary and energizing?
Presence in Motion: simplicity and grace
“Presence requires staying centered and present in one’s own self, and at the same time listening with your whole body to your partner’s motions and emotions. ThIs requires flexibility, adjustment, and adaptation, always in an environment of safety, trust, respect, honesty.”
Presence in Motion: weaving together the inner and outer dance.
Dancing Argentine Tango is like a moving Focusing practice. It requires staying centered and present in one’s own self, and at the same time listening with your whole body to your partner’s motions and emotions. ThIs requires flexibility, adjustment, and adaptation, always in an environment of safety, trust, respect, honesty.
Dancing with E-Motion
In my mind, all the involved, technical maneuvers that we practice and execute on the dance floor are merely the medium for experiencing the most tantalizing dynamic of tango, that of expressing feeling in and through our bodies.
Connect/ disconnect/ reconnect
The dance of intimacy is not a clinging onto or a smothering. It is the energy or connection that is created in that dramatic interplay between coming together and separating, between holding on and letting go. It is what happens in the middle when equal time and attention is paid to the drama of letting go and embracing. The back and forth, in and out. From dessert to desert to dessert.
Ode to Old
A Quote from Cacho Dante, speaking from the experience of a seasoned tanguero, “Thirty years ago, the tango wasn’t a trapeze act. When guys … didn’t really know how to dance, they did 20 steps; when they knew a bit more, the did 10; and when they really knew what they were doing, they danced five .. but with real quality.”
Tango is a feeling …
What kind of feeling does tango evoke for you? There is no outer dance if there is no inner dance. In fact, I have learned that I am physically incapable of dancing if there is no internal resonance to the music and my dance partner.
Women, Terror and Tango
“If more people danced, I am convinced it would be safe to go back out on the street again.” Making links between tango and the drive-through murders in Toronto this week.
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