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Woo-woo or Wow-wow?

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It isn’t romance or desire. It is presence. It is the courage to be open, to meet another human with tenderness, curiosity and sensitivity. The steps may invite us in, but it’s the feeling that makes us stay. Shar

Never Surrender: the power of dance.

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For those of us who are at risk of despairing in these dark times, consider the inspiring words of Leonard Bernstein, the famous Jewish-American composer and conductor, who spoke defiantly in the face of the rising spectre of Nazism: “This will be our reply to violence: to make music (and dance) more intensely, more beautiful, more devotedly than ever before.”

Paying Attention, pt. 1

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“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer. It presupposes faith and love.” Simone Weil  “Love is the quality of attention we pay to things.” J.D. McClatchy. Attentiveness Deep attention is one of the most precious treasures we can share. Attentiveness is … Read more

w h e r e t h e s o u n d l a n d s

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(a guest blog post by Sharmarie, inspired by our on-going tangosensaciones conversations. Join us.) listening to myself listening so busy in my headthinking…my stepsmy posturemy partnerb r e a t h elet the music flowthroughmovementrhythmexpressionconnection listening to myself listening the energythe space between notes put on la cumparsita.  don’t think.  just notice  what moves.  the … Read more

The morning after revisited …

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Moments of intimacy: reflections the morning after on the night before …I thoughtfully took time to revisit the previous night’s dancing. What stuck with me, what have I kept, what opened me up emotionally and stretched my my heart, was quite surprising.

Nowhere to hide.

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Speak to me gently, softly. Caress me. Move with me. Sway with me. Sink into the shape of who you are. Breathe with me into the space between. Inhale the fragrance of connection. Taste the deliciousness of moving together. Every experience opens onto a panorama of joy and beauty,  Every encounter an invitation to surrender … Read more

Conscious Breathing continued.

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Whether we are dancing, practicing yoga, sitting beside someone we love, or simply moving through an ordinary day, breath is always inviting us back into relationship. With ourselves. With another. With life. Every inhale says: I am here. Every exhale says: I can let go. And somewhere between the two, we meet. The embrace is … Read more

Did you remember to breathe?

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Remember these? Wish you didn’t? Did you ever try to dance with a mask on? It definitely ruined the moment. There was an upside. Apart from supposedly keeping us from catching COVID, they taught us all to notice and value our breathing. It made us acutely aware of the need to breathe deeply and frequently, … Read more

I Never Dance With Strangers

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Wait just a minute! I thought that was the mystique of tango: the freedom to hold an absolute stranger in your arms for ten minutes without having to explain yourself. (Thanks Gustavo*) Let me clarify. Absolutely, I dance with people I have never met before, people who often have never danced Tango. In fact, these are … Read more

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