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Nothing prepared me for this. In fact, I had invested a good portion of my life energy trying to avoid it. In what is dubbed as a pleasure-seeking society I was certainly an anachronism, a Victorian Era throwback. How did I end up dancing Argentine tango?

Check out my recent tango blog on the e-mag, The Good Men Project. http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/transforming-through-tango-gmp/#sthash.WFEI6O8F

It is easy to become mesmerized by the glitz and glamour and technicality of tango.
But the older I get, the more intrigued I become with the basics …

How do I nurture an appreciation for the magic and mystery of tango?
(even when I am screwing up the steps or dancing with my least favourite partner)

Answer: Breathe in the WONDER.

How competent are you?   Unconscious Incompetence: We don’t know what we don’t know.  Blissful ignorance. It is unconscious incompetence that allows the first-time follow  to perform complex dance maneuvers without awareness of what he/she is doing or why. (see previous blog). He/she just blindly follows her partner and her instincts. Oh, that this could last. … Read more

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
Question: Do you have to be psychic to dance tango?

Answer: No, but it helps.

Here are a few of the magical mysteries that I experience in tango. Let’s explore.

Exploring the calesita and volcada. (A tip of the hat to Vera and Daniel, Edmonton Dance instructors at Casa Tango.) Vera: “Remember guys, no violence here.” Really? No violence? How rough can things get? This is a dance class, after all. Vera’s caution is simply about the lead. Last class the boleo, this class the … Read more

“Remember, no violence here, guys.”Tuesday evening class at Casa Tango with Daniel and Vera Calcines. No violence? In a dance class? What is Vera thinking? I am just off reading a true story about a young female journalist from Calgary who had been kidnapped in Somalia and held hostage for 429 days. Now that was … Read more