Musings on Tango, Sensuality and Spirituality
A comment taken to heart … “Dancing with you is like a meditation. It’s like dancing tai chi.” So said my partner at the end of the tanda. Maybe not everyone’s high water mark, but it is mine. Who would have thought? Though I started practicing Tai Chi in the late 90’s, a few years … Read more
Two things happen when we get older. One is slowing down. Slowing down is not necessarily a detriment. In fact, in this age of frenzied lifestyles, it could quite well be considered a desirable adaptation. Some of this slowing down is of necessity, with bodies stiffening or energy failing.But another part of it is choice. … Read more
Speak to me gently, softly. Caress me. Move me. Sway with me. Coax me to relax into the shape of what you know and who you are. Invite me to breathe into the space between, inhale deeply the fragrance of connection, taste the deliciousness of moving together. This is the giving and receiving. This is … Read more
Facebook friends never die – apparently. I received a birthday notification the other day of a friend who had died the year previous. Um. A little weird. A message from beyond? Actually, I appreciated the reminder of his exceptional life, his resilience and his courageous battle with cancer. Although I hadn’t known him long, … Read more
With my hand extended
I invite you, my partner,
for the briefest of moments,
to nurture with me
this delicate warmth.
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 …
“This is about men who have taken the time to go through the humbling and scary challenge of learning to dance Tango. And whose Tango gives me huge inspiration and a feeling of oneness that lasts for days.” Guest blog, Mitra Martin. Brilliant.
Can Argentine Tango help in gender transitioning? About a year and a half ago a friend of mine disclosed that they were transitioning gender from male to female and invited my support. I suggested learning the follow role in Argentine Tango as a way of exploring gender dynamics and feminine sensitivities. This is our conversation after … Read more
How to keep your thinking out of your dancing. “We practice technique to get to know our own bodies. And then we take what we know of ourselves, our movements and musicality onto the dance floor to join up with our partner.” Carolina Bonaventura, milonguera y profesora. Me first? Who knew? Sure, there was always … Read more
Yikes! The first time I was encouraged to breathe in a tango embrace, I froze. What is it about breathing that makes one feel so vulnerable? There is something intensely personal and vulnerable about the rise and fall of one’s breath. Ancient traditions define this primal motion as the drawing in and releasing of Spirit. … Read more