Musings on Tango, Sensuality and Spirituality
“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
The first time I was encouraged to breathe in a tango embrace and then invited to breathe in unison with my partner, my gut reaction was: Yikes! What is it about breathing in an embrace that makes one feel so vulnerable? Certainly, it intensifies the chest-to-chest connection. Depending on one’s comfort level with close embraces, … Read more
(3 minute read. This blog is part two of a post from about a decade ago. Still relevant and fascinating.) Session #2 with Jean-Sebastien, Studio Ten. Tango is communication. Learning tango is like learning a language. The only difference is that with each tango lesson, I seem to have to relearn the alphabet. Case in … Read more