tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post1491136710207422918..comments2024-03-21T14:56:18.159-04:00Comments on Tango Therapist: What my teenage son taught me about tangoTango Therapisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-80431867917996705182010-12-02T06:48:29.155-05:002010-12-02T06:48:29.155-05:00@Kristi: I was realizing something from this post ...@Kristi: I was realizing something from this post and what people have said in comments that I can feel if someone is smiling through their body and how they hold me. That should be enough, but unlike my usual stance that tango is not for show but a dance for just my partner, I am realizing that just as I dance with those around me, I also convey my experience of my tanguera through my body and face. And there is nothing wrong with informing my face about the way I truly feel as a way of complimenting the woman who is dancing with me.Tango Therapisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-76785979766675974622010-12-02T00:04:55.046-05:002010-12-02T00:04:55.046-05:00Best Feeling *Ever*: When you feel your partner sm...Best Feeling *Ever*: <br>When you feel your partner smiling against your cheek.Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303945825172478404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-34305357934872119842010-12-01T18:43:53.083-05:002010-12-01T18:43:53.083-05:00@Down-under Tanguera: There are some lyrics that r...@Down-under Tanguera: There are some lyrics that really get to me; so I cannot imagine having had tango hits that bring you back to what you were doing in junior high, or with your first great love, or the partner who left your for another. I would be a wreck, sobbing on the dance floor. Your multiple visits to Buenos Aires give you some great insights, and I appreciate you sharing these with us.Tango Therapisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-84345891965099653782010-12-01T18:39:53.175-05:002010-12-01T18:39:53.175-05:00@SMW: Sara, your comments add depth to what I was ...@SMW: Sara, your comments add depth to what I was trying to say. It is not easy to smile away when the pathos of the music or as the dance itself brings out our own depth of feeling that is not always just "kicks and giggles." I DO like your facial expressions and they are varied. Your bliss face is great, and I don't always need just that. Also, I find myself in a rare bad-mood moment when I take a chance with a tanguera during a milonga set and she holds me at arms length or is clueless about the dance. Milonga sets are so rare and so precious that it really nerves me when a lady does not value the embrace. Why not dance NorteƱo or Merenge? That is why it is best to have milonga enthusiasts like you along with me. ;-)Tango Therapisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-21552881928669737542010-12-01T04:08:37.295-05:002010-12-01T04:08:37.295-05:00Mark, I too have had the privilege of watching my ...Mark, I too have had the privilege of watching my Argentinean teachers dance with such strain on their faces especially that of the male who captures the true meaning of the songs that he grew up with in his country through sadness, loss, upheaval and the passion. The meanings and words that he knows and carries through to the dance floor that he has known as a young boy growing up.The feeling and expression felt is in the room and with his partner as they dance together. They live the moment together. A wonderful performance with them always.tanguera from australianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-19619875462586132962010-12-01T01:47:40.759-05:002010-12-01T01:47:40.759-05:00Mark, if you know the people involved then you wil...Mark, if you know the people involved then you will come to know the different expressions that one wears and what they mean even from across the room.<br>I know that sometimes I am intensely focused on the music and my partner and my face may look like I am in pain, but my whole body from head to toe does not look like I am in pain.<br>Often I am laughing or smiling from ear to ear, that is what it looks like, pure delight.<br>Sometimes I am not quite so delighted (understatement) and I wear a polite smile...if you know me you can tell the difference.<br>The whole bodies of both dancers tells a more complete story than just the facial expression of one dancer.smwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872985563424976698noreply@blogger.com