tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post6548786798431354844..comments2024-03-21T14:56:18.159-04:00Comments on Tango Therapist: Tango Intercourse? Tango Therapisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-75331751728469899532022-10-02T07:32:26.366-04:002022-10-02T07:32:26.366-04:00I agree that intercourse and dialogue and many oth...I agree that intercourse and dialogue and many other analogies can be helpful. :-)Tango Therapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-42838775215010629982022-10-02T07:28:46.212-04:002022-10-02T07:28:46.212-04:00Oh my. Thanks for providing an example of the &qu...Oh my. Thanks for providing an example of the "dance as a conversation" analogy at work.Tango Therapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-45940751352195446562022-10-02T07:27:11.639-04:002022-10-02T07:27:11.639-04:00I think that was Mr. Anonymous who said that!
I think that was Mr. Anonymous who said that!<br />Tango Therapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-20017739834289625902022-10-01T06:46:34.690-04:002022-10-01T06:46:34.690-04:00PS A must-see demonstration of Tango Dance Convers...PS A must-see demonstration of Tango Dance Conversation at TEDx UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iavquY2OFo . Music not required, note. Quite... remarkable! :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546555586986008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-45715083198905904092022-08-01T08:13:57.380-04:002022-08-01T08:13:57.380-04:00Well said Mark.
And on the music. "I do not ...Well said Mark.<br /><br />And on the music. "I do not dance the music. The music dances me." said ... someone.<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546555586986008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035244062520832583.post-55319890759049488262022-07-27T14:51:12.784-04:002022-07-27T14:51:12.784-04:00Fully agree. I think part of the confusion is the ...Fully agree. I think part of the confusion is the otherwise helpful comparison of tango or dancing in general with language. I remember well, in my first year of learning tango, I came to understand that first I learned "sentences" ( the figures!), later realised that it's rather "words" I could combine by myself; today, I think of the tango steps of "syllables". When improvising as a leader I produce new "sentences", some of which I "spoke" before, even often, some are completely new. However, a real language is much, much richer, as you would have thousands of syllables to combine and can express almost everything. What I want to contribute to Mark's above thoughts is, finally, that even if we call tango a language with followers "responding", the possibilities are so restricted that it would be a very boring conversation indeed. But that's no tanguero/a's experience. It is not boring at all! And the simple reason is that it is so much more than a language and a very simple conversation, see Mark's remarks above.Michaelnoreply@blogger.com