Tango Therapist

H ere's a good reason for teachers to become better at teaching floorcraft:  The world of technology will eventually hit the milonga...

H ave you ever watched Impress-Sieve dancers? They pull off amazing moves that you probably will never do.  If you try to copy them, oth...

I am a porcupine, some have said. At the milonga, I go where I want. The bear tangueros leave me alone. The prowling tigers choose their...

Sharing Her Aura  by Mark Word We agree to meet -- a reenactment of love at first sight, As a thousand times before when we dance....

Waiting for a dance in Juarez S itting and listening to music is stressful. Okay, it can be kind of nice. If you are absolutely exh...

ave you ever found an old letter that you wrote?   It is amazing to go back to that moment.  There's a good chance that the ...

How's this for a great contest?  The Body as Music contest.  Imagine trying to "hear" the music by just watching dancers. ...

Now that she has her own Guru, she melts into his close embrace. We grow up hearing great wisdom from our father, but don't listen....

These shoelaces are priceless* O ne evening not too long ago, Norman gave me the " Goldene Schnürsenel " Award -- an unoffici...

She holds her father, wondering if it will be for the last time Don't let me go! The brother within me holds you at the airport.   ...

M any people I know in the tango scene would not know how salsa boils inside of me. There is a reason for this: I know the salsa repert...

During the music, it felt ask if she would never let me go. When the Music Stops When the music plays, she holds me near, Our bodi...

The counterclockwise churn of the milonga's revolving door ¡Volver!    After years away... Tonight she again enters at tango...

We only try to help the ones who come back from war. The below poem was written for a group of mental health providers who knew Maria,...

Maybe you will learn good technique only after you have a good reason I have a friend who wanted to play the guitar well enough to sit...

Tango can be just a dance. But it can be much more. When I am "expectant" and present, I feel a transfer of information.  ...

Follow the line of dance with reverence for tradition. There is no Mecca of tango. . . Language sometimes hides the truth.  We should...