Tango Therapist

Picasso Ceramic:  Dancing to the flute T hrough tango I have discovered that the most primal musical instrument on earth is the human bo...

T ango is a great laboratory for self-discovery.   Dancing brings out my feelings and insights into myself like no other activity I have ...

Image and Likeness of Grace I once tried to understand religious grace. I watched the cruel ones claim salvation...

Musicality  is, simply stated, a sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music . Musicality is not originally a dancer's term ,...

Her life is being a dancer. As a little girl, that is all she wants to do -- Ballet and jazz and Latin dance. But th...

T oday's musical term  for dancers is "dynamics," and how they may be applied to musical dancing. A visual expression of ...

Joined hearts create their own infinity ...  A premonition of my imminent death awakens me. My dream plays out on  Autobahn 6....

The Chicharra is a sound effect that violinists, cellists, violists in tango orchestras create by using their bow on the "wrong sid...

I can dance without legs, dancing as my soul imparts. I can dance without ears, but not without my heart. I can dance without...

While building a glossary of musical terms for tango dancers, I will feature a few important terms in separate posts.  For the very first ...

I discovered tango while working at a medical center in the United States. One day at work I met a colleague, a psychiatrist from Argentina....

Have you ever experienced a time warp while dancing? Start Here:  With your own Spark Bending time lately?  Acceleration of time is ...

A woman reads snippets out of the life of Ástor Piazzolla. Then Violin sings the songs that only a tanguero gypsy can. Piano has the...

Since this post seems mostly misunderstood please read a definition of Lady Lead  first. Also, be aware that the term " leader " ...

Photo by Romanlily Lady Lead   She gives herself fully to best tangueros . I watch in awe of her animated femininity. Her grace des...

Translation in German Being present . That is what tango gives us more than anything else, perhaps. Being present in our bodies is ...

Milongas can be a long dive for me here in Germany; so last summer sometimes I would go down the street to dance salsa instead.  One eveni...