Tango Therapist

H ow does a tanguero or tanguera define basic survival and beyond?                       Only if Abraham Maslow had known tangueras!    ...

The closet of you inner child has to be sound proof not to dance B y accident, I came across a man's sincere question on "Yaho...

Music's Essential Elements:  Melody, Harmony and Rhythm.   I f tango dancers really wish to dance musically, they must at least sens...

A Century in the Pause of Time I want to be early this time to the milonga. Seems that I fight time in this world. Silent time is my ene...

The Innovator: Starting, not "starting over." I am trying to earn my white belt in tango.  Please join me and many others...

A super man asks for a dance non-verbally with a nod or wink. It's called a "cabeceo." Struggling with Spanish and English...

  When I was a boy When I was a boy, I was told not to cry. So I stopped. When I was a youth, I was told not to sing. S...

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 " ...