Random Thoughts
The first thing one should be learning, before the walk, the embrace and posture…, is how to relax before embracing the other.
While dancing, instead of focusing on the technique, focus on breathing into each movement.
Sometimes the biggest challenge in tango is to find oneself. You have to know who you are before understanding the other person in embrace.
When you reach a plateau, like most of us do, go back to the basic: embrace, posture and try to forget everything else that you’ve learned.
Don’t think about how to dance, think about what makes one dance.
In class, one learns. In practica, one practices what one has learned. In milonga, one forgets everything but trying to have some fun.
The problem with stepping in the floor with bending knee is that, the energy is blocked off.
A lot of teachers teach how to dance, few teach how to feel. Who to learn from, however, is entirely up to you.
