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Falling in love with tango

07 Friday Jan 2011

Posted by Kirra in Tango

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Argentine Tango, Comox Valley, connection, Energy, first dance, love, tango energy, tango junkie, Vancouver Island Tango

Falling in love.

What does falling in love have anything to do with tango?  Well, it has been described that learning tango is like falling in love and that to really learn tango you must first fall in love with it.

When someone begins he can be dazzled by things that are external; the things of tango are internal… A dancer arrives at the roots of tango when he falls in love…  ~Eduardo Arquimba

For some people tango is love at first sight, head-over-heels, married-in-Vegas kind of love .  For others it is a slow burn.  Maybe they are already dating another dance but wake up thinking of tango and need to be near it.

El tango te espera (tango waits for you).  ~Anibal Troilo

Tango is the kind of gal you take home to meet your mother.   It is a serious commitment not a passing fancy.

Tango is a culture, not a dance. Neither is tango a summer or weekend fashion. ~Jorge Dispari

Learning how to live life and be madly in love can be a challenge, especially to the real people in your life.  A balance must be found and everything needs to be put in perspective.  You have to be able to think for yourself and make good, solid choices rather than blindly following your new found love down any old road named ‘tango’.  It is not a competition about who is the most in love, nor is it a race.

I also think, in certain circles, that tango needs to be grouped into Things-you-don’t-discuss-with-relatives like sex, religion, and politics.  It can get rather heated if Tango-L is any indication.

Falling in love is blissful.

No matter at which stage of love you are with tango, I wish you a long and wonderous relationship.  I welcome you to share you love stories.

Warning: Tango can become a passion!

18 Wednesday Nov 2009

Posted by Kirra in Tango

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Argentine Tango, Tango, tango junkie, tango passion, Vancouver Island Tango

I am inspired by a recent blog post about how Tango is not an addiction.  I agree!  The word Addiction has such negative connotations.  Can you imagine what a tango treatment centre would look like?  I will never be cured!  I am not going to tango rehab.

I am laughing as I write this because we don’t really know what we are getting into when we start tango.  We may think we know or have some idea of what tango is, but generally we don’t.

I have  joked with my  students that I should have them sign a waiver stating: I am not responsible for where tango may take you!  But for the most part I let the new dancers find out for themselves how passionate you become when tango finds you.

I have seen many things happen because of this passion.  Because tango has taken them to a place of self fulfillment, expanded their horizons, given them a community within which to grow and thrive, and given them permission to have such a passion.

So my question is this:  Do we warn the beginners?  Or do we smile, nod, keep playing the music and then watch as they quit boring jobs, rip up all the carpet in their house and put in a dance floor,  travel far and wide to dance , leave stagnant relationships, start a shoe collection, buy clothing that sparkles, walk with a different step, and become night owls….?!

I warned them and thank goodness they didn’t listen to me! 😉

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