{why tango is awesome}
makes you feel good • lets you make someone else feel good • and this goodness can spill out into the world and everyone elses’ lives • makes you feel understood • makes you feel connected • connected to your body • undeniably connected • safely connected • connected to your friends • forces overthinking out of the picture • makes your body happy • doesn’t cost much • keeps your mind alert • keeps your mind-body connection very alive, pristine, in-tune • is something you can do at any age • that gets better with age • exercises underused parts of your mind • the musical part • the spatial processing part • the kinaesthetic part • low impact; uses minimal resources • lets you experience the differences and similarities between yin and yang • makes you present • is a creative outlet • makes your body happy without poisoning it or causing others harm or damaging the environment • makes your body healthier without putting it through effortfulness or pain • makes your mind more alert • helps you notice more about each moment • deepens your connection to the present moment • lets you be playful with others, with your friends • inspires you to find creative new ways to delight others • a nice way to meet new people • a safe way to connect • a powerful but gentle incentive to work hard to become strong • helps you see the world through another’s eyes • is a joyful and sacred ritual we can share with each other • a way we can come together to honor and express our connections with each other • connects you to sensitivity for others, their bodies, their feelings • leads to more precise communication • depends your own natural sensitivity over time • having this skill connects you to people in every city of the world • connects you with the realities + capacities + magical potentialities of your own body • helps you learn to use your whole body as a magical instrument of connection • a way to spread your love for humanity with the world • a way to make people feel special • a secret superpower that makes people feel loved • amplifies and multiplies your ability to express love in this world • gives you an experience of mutually caring partnership without the sexual dynamic • deepens friendships • a way to be close and connected and present with another that doesn’t rely on or move toward sex • a space for creativity together • lets you experience a new standard of connectedness • exercises the “listening muscle” • encourages deeper communication • allows you to share things it would be impossible to share through words • lets you take a song you love and show someone why and how it moves you • makes you pay attention to details • makes the experience of love visible • creates happy vibes • helps you become more self-aware through constant feedback • creates a culture of respect and sensitivity and consideration and depth • gently and naturally improves verbal, emotional, and physical communication • connects us across generations • connects us across genders • connects us across every categorization • across race • across appearances • across geography • across ideologies, philosophies, political parties, national identities, conceptual differences • helps you sort out what role shared movement, emotion, sensuality, and sexuality play in a healthy relationship • helps you get past emotions when needed • a way to meditate while honoring your body’s natural desire to move and to share • a way to tame desire • a way to get a grip in your whims and desires and subjugate them to discipline and community values • in the context of great beauty
We can believe all these things philosophically but we need a practice to make them real, a way to put them into practice methodically, moment-to-moment, a day at a time: this is why we practice Tango!
Join us for a class this spring!