Song of Solomon 6:3 ESV "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine;"
DO THE BORG DANCE ARGENTINE TANGO?
The woman in the coffee shop busily two-thumbed her "mobile device", without talking as she waited in line with other people. I thought: With whom and to what degree is she connecting, and would she even be interested in learning [I'm a teacher] the Argentine Tango?
A bigger question: why would anyone so facilely and ubiquitously connected to "The Collective" be interested in learning to connect with another person at close range, as in the Argentine tango?
The Internet Foretells False Intimacy
"The Internet privileges self-revelation with all its feints, omissions, and dodges, while face-to-face contact over time bequeaths a wealth of observed information."
1 Even romantic partners find that texting does not result in a close relationship.
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The Argentine Tango Telegraphs True Intimacy
"Usually 10 minutes into the class you can tell more about a person's character or the relationship within a couple than you could after talking."
2 In short, you can't hide. Your expression of tango contains so much of you (e.g. posture and body language telegraph your personality) that you are virtually an open book. Of course, you may project on your partner and thus miss important information, but this happens in any encounter, on-line or off.
So Do the Borg Dance The Tango?
I know someone who both texts and dances Argentine tango (not at the same time - btw have you ever seen it?). There is no study to show a correlation or lack of one between heavy texters and Argentine tango dancers. But I'm betting it's those unafraid of individuality and intimate connection at the same time who will go for this dance.
For more information, see
Articles About Argentine Tango.
(1) http://www.christianitytoday.com/women/2013/january/false-intimacy-of-dating-in-digital-age.html?paging=off
(2) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sasha-cagen/what-argentine-tango-taug_b_4756696.html
(3) http://www.babble.com/relationships/hold-the-phone-texting-may-be-ruining-intimacy-relationships/