Thursday, July 24, 2014

Exodus 1


"The Argentine tango is a celebration of the masculine-feminine dynamic."

To express your masculine freedom in the Argentine tango, you must leave the slavery of learning and knowing "moves", and enter the wilderness of complete improvisation.  Only there will you fully express the creative man that you are, and get the woman to follow you anywhere.

Of course, there are principles to which you both adhere, else chaos would ensue. These principles I teach at Tangomasters.   For example:  lead with your chest.  Use your feet to support your moving body rather than using them as the method or motor of your dancing.

On this blog, you can learn the principles that will help you in the wilderness, by considering the homework questions that are posed.  You will find the answers on my website.

HOMEWORK QUESTION:

What do you do with your feet before you start moving and whenever you momentarily come to rest?

To find the answer, create a log-in at my website, then go to the "Principles" page.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

In The Beginning


"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; [masculine] and [feminine] he created them."  Genesis 1:27. New International Version

The good news of Argentine tango is that this beautiful dance celebrates this distinction, as well as the dynamic, between masculine and feminine. In fact the dance is beautiful precisely because of the distinction and interplay between these two principles inherent in our humanity: the two move as one.

This blog is mostly about the masculine part: how you can express your masculinity in this dance; why just learning and doing the masculine part well will automatically draw the feminine part to you.  I will be referring to my website often to help you learn some of the principles of this dance, which are surprising simple.

I hope this series of writings finds many, both men and women, who want the good news of a dance that can be learned and enjoyed using mostly what you already have.

Dan