Song Of Solomon - Part III

Song of Solomon 4:7 ESV "You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you."
EXCERPT FROM 'GO ARGENTINE TANGO YOURSELF'
The Relationship Between Social Media And Self Worth
According to Álvaro Soltero, Managing Editor of The Social U., "The University of Salford in the UK did a study last year on social media’s effects on self-esteem and anxiety, and reported that 50% of their 298 participants said that their 'use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter makes their lives worse'"(1). Why would this be? Perhaps one reason is the importance some people place on comparisons between themselves and "higher performing" friends? The 'likes' you get or don't get might be likened to accolades you get or don't get.
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Song of Solomon - Part II

Song of Solomon 2:10 ESV "My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away..."
EXCERPT FROM 'ROMANCE IS SEVEN MUSICAL TANGO STEPS AWAY'
Tango Is Romantic Because The Man Takes Charge.
Women have said this to me. I asked one woman, a doctor, why she tangos. Her reply: "I re-discover my feminine dancing tango, after spending an entire week at work where I operate out of my masculine". Women WANT a strong capable lead in any dance, because it helps them feel beautiful, graceful, in short - feminine. And in tango, you must be a strong lead. There is no checking with her as to what she wants next. You initiate, she responds.
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Song of Solomon - Part I

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.₃

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/