Not poking fun ....... I think your post was great. I take comfort in the possibility of a 40 year old body possibly being more in tune than a 20 year old body, although I'm 50 (but started Tango at around 40!). For average people, not athletes or trained dancers etc, I think there is some credence in this idea.
And I love the line about Tango dimentia where - 'one sort of forgets the way home and it does not matter.' ....................could this be the Tango Bliss' I hear about .............. Oh and I've been on those buses, but I was sitting down so I guess that doesn't count. As for the more philosophical side of things: > ' Create a space where a person can explore his or her movement in a safe place, is much more important on any level of dancing than the moves or technique'....... .......... and ......... > 'Some call it the emergence of the authentic self.' I also think these are very valid observations, whether an individual is just 'expressing themselves' in a non-serious and fun way, or is actually taking things pretty seriously and really working at developing/improving etc. or both. And I would like to think a teacher would recognise this (transformation) in a pupil and, more importantly, take the time to encourage/do something about it. Of course we are all at different stages of development in our personal lives as human beings, regardless of age etc. (is this where you are coming from?) Now I've been at the computer too long! Which is why I don't post that often ............ Thanks, Mel. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
