Re: [TANGO-L] Fwd: seeking connection

[astrid <astrid @RUBY.PLALA.OR.JP>]

.I tried my best to "become" Mr. P, > to reflect him back to himself. It
felt overly
> > theatrical > for the first few seconds, but, oh, how electrifying > the
connection between us became. I had the (if only > physical) sensation of
what it might be like to *be*> Mr. P. And he blossomed in my arms, sensing
the> recognition and respect I was sending his way, > sensing > that I was
trying to maximize my enjoyment of him. > His > dancing became much more
confident, and (without losing his own essential qualities) he started to
control his movements more and to really play with me in the dance.

This is fascinating. Letting a person blossom by letting him/her be and
mirroring who he/she is. It works both ways. The great advantage (and
burden) that women have in dancing the tango is that it enables them to
experience a hundred different worlds, by dancing with different men and, if
they are sensitive and intuitive enough, for a while becoming that man's
creation to certain extent, for better or for worse...
It also works the other way round. One of the best dancers has told me that
he dances in a different way with every woman, because she inspires him to
do certain moves.
And the total is then always more than just the sum of it's parts.
Wish that in real life we also had some music to guide us to follow each
other's steps...

Astrid

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