[Tango-L] Define: Tango Moment

[Jeff Gaynor]

Michael wrote:

>>Dear friends,
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>Do any of you have any good one-liners to define a tango
>moment to a non-tango person?
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>>  Tine
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>To those who dance tango, no explanation is necessary. To
>those who don't dance tango, no explanation is POSSIBLE!!
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Nobody understands us, boo-hoo-hoo. That's pretty arrogant, don't you 
think? What you all are trying to describe (or refusing to, depending on 
your bent) is known psychologically as "flow state". One book that's 
supposed to be pretty good (nope, haven't read it) is

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060920432/102-9204872-5035317?v=glance&n=283155

Flow state is often found in high level athletes during a peak 
performance, as well as musicians, dancers various religious types in 
deep meditation.

Jeff