[Tango-L] Kinisthetic sense - by Nina

[Mario]

5.  Tango alone cannot teach a person to move and to be connected 
with the body.  Other things are needed.  There is a reason why 
people come to tango.  More often than not it is subconscious.  But 
each person does know what he/she needs or wants and is able to 
pursue it, if the conditions are right.  To 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.

When people begin to dance, something important and big has already 
began to happen to their psyche.  Some call it the emergence of the 
authentic self.  It is a process for everyone.  I believe that it is 
a very painful process.  All transformations are painful.

I believe that if a tango teacher recognizes that such a 
transformation is taking place in his or her students, he or she can 
tend to the space that is needed, and the trust that gets built, and 
gently help them move.  It is amazing to see the incredible speed 
with which people learn tango in these conditions.  The role of the 
teacher then become that of helping a person to emerge authentic in the dance.
See what happens when I sit at my computer long enough?!

The above few paragraphs present a whole universe of wealth, worth exploring.
   
  And on the following two lines, could be hung a whole philosophy of dance acquisition.
   
  " To 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"




       
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