Walter on the Tango:
Many Tango dancers - including my friends - are searching for an authentic Tango outside the stereotypes, the romantic clichés of the Tango, but I'm not. I enjoy the stereotypes of the macho man and the self-consciously sexy woman. I love the image of the passionate embrace, the allusions to mystery, depravity and intrigue. It's something that I take great pleasure in sharing with my students.
I believe that these archetypes are an essential part of the Tango and that by embracing these clichés, dancers can tap into their individual sexuality. The Tango woman is a powerful presence. She demands her time and space, while yielding - for the length of the song - to her dominant partner. It's a compelling dynamic - the push and pull of two equally determined forces in a classic, romantic dance on the edge of oblivion.
Celebrate the cliché, enjoy it, embrace it!
Many Tango dancers - including my friends - are searching for an authentic Tango outside the stereotypes, the romantic clichés of the Tango, but I'm not. I enjoy the stereotypes of the macho man and the self-consciously sexy woman. I love the image of the passionate embrace, the allusions to mystery, depravity and intrigue. It's something that I take great pleasure in sharing with my students.
I believe that these archetypes are an essential part of the Tango and that by embracing these clichés, dancers can tap into their individual sexuality. The Tango woman is a powerful presence. She demands her time and space, while yielding - for the length of the song - to her dominant partner. It's a compelling dynamic - the push and pull of two equally determined forces in a classic, romantic dance on the edge of oblivion.
Celebrate the cliché, enjoy it, embrace it!
