Tango Embrace, ceramic, height 30cm
There are many reasons for dancing tango but the reason most often cited is the joy of the embrace. Being enfolded in the arms of another can be hugely satisfying, or it can be the opposite. Tango is about walking in an embrace to music. It is through the embrace that
tango partners communicate and the embrace in tango is unlike the embrace in any other dance.
The simple act of two people standing still in the closed
loop of the embrace communicates something more profound than language. It can
have a metaphysical quality comparable to healing practices like yoga, pilates, or shiatsu, which aim to achieve a letting go, through deep connection with another
and with the universe.
The embrace in tango is more important than dancing technique - it shows how you feel about your partner. In Buenos Aires they say that the embrace tells you everything before you take the first step. 
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