week 6 post

This week is has definitely been a turning week for me in terms of learning the tango.  One main reason for this is just my understanding of the tango and the different ways we have looked at the dance, and the culture of the dance.  I am also starting to understand the dance a little more and honestly am enjoying the dance more because of this.  The two new steps that we have learned have been a large part of the reasoning for me enjoying the dance more.  The backwards ochos are very enjoyable and help me with my dance because they force me to slow down and listen to my partners body and what they may want out of the rest of the dance.  That concept has been big for me lately, of slowing down and listening, instead of speeding up and trying to look as though I know the dance.  Feeling is everything and the concept of reading your partner and listening to her has made me understand the dance more.  It is not necessarily that the women has less power then the man but more that she gives herself to the dance, and lets the dance lead her to where she wants to go.  I am very excited to keep learning, both physically and also mentally, and hopefully my physical dance movements and my mental learning come together to help me dance.