Thursday, May 8, 2014
week 7 blog post
This weeks class was the most enjoyable for me by far. Being able to interview not just someone who lives in Argentina and is knowledgable about the tango, but Beatriz the author of our book was very special. I thought she was extremely engaging with us and willing to try and answer any question that we asked her. I was very curious and wanted to ask more questions about what she had to say about the therapy aspect of the tango. for myself I believe tango could really be incredible therapy especially somewhere like the United States where in our culture men are suppose to act a certain masculine way, and not really express there emotions. The tango allows you to connect with someone in a very emotional and intimate way while also letting yourself express another emotions you feel in a very therapeutic way. This would benefit a lot of people who don't necessarily have someone to confide in, or have trouble expressing themselves emotionally. Overall I think it is just a different avenue to express yourself, and one that could really benefit a lot of people. I also enjoyed hearing her talk a little more about the modern culture of the tango, it was very interesting and a little surprising as well.
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If I have to sum up the interview with Beatriz Dujovne, I would have to say that it was interesting to say the least. Indeed, while the range of topics we discussed was vast and to here the descriptions from another point of view was intriguing, the one major point I latched onto was the discussion on language. In fact, the whole interlude we spent trying to find the right way to describe the leader/follower relationship just highlights how important and how distant language is to describing things. On the one hand, it is the only way we can describe a topics in any meaningful way, but on the other hand, it fails to truly capture what the author experiences. With that discussion it just goes to show that only personal experience can reveal what is exactly meant when tango is taken from the theoretical realm to the practical.
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