Category Archives: Weighty Discussion

Tango is

As sharp as his suit and as elegant as her dress.

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Dance Silence

“The secret of tango is in this moment of improvisation that happens between step and step. It is to make the impossible thing possible: to dance silence.” – Carlos Gavito

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Close embrace

It’s my body, what have you got against it?

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Gentle strength

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength Attributed to both Saint Francis de Sales and Ralph W. Sockman

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If you want to dance…

If you want to dance, then want to dance. Sit up, face the floor and want to dance. The male of the species are not fantastically conscious of body language but it has its effects on us. If you sit … Continue reading

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Simply da Vinci

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci

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The Queens English

Tango is a language and when you go to Buenos Aires, you learn how the portenos speak that language. This is important. For example, if someone from another country was learning english and they asked me about an english phrase, I could say “sure, … Continue reading

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Teaching and Learning

“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” -Albert Einstein

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On Leadership

Great leaders make it about others, not themselves From a radio programme on business leadership.

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On improvisation

“There are only thirty-two notes on a tenor saxophone, and surely to God they’ve all been played by now” -Matthew Carter Continue reading

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