When we talk about the “abrazo”, we think of the connection we share with our partner. First, it is a technical connection in order to have a frame, where lead and follow can communicate with each other. The embrace can be open or closed ( abrazo cerrado ) or even some positions in between. While […]
hugging with all your body
Tired with tango and ready to perceive a new momentum?
There are these moments every couple, dancers or non-dancers, are experiencing. They have reached some unsatisfied point in their approach to the partner and the dance. First, you are busy with yourself, busy with fancy steps, new moves. You want to be cool, able to do lots of stuff. You think advanced dancing is being able to […]
Hugging meditation, a quote from ZEN master Thich Nhat Hanh
This is a quote from ZEN master Thich Nhat Hanh. “Hugging meditation is a practice I invented in 1966, a woman poet took me to the Atlanta Airport and then asked, “Is it all right to hug a Buddhist monk?” In my country, we are not used to expressing ourselves that way, but I thought, “I […]