Thinking…

The post a few days ago about Premature Teaching caught quite a bit of attention, and I received a thoughtful e-mail from someone I love to dance with, wondering if it was about a specific school known for training beginner teachers.

Well, not quite. While I disagree with that school’s policy of training beginners to teach, and while I don’t feel that this particular school gives enough credit to the Argentine beginnings of Tango, the post was not quite for them - they don’t bother me as much as some would like to think. It’s easy to see that they are enjoying what they do, they have good intentions, and most of all they are not arrogant about. That means something to me. Makes it a little easier for me to “live and let live”.

The post was mostly directed at some individuals in particular who I feel are coming from a place of cocky arrogance, rather than love and humility.

I’ve been thinking today that there will always be people who do stupid things in this world. The best thing I can possible do for myself is to relax, enjoy my life, and continue to revel in the romance of Tango. If I focus too much on things that bother me, I run the risk of hindering my own growth as a tanguera.

That doesn’t mean you won’t be hearing more strong opinions from me - I never like to leave things unsaid. Strong opinions are part of who I am and therefore part of this blog.

I want to make sure I continue to focus on the things that thrill me to the core about Tango. Things that make me feel light and free when I think or talk about them, like dancing “the Ghost”, or trying to sing along to Yuyo Verde…