I’ve been dancing as a follower for about 12 years now, and started leading about 4 years ago, which, as you can imagine, has been an instructive and scary experience altogether! Instructive, because until then, I had never realised how difficult it was to lead.
I like to compare tango to a dialogue, to a conversation two individuals are having about a particular song. Because it is a conversation, because it is an art and not a science, I strongly believe there is no right or wrong...
In order to create a strong 'tango conversation' with my dance partner, I find that I need to put away my thoughts, forget about my day and myself...
It's always the same thing when I dance with a partner who has the same musicality as me, and who not only listens to the music, but plays with it, makes it his: I have the feeling that we are having a very deep and rich conversation, out of all temporal references...
In social tango you move with your partner and with the music. The relationship between you and your partner is not personal...
