MEET

JesÚs Acosta

From his early years at the Mexican Writers’ School in Coyoacán to his time as a news reporter for the BBC in London, and more recently as a blogger documenting his journey as a dancer, he has been driven by intense curiosity and a desire to communicate with authenticity.

In his twenties, he joined the Order of Discalced Carmelites, and for almost a decade he devoted himself to contemplation and a relationship with the divine rooted in silence and small communities. Those years left a strong imprint on his soul, and you find him today moving from nature to people, from stillness to tango, from solitude to tribe — and back again. It was both a calling and a way to meet a deep craving to access the truth beneath things, glimpses of something he’s not always able to express in words.

Movement, dance, meditation, and writing have been at the core of his practice. A significant shift in his life occurred in Sweden, where he attended a year-long training with Embodied Intimacy. With Buster Radvik, Rachel Rickards, and David Cates as mentors and teachers, Jesús began a deeper dive into the universe of trauma-informed practices and somatic experiencing. From that well, his relational life expanded once again.

Why Dance in Conversation

The need to feel one another and embrace runs deep in our communities. We know in our bones how fundamental it is to our survival to connect, touch, and move together.

Dance in Conversation was born to ease the sorrow of isolation. During the lockdown years, it became a confluence of perspectives — a community exploring how dance transforms our lives. It has since evolved into a space for welcoming, attuning, and embracing.

More and more, I’m finding the sublime not in vertical prayers but in eye-to-eye, side to side, contact with others. In the horizontal, I often sense the divine.

“There is a rhythm in the flow that’s come out of your groups, which is fascinating.”

Patricia Nunn
Tango teacher and psychotherapist

“We are starved for connection, communication… and a talk like this… you kind of want to hold onto it.”

Veronica Toumanova
Tango teacher and writer

“It’s been wonderful… to be able to reflect, analyze and make contact with other people.”

Madeline Lees
Tango community leader

“I feel like the depth’s brought to the surface. These conversations are so inspiring.”

Alla Petcheniouk
Tango dancer

“These conversations have gifted me with many new insights, reflections and connections… Such a joy to be part of.”

Tilda Storm
Life coach/tarot reader

Jesús co-hosted monthly online discussions with a global community of dancers for nearly four years.

These conversations have taken many forms, including online events, podcasts, and YouTube videos.

Notably, the emergence of a regular newsletter has revealed a vibrant and evolving landscape — a space where what’s alive in Jesús’s dance comes to the surface each month.

With topics such as relationships, intimacy, boundaries, attachment styles, presence, cabeceos, and personal growth, Dance in Conversation became a space that goes beyond learning particular steps or techniques.

At its core, it has always been an investigation of what lies behind our movements on the dance floor.

Philosophy

Dancing is a door to belonging. There is truth, joy, and community in the rhythms of music and nature.

Whatever the tool, breathing, awareness of the felt sense, intentional movement or meditation, a daily practice for creating presence is fundamental.

Welcoming all aspects of ourselves, the parts that thrive and the parts that ache, is the foundation of our relational life.

Dancing from within — listening to and following primal rhythms — is a way to achieve sweet attunement and natural flows in tango.

An environment of heartfelt, gentle touch and embracing heals everyone and transforms individuals.

Silence and pauses are crucial for finding what’s true, breathing into the moment and knowing where we are.