Because we bring to the embrace exactly who we are, if we are not entirely ourselves, then, who is the…
Author: Jesus Acosta
At heart, I am a story-teller. As a creative writer and designer, I tell stories on the web, on paper, and sometimes I scribble random lines on the dance floor.
The dance of welcome
I moved recently to a new town in the UK, Totnes, where I wanted to live and explore for a…
On stillness
What to do if you are lost? The advice I get is to walk as slowly as I can, putting…
“Life is already gorgeous”
I wanted this post to be a mosaic of voices saying thank you for what is already precious in our…
What moves you?
By Jesus Acosta When I was learning my first steps in tango, there was this persistent question in my head:…
Searching for a rhythm
People were sitting in a circle, with cushions and candles and a sense of ease and quietness in the space.…
“In darkness and certain”
Even in darkness, light resides in a concealed nook of myself, a 16th-century Carmelite friar teaches me today
In a recent Dance in Conversation event, tango teacher and podcaster Yelizaveta Nersesova shared her tango journey and how she…
Dancing with men and showing kindness to them on the dance floor might create a wrong impression, and that’s a fear that Ieva Kelpsaite shares in this video, inviting us to reflect on our own fears and how to overcome them.
Dancing to reaffirm our humanity
Ieva and I put together this text only for the subscribers of the Dance in Conversation newsletter, but given the ongoing events in Ukraine, we have decided to share it even more widely with the community.