Between dances
What stays with me.
- 17 April 2024
The dance of welcome
I moved recently to a new town in the UK, Totnes, where I wanted to live and explore for a long time. I arrived with no rush in my feet and let…
Read more → - 8 March 2024
On stillness
What to do if you are lost? The advice I get is to walk as slowly as I can, putting one foot in front of the other. It makes total sense because I…
Read more → - 27 December 2023
"Life is already gorgeous"
I wanted this post to be a mosaic of voices saying thank you for what is already precious in our lives. So… Here is Reverend Hans Peter Meyer sharing…
Read more → - 4 December 2023
What moves you?
By Jesus Acosta When I was learning my first steps in tango, there was this persistent question in my head: how to initiate the next move. I wanted…
Read more → - 16 November 2023
Searching for a rhythm
People were sitting in a circle, with cushions and candles and a sense of ease and quietness in the space. I entered the small room and moved towards…
Read more → - 5 January 2023
"In darkness and certain"
Even in darkness, light resides in a concealed nook of myself, a 16th-century Carmelite friar teaches me today
Read more → - 17 November 2022
Fear and tango, a conversation with Yelizaveta Nersesova
In a recent Dance in Conversation event, tango teacher and podcaster Yelizaveta Nersesova shared her tango journey and how she has overcome trauma…
Read more → - 31 October 2022
What worries or fears do we bring into tango?
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.
Read more → - 6 March 2022
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.
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