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The dance of welcome

I moved recently to a new town in the UK, Totnes, where I wanted to live and explore for a…

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On stillness

What to do if you are lost? The advice I get is to walk as slowly as I can, putting…

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What moves you?

When I was learning my first steps in tango, there was this persistent question in my head: how to initiate…

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What keeps me going

Why I do what I do, what keeps me moving… philosophical questions of an early morning walk by the Thames.…

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Lessons of tango: leading

Yesterday I led. Yesterday I experienced the wondrous feeling of being fully read. Someone got me, understood me, someone trusted…

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Lessons of tango: arriving

It’s certainly possible to move forward and never arrive yourself. It’s that kind of movement you do when you are…

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Let’s be quiet

During my years working for the BBC, we received training about interviewing techniques and one advice that stuck with me…

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Lessons of Tango: walking

Tango helps you walk straighter and stand taller. Yes, it is a technique, but it is also an attitude. The…

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Connected

Poets know that the first encounter with a poem is entirely emotional and sensual. A poem is never a thought…

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The truth is in your core

In April 2020, a friend gave me a small pot with tiny, fragile leaves coming up from the soil. They…