The Tao of Tango by Johanna Siegmann Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Tao of Tango
Book Review: Tango is so worth the effort of learning and doing.
Summary: 5 Stars
Tango will change your life and this book tells you how and why.
This is one of the best of many books on the subject of life transformation experienced by a very large number of people outside of Buenos Aires.
Highly recommended.
However, it has even greater meaning when you have attempted the Argentine Tango.
So, hug a partner and dance with your heart.
Abrazos!
Book Review: Tao Means Natural Flow
Summary: 2 Stars
I've been dancing Argentine tango (as well as teaching it)for 15 years. I haven't met a woman who wants to devote the time and energy to learn this properly. Most women go to groups (or take a few private lessons) and learn a few steps, but cannot execute moves and adornments that make tango fun. Just walking through tango steps is NOT dancing the tango. Obviously a man needs a good partner, someone who can improvise and supplement his moves (energy), but in my experience I've found it frustrating. The Tao is all about letting go, and being one with creation, but struggling with a woman who can't move is NOT how to do it.
In Argentina, children learn to dance the tango early in school. There is no fairy godmother who'll tap you with her magic wand. If you think you can dance the tango after reading a book, supplement this book with a private coach.
Book Review: Tao of Tango
Summary: 5 Stars
I swear by this book. I think anyone can relate to it and find some good insights. I have passed this book along to many of my friends and students in our local tango community, but also to many other "non-dancers" too. It's an easy read but full of depth and understanding that anyone can find applicable to theirselves and their lives.Book Review: Timely and Extremely Helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
This book came at an interesting time for me because I was just discovering the need for balance in my life. It was thoughtful, detailed, and passionate. I have given several of your books as gifts and all the responses have been positive.Book Review: Understanding the Power of Balance
Summary: 5 Stars
The Tao of Tango is successful because it probes the right questions.
As the result of "feminism", we can enjoy a fairer balance of power with men, but what femininity is still remains a complete mystery to us. The book dares to praise passivity, surrendering and following, and reminds us that those words can still carry derogative connotations. At the same time it tells us about male and female energies present in each one of us and with that, it frees us of limiting patterns of behavior.
Dancing Tango is a beautiful way to play, rehearse and observe how we are as women and men. The Tao of Tango refers to it in a provocative, measured and grounded way.
Valeria Solomonoff
Tango performer, teacher and choreographer
Co-founder of TangoMujer
www.valetango.com