Tango Improvisation: presence, expression, connection

Mindful Milonga

Tango Improvisation offers ways of improving our ability to be present in the moment, to express ourselves and connect with others.

Brighton Unitarian Church

Doors will be open from 2:00pm and the workshop will take place from 2:30 until 4:00. In accordance with the church's Covid safety measures, please do not enter the building within 14 days of you or your household having had a positive Covid test or experiencing symptoms of Covid. To comply with their social-distancing guidelines, face masks must be worn if capacity goes over 20, so we will limit the number of participants to 20, which means wearing of masks remains optional.Due to the recent increase in Covid infections, we expect participants to satisfy one of the following conditions:- to have been double-vaccinated- to have been infected with Covid and recovered more than 14 days prior to the event- to have had a negative LFT within 48 hours prior to the eventDuring the workshop, you will be invited to engage in some tango movement and some mindfulness practices.It will be a participatory group experience, exploring how tango improvisation can help us be more present in our daily lives by paying attention to 3 aspects of our experience: physical feelings/thoughts/emotions, and at 3 levels: self/partner/surroundings.By dancing tango as a dialogue, we can avoid the patriarchal paradigm often observed in partner dancing - men leading and women following. We will refer to the two roles as ‘initiating’ and ‘responding’. One person initiates a movement, the other listens and responds, then the initiator listens and responds, and a dialogue takes place in a sort of feedback loop.It's not only the content of feedback that's important, but how it is given and received, especially while learning to dance tango as a couple. During the workshop you will be invited to share about your direct experience, with a focus on listening.Some of the exercises are intended for working in pairs, but they can be done without physical contact. It will be a matter of choice as to whether participants want to swap partners or stay with one person throughout. We will respect everyone's preferences, which we can discuss openly on the day.Our long-term goal is to assemble a practice group to learn to dance tango together.

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