Some people start tango because they fall in love with the music or love the dance, others start it because they have to stop doing Japanese Kendo. This was the case for Toshi Takeuchi, my guest for this episode.

In our banter we touched on a variety of interesting aspects of tango including how different tango is in Japan, the similarities between kendo and tango, and how to cabeceo when you can’t make eye contact.

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Do you find that certain clothes make you dance better than others? Sometimes it’s about the way the outfit feels on your body as you move with your partner. Other times it’s how it looks to you as you catch your reflection in the mirror and it fuels your confidence on the dance floor.

In this episode I indulge in a banter about one of the biggest loves in my life… clothes. Or specifically, their ability to take us to places of feeling and experiencing ourselves in a new way on the dance floor.

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In tango, “connection” is the Holy Grail, everyone talks about it, everybody is after it. But what exactly is it and how do you know you have it? 

In this episode I banter about the various perspectives on the idea of connection I had over the years and my two cents on how to get more of it from your dancing.

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In today’s episode you will meet Lozita Onsy, an Egyptian auto engineer living and dancing in Germany who has been a dedicated Banter listener for some time. Lozita reached out to me on social media when she was visiting LA, and like you, I was instantly curious about her. So we met up one afternoon at my house for a much anticipated in-person banter.

In our conversation we talk about the various facets of tango and how it plays a different role at different stages of life. Lozita also shared her story about how and why she started tango, as well as how it felt to move to a different country and have to integrate into a whole new community.

So sit back, relax and enjoy the warm company of Lozita Onsy

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When it comes to attraction we are all highly individual. What might be attractive to one person might repulse another. And what you like when you first start tango might change over time as your taste changes.

In this episode I banter about the evolution of my taste and how the object of my attraction has changed over the years that I have been dancing tango.

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No matter where in the world you learn to dance tango, at some point most dancers find themselves on a pilgrimage to Buenos Aires - the place where tango never sleeps. There is something special about dancing tango specifically in that city. The the culture, the history, the vibe - all have something to contribute to a sort of “widening” of our tango horizons.

This is what Eugene Lewins and I banter about in this episode. It’s his first time to go to Buenos Aires, and after two months there her reflects on the changes he has undergone both in his dance and life.

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There is no doubt that dancing tango can transport us into a different dimension of experience, where we can feel and see things in a completely new and novel ways. Our perception alters and we find ourselves coming closer to something sacred, even spiritual.

Tango is not the only way to access this state. For me, before tango, it was through yoga that I found my way to this place. And having done yoga alongside tango for many years, I love exploring how the two movement systems (and even philosophies) overlap and inform each other. In this episode I invite you to dive deep into exploring this more esoteric and poetic side of tango.

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How does an engineering student from Iran end up dancing tango in Louisiana? In this banter I sit down with my good friend Maziar Amirani whom I met on the dance floor in Portland, OR almost a decade ago. Maziar is a prominent figure on the social dance floors across the US and in our conversation we discuss the circumstances of his falling in love with tango and how he manages to maintain a full time job while being a tango nomad.

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“I wish I had started dancing earlier” I hear from certain dancers, while others say something like “I couldn’t have handled tango when I was younger.” So what is the idea age to start dancing tango, or to start dancing in general.

In this episode I explore this question by diving into my own history of and relationship to dance, how it evolved over time and what I have learned about myself through the process.

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Some say that you don’t find tango, but that tango finds you. It finds you when you’re ready. For some, like me, it means starting in late 20s but for others it can be much later. You could even get introduced to tango or hear a tango song somewhere and then not start dancing it until a decade later. 

Something like this happened to Tanya Magid, a long time social dancer who didn’t start tango until her late 40s. In this episode we discuss and compare notes on how tango is different for people depending on their age and the kinds of challenges/opportunities that brings.

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