tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post7728808287899848824..comments2023-09-27T12:44:03.592+01:00Comments on MsHedgehog: On being told what to do with our soulsmsHedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-78363225471142453162011-05-21T07:28:54.195+01:002011-05-21T07:28:54.195+01:00@Melina, yeah; I guess any kind of bullshit create...@Melina, yeah; I guess <b>any</b> kind of bullshit creates that situation. Maybe that's what bullshit is for. Definitely not a good idea to buy the hype if somebody does tell us we dance with soul!msHedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-45221836291828219432011-05-12T11:53:46.593+01:002011-05-12T11:53:46.593+01:00In my opinion, the instruction "dance with yo...In my opinion, the instruction "dance with your soul" or "heart" is very often an excuse to not pay attention to technique, either by teachers, who do not really know, how to explain a movement or aspect of the dance correctly or by students, who are too afraid or lazy to change bad habits. I've seen lots of people "dancing with their sould" very badly, pulling their partner off axis, not caring about the dancefloor and totally disconnected to the music.<br />Maybe I'm too german, but I really think, that "soul and heart" will come as a result of real comfort in the dance based on control of movement. And that does not come without a honest's days work. ;-)Melina Sedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08727388535288424558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-52543232876439123222011-05-11T00:05:39.774+01:002011-05-11T00:05:39.774+01:00@Game Cat, nice to see you back. I've turned c...@Game Cat, nice to see you back. I've turned comments moderation on ;)msHedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-58315105552815438452011-05-09T22:55:10.290+01:002011-05-09T22:55:10.290+01:00"Be honest and be brave, concentrate, do the ..."Be honest and be brave, concentrate, do the best you can, be willing to make mistakes, and I reckon it'll be all right."<br /><br />The best advice I've heard in a long time, for dancing tango and for lots of other things. You reckoned right! :-)Game Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195479103119853847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-38961688247992868372011-05-05T16:38:33.997+01:002011-05-05T16:38:33.997+01:00I'm not a big fan of people talking about &quo...I'm not a big fan of people talking about "soul", but that's probably partially me being English.<br /><br />I guess my main problem is that I simply don't understand what people <i>mean</i> when they say things like "express your soul". <br /><br />I'll give those teachers the benefit of the doubt here, and assume that they know what they mean, but even so, I don't.<br /><br />Bah, hippie nonsense, bah.David Baileyhttp://www.learningtango.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-40552554415891996232011-05-04T15:50:59.061+01:002011-05-04T15:50:59.061+01:00It's all about semantics, with as many meaning...It's all about semantics, with as many meanings to those words as people. I just pick and mix.<br />I do not trust teachers that try to impose them on their students, arrogant beyond belief.mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04420545695211847049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-1597271754984653812011-05-04T08:10:16.457+01:002011-05-04T08:10:16.457+01:00I think that once we put our egos to the side, our...I think that once we put our egos to the side, our true self or soul takes over and it will take what is available to make itself happy.<br /><br />If it finds that it is not satisfied, it will move on to something else that will make it so. You can't force your soul to do anything it doesn't want to. For someone to tell you what you must do is not actually a soulful thing to say in my opinion.<br /><br />Just because we have a willingness to connect on the dance floor, it doesn't mean that a true connection will occur as it is dependent on another. We can only do the best we can. Once we decide to accept a dance, it is then we must reveal our true selves and let ourselves be totally in the moment. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. <br /><br />And that is Tango, as in life. :)<br /><br />I think you bring a lot more than you realise to your dance. I have seen you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-42334022525340422162011-05-03T23:41:39.462+01:002011-05-03T23:41:39.462+01:00It's the aspect of you that is beyond words. I...It's the aspect of you that is beyond words. I can experience its effects but I can't verbalise them. <br /><br />Or put another way, it's why Reinhart was wrong when he said <br />"Women are interchangable"<br /><br />In dance each person feels unique if they have the courage to be themselves.<br /><br />This is not always a good thing...ghostnoreply@blogger.com