I remember when I asked Rodolfo Dinzel how he thought tango differed from other dances. His reply was very curious, “Tango is the only dance in which stillness is a move”.

Don’t forget of a tool which we, leaders tend to ignore so often – breathing. It helps wuite a lot on pauses!

I’m going to think about what you said: “keep dancing even when you aren’t moving”…

thanks!

My thoughts on slow movement and pauses: I need my leader to continue conveying something to me, even if we are not taking steps. Projecting energy, breathing in, suspending … these are all things that tell me to pause with him (and not just worry that I’m missing a lead into something else). You have to keep dancing even when you aren’t moving. A similar thing happens with slow movements, where you can’t just let the energy drop – you need to sustain energy and intention as you move slowly through a step.