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Argentine Tango is communication. It is connecting

with the music and connecting with a partner. It is
expressive, deeply felt, sensual (not sexual).

At this point in my life, anything that was
challenging would trigger dissociation, and that

included learning the dance.

When the steps got complicated (and they do in
Argentine Tango), my mind would go blank as I

would dissociate. I remember one of my instructors
waving her hand in front of my face… “Hello, where
are you… come back…”

Little by little, I mastered the steps, the rhythm, the
connection. I was staying “in my body.”

I learned that Argentine Tango is “the” dance to get

involved with when you are dealing with PTS(D).

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