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Tango is capable of healing unidentified
psychological issues through its movements. Tango
dancing resonates psychologically with the
dancer’s mood. A person’s posture is not simply a
dance position but reflects who he or she is.
The way dance partners connect or the way a
leader leads and a follower follows reflects their
mental, emotional, and social status. Many
followers follow the leader with their eyes closed
as they both listen. Every movement depends on
listening, feeling and relationship.
Assumption or hypothesis do not work. If the
assumption of the follower is wrong, the dance falls
apart. If the leader moves indecisively or quickly,
the follower gets lost. It is the responsibility of the
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