Name: The Bazaar Of Embraces: Milonga Chronicles
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The Bazaar Of Embraces: Milonga Chronicles

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Author: Sonia Abadi
146 pages
ISBN 978-987-43794-7-4
ePub/Kindle Format

Once, long ago, I happened upon a door left ajar and snuck through it into the world of Milonga. I watched, I listened, I learned how to dance. Some things I was told. Others, I guessed. It was a visceral experience, rather than a dispassionate research endeavor, that spurred me to share these stories.
I discovered tango after embarking on a vital, artistic search. I learned that it was a high-quality, informal network where I could bring together my interests in varying fields. Tango is an experimental space in which to explore the mechanics of shared creativity, to train intuition and empathy, and to learn how random links function within the mystery of living social networks. These are some images of what I found, felt, and hallucinated in the proving ground for life that is the Milonga. “In an age of physical solitude where friendship, sex, and affection are sought via online solutions, tango offers a chance for real, body-to-body contact, an avenue for diverse experiences filled with emotion, sensuality, and artistry.” “While dancing is always a pleasure for the body and soul, dancing in an embrace as the music runs through you adds sensuality. Dancing the tango requires skill, playfulness, and the art of improvising as a couple.” “Tango is an encounter that begins with a glance, continues with an embrace, and unfolds in dance. It’s a counterpoint between experience and creativity, balance and sensitivity, complicit communication and elusive seduction.” “A two-headed creature, a single body with four legs. A mythological beast that’s half man, half woman: a self-embracing monster. Legs weaving intricate patterns of touch and dodge, a mosaic of dark and fair skin, clad and bare legs, robust and delicate arms.” “Dancing is an act of unconditional love, not just technique or even sensuality. She tries to please him in every possible way. He tries to make her feel good. There they are, attentive to both themselves and each other, enjoying the dance whether they are being watched or not.” “Traveling from one milonga to another, these solitary sailors arrive at either unsettling or safe harbors, navigating the channels of a hidden city, one that is alternately asleep, awake, and sleepless.” “There, at the milonga, men and women will write their own stories, measuring their quotidian prisons against the immensity of their dreams of freedom.” “Milongueros and milongueras, tangueros and tangueras are getting their hard-earned, albeit delayed, recognition. Their dance skills, their knowledge of tangos, and their understanding of the unofficial history of the country told through its lyrics are a privilege nowadays.” “That’s how Buenos Aires dances. To the past from the present and into the present progressive; to the sound of old orchestras and lyrics that tell tales of a time gone by, but one that’s still being danced today.”

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