To the floor we walk together, then pause a moment

Your arms embrace me, my eyes close and we begin

I feel I know you as you send your rhythm through me

You pull me close and I can feel you from within

Life is short, fragile and unpredictable. So I didn't wait when I needed a haircut or a massage, when I had the chance to teach a class or visit a friend in person, when that book-writing challenge came around, when we had the chance to spend a few days at the lake or in the mountains.

Even though I am one of the lucky ones to have my very own very excellent tango partner, I have never seen tango as a couples’ activity. It’s a social activity. We dance it in couples, but we share it with all our tango friends.

I am all for dancing with beginners, giving newcomers a chance and finding the positive in every dancer. But I lose patience with leaders who think they are better than they are just because they have a decade or more under their belts.