One day a student asked,
Why does tango make me nervous when other dances don’t?
I said, Because it comes from within…
It is yours and that makes it
Personal.
At that moment I realized that after 22 years,
I could finally explain why tango affects us
in so many ways on so many levels.
Tango is improvised,
Uniquely ours, and that makes it
Personal.
We communicate in silent intimacy
and that makes it
Personal.
We share our embrace, our energy, our inner self
and that makes it
Personal.
We are responsible to and dependent upon
Our partner and that makes it
Personal.
We connect with our self through our partner
And that makes it
Personal.
Our connections accompany us beyond the floor,
and that makes it
Personal.
Tango challenges our body and mind, touches our heart,
Lifts our spirit, and that makes it
Personal.
Tango inspires us to grow, learn, share,
And when we dance as one,
It’s deeply personal.
Polly's Tango Talk 