In Strangers' Arms

To be read over… and over… and over…

Currently, on my third reading…many terms can be used to describe Tango; and, this book provides the quintessential description of each of them. In fact, “In Strangers Arms” connects all the Tango books I have read to the human reality of its formation, existence, and evolution. Beatriz, takes each essential element of Tango and creates the type of understanding that gives depth and breadth to each Tango experience. This book delves deeply into the “The Invisible Heart of the Dance.” But, it also unearths from the shallow descriptions many hold, the depth of the roots of Tango; the characteristics of its formative geography; how its poetry and musicality give expression to the various experiences within the human condition; its expanding global reach; and, a deeper understanding and interpretation of what we should actually be learning in our Tango classes. Since “In Strangers Arms” is written in a conversational 1st hand prose, it is not a book about Tango. This book, is in fact, Tango…