How tango develops during the post-COVID re-renaissance will depend on what we think it’s for. Conventionally, Tango is framed as a dance activity that people engage in for entertainment; to find intimacy; to increase their social status; to increase wellness. I believe that in the future, tango’s purpose will be seen as broader and more intentional:
As a way to knit a community together. Just as practicing tennis or golf connects business associates more deeply, or singing karaoke might bring friends together more closely, intentional tango will be seen as a way to charge the connectedness of a network or organization.
As an embodied modality for teaching and practicing consent among older teens and young adults.
As a personal development path for those seeking wholeness that weds heart, mind, spirit, and body; which fosters self-reflection, radical acceptance, fine discernment, joyful co-creation, and embodied unconditional love of self and other.
As a peace activism tool, to give people an embodied experience of expansive yet discerning inclusivity, and unconditional love of self, other, community, and planet.
To better bring out these four potentials, people will carry out new research, build intentional networks, adapt the design of their events and of their learning experiences, and create content and practices that specifically relate to these purposes.
Tango is us — it is who we are, and who we are becoming. Who will we become, as we step into our fullest service in this world, how will our light shine through tango, and how will our experience of tango reflect these changes?