Tango

Tango Lessons

Before the pandemic and before I broke my wrist, I was taking tango lessons. Even though I was just a beginner, the tango wove itself into all of my thoughts. I listened to tango music while painting. I experimented with holding a paintbrush and leaningmy weight into a painting, as one tango dancer might lean into the other. I held a paintbrush in each hand and imagined the kind of connection between partners where somehow your hips, legs, torso just know where to go with the subtlest of pressure.