Embrace Me
TANGO Through the Eyes of a Dancing Psychotherapist
By Igor Zabuta and Emma Kologrivova
About this tango psychology book
Embrace Me: TANGO Through the Eyes of a Dancing Psychotherapist is a collection of forty psychological essays written by authors who are both social tango dancers and psychotherapists. They draw on their own experiences, impressions and reflections to look at tango from the inside, as it is lived at the milonga.
The essays explore the male and female experience of the dance, loneliness and rejection, traumas, fears and anxiety, the dynamics of leading and following, and the meaning of intimacy and contact in the embrace. A thread running through the book is how tango changes people and their lives, and why the dance can bring up such strong emotions.
What you will find inside
- Forty short essays you can read one at a time
- Loneliness, rejection and waiting at the milonga
- Fear, anxiety and old wounds that surface in the embrace
- The psychology of leading and following
- Intimacy, contact and how tango changes people’s lives
Who is this book for?
Dancers who want to understand the emotions tango brings up, teachers and organizers who care about the wellbeing of their community, and anyone interested in the psychology of touch and connection.
Why we recommend it
Few tango books dare to talk about the emotions that appear at the milonga: rejection, fear, loneliness and longing. Written by psychotherapists who actually dance, these essays do it with tenderness and insight. Each one is short enough to read before a milonga and gives you something to notice in yourself and in others. Many readers will recognise their own story and feel less alone. We recommend it to dancers going through a difficult phase in their tango life, to teachers and organizers who care about the wellbeing of their communities, and to anyone curious about why a dance can touch us so deeply.
Published in 2022 by Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1471686405.
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