1511  Dancing, Christianity, and Morals

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 02:40:45 -0700
From: Gary Fay <gtf_ctim@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Dancing, Christianity, and Morals

Members,

I found some of the threads interesting. I will say
there are many Christians who pass judgement on the
very things that fill the bible. Its almost funny some
of the things they say but reading the bible for one's
self, its a most enlightening experience, its not what
most people say or think it is.

Please don't tell my church but the first 20 verses of
the Gospel according to John, Chapter 8:1-~20 (
www.bibleontheweb.com if you dont have one of your
own. Read it about 15 times ... its amazing ... it
took me a while to absorb the full significance of
it!)

As for intimacy, having been very uptight ... it has
been very difficult to let go of that and live in and
enjoy the moment. It's a little late for me to be
learning that but better late than never! 7;-D Ahhh
the beauty of Tango, live the moment, don't over
analyze it, difficult for a computer programming
biochemist, but so much more fun!

As for intimacy, doesn't it require a willing partner.
It seems like such a delicate balance that like the
transcendance, either partner can, how should I say
this, burst that bubble. Someone said there are people
who can create it at will ... how on earth do they do
that?

Gary F.



Jonathan wrote:

"Tango is a substitute for intimacy" hmmmm, well, it
certainly can be substituted for intimacy, BUT can
intimacy be substituted for tango?"

I don't think tango can be substituted for intimacy,
although many folks try, as they do with sex and
marriage. It's just not the same thing. Of course
intimacy can, and should, be practiced within the
tango experience, as with sex and marriage, but only a
few folks manage to pull it off. Especially in tango,
as we've been discussing here on this list recently.
Maybe because intimacy is not for the faint of heart.
It's just so damned risky! :)

And, yes, I think intimacy can be substituted for
tango. But why? You can have both. And it's actually
more fun that way. :) However, if people dance tango,
or get married, in hopes of finding intimacy, they're
not likely to find it. It's like reading a book: you
only get out of it what you bring to it. If people
arrive on the tango scene without knowing how to
create intimacy, they're not likely to find it on the
dance floor. Or very rarely. Their dancing will remain
sterile, as Astrid suggests, "a lot of noise
signifying nothing".

Luda


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