Tango Steps

I have found learning the tango steps to be the most fun of all dances. I don't think it's just me either.

Apparently some dancers are dancing away the blues with the tango. They even have a name for it: Tango Therapy! Can you believe that?

A beginning student had the following to say:

"After the first night I got home and I just felt so energised and for the next two days I just felt so focused and things that I was just feeling that I was overwhelmed about before, I just had the energy to do."

That's pretty incredible.

Ms. Pinniger a psychology student studying the benefits of tango dancing said:

"While you're doing tango you can only be in the present - you really have to focus, concentrate, and it doesn't allow your thoughts to drive into your mind," she said.

"And this is one of the things of meditation, the other thing is that for example in meditation people usually use their breathing, and this is something that people have done all their lives - they know how to breathe but they need to be aware of their breathing and they use it.

"The same with the tango - everyone walks and as long as you can walk you can tango, and this is the truth.

"The only thing is that usually we are not aware of how we walk and in tango you have to."

I have found that to be true. The tango keeps you in the present, dancing and smiling. So, if you find yourself fighting depression, maybe it's time to go learn some tango steps.