Thanks for the comment. I am glad that the things I wrote have struck a cord with you, even if we may have differences in opinions.

Just to clarify, by “hard science” I was not trying to imply that tango was not hard, or that (at least some) the mechanical aspects could not be systematically developed/taught. I was using the word “hard” in the sense of being rigorous.

By the way, love your initiative with http://knowtango.com.

I’ve subscribed to your blog and just wanted to drop a line and say hi.

Also, though I don’t agree with your original premise (“tango isn’t a hard science” — sure, but it has a lot of rigorous mathematical and physical elements that can become very quantitative and heady) I do agree with your conclusion. We should feel work hard at practicing during practicas and not worry too much about making errors along the way.

Cheers, and thanks for writing!
-h