Are you getting enough hugs?

Yesterday a good friend and tango student of mine from the East Coast was in the area for business, so he invited me to dinner. Carl has been dancing tango for about 3 years. During our long conversation about life and tango, he remarked that it's not only the new confidence in his masculine appeal to women that tango gives him. He said that what he loves most is "The Hug Factor". No matter what's going on in his romantic life, Carl continues to be "nourished" by tango evenings filled with 3-minute embraces.

He said that he first learned to dance tango in "open embrace", but once he learned the "close embrace" style, it became his favorite way to dance. Carl's a nice, solid dancer with pleasant musicality that women love to snuggle up to for a set of tangos! It's a safe vehicle for this kind of intimacy, because at the end of a 12-minute set you politely say "thank you" to each other, the man may escort the woman back to her seat, and that's the end of the encounter, till the next time you decide to dance together. It may be an hour later, or a month later, or never again if one of you is a traveling visitor, but you've shared a special moment in what tango people often call "a warm embrace".

(Personally, I look forward to those rare and special times when it magically becomes "a hot embrace" ;) . . . at the end of which you still say "Thank you" and return to your seat. It's the choice of both partners to let it go in that direction, because, as we all know, "It takes two to tango!")

How would you like to add "The Hug Factor" to your life? You can do it with the love of your life, or you could enjoy a lifelong "love story" with the opposite sex: locally, nationally, or all over the world! (How'd you like to go with me on a tango tour of Italy next year, and dance tango with my friends in 10 different cities?)

If you're single, the tango embrace can lead to romance, but it doesn't have to. If you're married, it can infuse your marriage with new romance and passion, yet let you enjoy the close company of the opposite sex, knowing that every tango is finite, and it's easy to keep it friendly. Likewise, you can dance with a family member, with an intimate male-female dialogue, without any "weirdness".

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Our new summer course begins next Monday. I'm extending the enrollment deadline for bonus #2 to tomorrow! Here are the details: http://tinyurl.com/groupclass0608.