Life as a dance<\/h1>\nInspiration shot February 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/header-2.jpeg\" "\\"Screenshot\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Everything has two sides: dark and light, masculine and feminine, yin and yang, ups and downs. Life is a dance. What I learned from tango is that you have a choice: do you focus on \u2018following as best as you can,\u2019 or do you go all in<\/em>\u00a0and enjoy, even when things don\u2019t go as planned?<\/p>\nThe past weeks in Buenos Aires have been a mix of disappointments and beautiful moments, both personally and in the world news. It\u2019s all part of the journey. I used to think life should always be fun, but I\u2019ve realized that by consciously acknowledging the difficult moments, you can appreciate the good ones even more.<\/p>\n
This month, I\u2019d love to share a piece of my life dance with you\u2014along with some inspiration for your own.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Tango as a mirror – What I learn from tango<\/h2>\n<\/div>Nine years ago, I arrived in Buenos Aires, found a tango teacher through Google, and took my first steps into a world completely unknown to me\u2014one that turned out to be a mirror for my personal growth over the years.\u00a0Tango as a mirror<\/em>.\u00a0I wrote a blog post about my first\u00a0life lessons from tango<\/a>. I continue to be drawn to the dance, the surrender, the flow, the feminine energy\u2014but I also continue to struggle with it.<\/p>\nThis time, I decided not to push myself to go to\u00a0Milongas\u00a0(dance nights) alone, feeling insecure about my dancing and knowing that I don\u2019t actually enjoy going out\u2014let alone being ‘available’ for the men in attendance. Was I being a coward, or was I simply being kind to myself?<\/p>\n
I did continue taking private lessons, though, and once again, I learned subtle details that I could immediately apply to my life: stay centered on your own axis, allow yourself to move femininely, take up space, maintain a connection with the other, take your time, enjoy the music, the movement, and the moment\u2014it doesn\u2019t have to be perfect.<\/p>\n
Below is a video of a lesson with my teacher\u00a0Adrian<\/a>, who, by the way, will be coming to the Netherlands for my\u00a0theater show<\/a>\u00a0in June! He\u2019ll also be offering private lessons and workshops to share the magic of tango with you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Everything has two sides: dark and light, masculine and feminine, yin and yang, ups and downs. Life is a dance. What I learned from tango is that you have a choice: do you focus on \u2018following as best as you can,\u2019 or do you go all in<\/em>\u00a0and enjoy, even when things don\u2019t go as planned?<\/p>\n The past weeks in Buenos Aires have been a mix of disappointments and beautiful moments, both personally and in the world news. It\u2019s all part of the journey. I used to think life should always be fun, but I\u2019ve realized that by consciously acknowledging the difficult moments, you can appreciate the good ones even more.<\/p>\n This month, I\u2019d love to share a piece of my life dance with you\u2014along with some inspiration for your own.<\/p>\n<\/div> Nine years ago, I arrived in Buenos Aires, found a tango teacher through Google, and took my first steps into a world completely unknown to me\u2014one that turned out to be a mirror for my personal growth over the years.\u00a0Tango as a mirror<\/em>.\u00a0I wrote a blog post about my first\u00a0life lessons from tango<\/a>. I continue to be drawn to the dance, the surrender, the flow, the feminine energy\u2014but I also continue to struggle with it.<\/p>\n This time, I decided not to push myself to go to\u00a0Milongas\u00a0(dance nights) alone, feeling insecure about my dancing and knowing that I don\u2019t actually enjoy going out\u2014let alone being ‘available’ for the men in attendance. Was I being a coward, or was I simply being kind to myself?<\/p>\n I did continue taking private lessons, though, and once again, I learned subtle details that I could immediately apply to my life: stay centered on your own axis, allow yourself to move femininely, take up space, maintain a connection with the other, take your time, enjoy the music, the movement, and the moment\u2014it doesn\u2019t have to be perfect.<\/p>\n Below is a video of a lesson with my teacher\u00a0Adrian<\/a>, who, by the way, will be coming to the Netherlands for my\u00a0theater show<\/a>\u00a0in June! He\u2019ll also be offering private lessons and workshops to share the magic of tango with you.<\/p>\n<\/div>Tango as a mirror – What I learn from tango<\/h2>\n<\/div>