If you think of Argentine Tango as a dance where latino guys with greased hair drag sexy woman in tight dresses over the dance floor, performing all kinds of weird rigid steps (things you never would consider to do in your life) you´re probably asking yourself
“How can this improve my ability to make decisions quickly?”
Unlike what you might have seen in Argentine Tango shows or on TV, where dancers do spectacular things on stage, the original Argentine Tango is a social dance, where a lot of people are dancing together…
You´ll see in a moment. First however I need to give you some background information about the real Argentine Tango.
Unlike what you might have seen in Argentine Tango Shows or on TV, where dancers do spectacular things on stage (And I have to admit I like it if it has got true emotion in addition to technical brillance), the original Argentine Tango is a social dance, where a lot of people are dancing together and the dance floors often are fairly crowded.
- For real Argentine Tango dancers this means they have to go along respecting each other. For them it is unthinkable to disturb the dance of the others, let alone kicking or pushing them. As aTango dancer you have to find strategies to dance better while remaining in the harmony of the “ronda”, the round of all dancers.
Important Tango lesson. Argentine Tango is a social dance. Always dance in harmony with all the other couples. Photo: Wolfgang Sandt
This is a permanent challenge as you will understand in a moment.
In contrast to the so called latin dances like Rumba, Cha Cha, Jive or Salsa (to mention just a few) where you dance on one spot, claiming and defending your little patch of the dance floor, when dancing Argentine Tango you move around the room (counter clockwise to be exact).
This means in Argentine Tango you are changing your position every moment, and so do all the other dancers.
Therefore in Argentine Tango you have to adapt permanently to new situations and you have to focus on solutions to go on dancing nicely with your partner and the other couples.
You certainly can not successfully do this if you are relying on prefabricated sequences of steps.
Yet in Argentine Tango you have to dance planning some steps ahead (that means if you have the leading or let´s better say the inviting part).
You have to have control over your moves and to know what you want to do next.
You have to know where to invite your partner to go, how to move in the line of dance following the music.
You have to know when to walk, when to pause, accellerate, slow down, and, and, and…
Argentine Tango can be fairly demanding sometimes:-)
On the other hand you have to be prepared to drop every plan if it doesn´t fit into the permanently changing reality on the dancefloor. Just like in real life, isn´t it?
To make it short while dancing Argentine Tango you have to make a lot of decisions, a new decision with every new step, and you get feedback for errors immediately.
Well, now you might say, what has the dance floor to do with decision making in my life or even in my business?
The answer is simple. While you are dancing Argentine Tango you are involved with your whole personality. Everything, your brain and your body are trained to make right decisions, interacting with other people and you are trained to make these decisions quickly.
What do you think, is this an ability that will help you doing business? You can bet it is.
And even better, as you train to improve your ability to make right decisions quickly by learning how to dance Argentine Tango you are doing this in a playful, relaxed way. Therefore learning is easier and faster.
I certainly became better at making decisions since I´ve started to dance Argentine Tango.
I can focus better on solutions and do not get trapped mentally, being unable to make up my mind.
It might be a possibility for you as well.
And last not least, dancing Argentine Tango is real fun.
These articles might also be interesting for you.
Improve your social competence by learning how to dance Argentine Tango
