--- product_id: 8205805 title: "Tango Awareness Paperback – November 1, 2004" brand: "mauricio castro" price: "NZ$99" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/8205805-tango-awareness-paperback-november-1-2004 store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Tango Awareness Paperback – November 1, 2004 **Brand:** mauricio castro **Price:** NZ$99 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tango Awareness Paperback – November 1, 2004 by mauricio castro - **How much does it cost?** NZ$99 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/8205805-tango-awareness-paperback-november-1-2004) ## Best For - mauricio castro enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted mauricio castro brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Tango Awareness Paperback – November 1, 2004 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5175KN10YNL.jpg) ![Tango Awareness Paperback – November 1, 2004 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TVSK7218L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ An excellent book in spite of some big warts *by P***L on Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2005* OK, the bad first. This book is terribly edited. It is full of typos -- egregious, conspicuous typos, like missing periods, and some really awkward phrasings. It isn't just the copy editing, though. The writing sometimes takes a sort of self-help infomercial tone that is both funny and painful: "You are in the future, looking back at yourself... Tango Awareness was the best decision you ever made." Give me a break!That said, you should *definitely* read this book if you dance tango, no matter your level.It's worth wading through the typos and the painful writing for the gems of insight and advice throughout the book -- advice that is spot-on. This isn't a book of steps or specific body techniques, but rather a way of thinking about dancing, about learning to dance. It nails down many things I'd half-discovered in the dance, but hadn't fully realized -- and it points out many things I'd never even thought of. His sections on the neurological basis of tango communication and on active following are each worth the price of the book alone.I'm giving the book -1 point for the shoddy copy editing and -1 point for the occasional silliness of the writing -- but that's starting from a score of 5 for content.So forgive the silly bits, forgive the bad editing, and read this book. It's worth it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another look to tango *by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2012* Easy to understand, hard to do...You have to change the look to the tango rules:Posture,balance,leader,follower,steps,etc.Actually,there are so many rules which make us forget about the truth:Maybe it is better not to challange our nature.We are trying too much to adapt what we have been told and loosing how to enjoy the music and the dance.Being relaxed is coming after reading this book...So,I mean,nice work. ### ⭐⭐ Conceptual Chaos *by V***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2008* Disclaimer-- I don't tango. I've dabbled in it. But I'm a novice, at best. I was attracted to this book because my wife and I considered learning tango... And I liked the fact that some reviews like Mauricio Castro's approach as more systematic rather than rote memorization. As an internal martial artist (which I do actively aspire to master), I was doubly interested in Castro's approach of expanding one's awareness to more fully appreciate your partner and become a more fluid dancer.So, that being said... this book was difficult for me to judge in its utility to dancers from the standpoint that I am not a dancer and don't know how much/how little Mr. Castro's approach represents novelty or not. From an internal martial arts perspective, Castro's approach to what Peter Ralston would term "outreaching" (mentally expanding one's awareness of your partner/opponent's body) is old news and rudimentary. It was fun to read about an approach to this concept from someone who is not a martial artist, but there is no huge revelation here. For dancers really interested in "outreaching/feeling awareness" type concepts, go to the martial arts literature. In fact, Peter Ralston's latest book "Zen Body-Being" which I have just about finished, is awesome for all interested-- martial artists and non-martial artists.So, in addition to being rudimentary. Castro's book IS hard to read. He is clearly not particularly fluent in English. But he writes well enough to convey what he is talking about, and tells some interesting stories and gives some interesting anecdotes. Still, expect to feel like you're reading a book written by a 4th grader... ignore grammar and paragraph structure and all that. Focus on what he says.Also, this is not an instructional book. It is all conceptual. There are no exercises, really, to improve awareness, just an approach to use while dancing. Anecdotes to think about. There is no dance step instruction, either. No pictures (no point), just text.Bottom line? Don't buy this book. 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