I came across her writing some time ago at an online Tango magazine site, "Gancho" http://gancho.info/magazine/
The particular essay was titled "Why years of tango will not make you an advanced dancer and what will". Interesting, isn't it? Even provocative?
The essay was very well written and I liked it. [The essay is included in this book as well].
[Here begins a little bit of my opinion, not to be mistaken as hers.]
Tango is a dance, a physical art, in contrast to arts with conceptual emphasis like philosophy or math. When we engage in a physical art and wish to perform well, we have to engage in at least two aspects; physical and conceptual. You need to know what you are doing (conceptual), then you got to be able to physically perform it.
If one aspect is lacking in the art in you, your art probably is lopsided. Imagine a Tango-professor/otaku guy who knows (or thinks he knows) so much and can talk about Tango non-stop, but can't really dance as a dancer. Or a beautiful dancer, who cannot really explain how he is doing it. There is something sad about them.
Her essays are eloquent proof that she knows, or has put a lot of thoughts on, the art of Tango. There are many piece of her insights that can be picked up and be useful immediately, and there are some opinions that you may argue or may need extra time to digest and understand. I thought this book is full of nutritious thoughts that can strengthen your conceptual understanding for the art of Tango.
Not many people can capture the dominant thought process in an art. Her writing was much more than a bunch of personal opinions that are in many case useless. What she captured from her standpoint as a Tango dancer/teacher is quite a valuable asset to the learners of Tango.
I recommend the book fully.
PS 1
I did check out how she dances with YouTube. Sure, she can dance with good looks. That means she knows her stuff in her head and body, and can perform it physically. I can put trust on what she says. (Scientists are skeptical people and tend to check authenticity of the source). She is good. I'd love to read other writings when she publishes them.
PS2
For human-based social arts, dominant opinions held by many are not always the best one to follow. Few good practitioners tend to capture the core of the art much better than mediocre mass. It's not democracy. And I think these essays are by one of the few good ones thus well worth reading.
