Once I attended a class
with the two wonderful teachers that had the pleasure to introduce Mr Beckerman
into the world of tango… Mikael & Linnea…they had this exercise, in order for us to
forget about thinking to much on left-right-left..1,2,3-4… we picked a paper
with a kind of “alter-ego” that we should make an interpretation of when dancing
in order "not to think to much"... it could be “Italian opera singer” or “first
class seducer”… From that exercise, with a friend we started to build on an
alter-ego that we named “Raoul”..(a bit disappointing it was to discover the
name was French.. but we kept it, just pronounce it! And you understand why!)
..first in order to define a potential guy to date for my friend.. but as well
we brought him into our office life.. asking ourselves in front of a situation
“what would Raoul have done?”
So who is Raoul? Born in
BA, raised by a mother working as house keeper in a bordel, 5 sisters that all
were sent to a catholic school.. so Raoul was early used to the company of
women, and of course introduced into the world of tango... left early home and
started to travel in the world… Raoul has been around, Raoul has seen things… No
one really knows what Raoul is working with, he is always busy.. but at the same
time he always has time, time for his friends, time for pleasure, time for joy..
he always manage in his special way to make people feel at ease in his company..
when you look at Raoul you always has this feeling that he has understood
something we all have missed.. maybe because he early understood the importance
to live the life you want to, not the life you think you should... Anyway.. I have heard Raoul
is back in BA.. maybe I will meet him…
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