It’s all about “How,” not “How Many.”
posted by Vos también tenés tu historia on January 18, 2010
I just got out of a session with my body worker. She was telling me about a client who came to her early on, wanting private Pilates sessions. This client had been doing Pilates elsewhere for a while, but when she arrived all she wanted to do was power through a bunch of different moves. The body worker wanted her to slow down—Pilates is all about doing moves very precisely, with control, emphasizing quality over quantity. She wanted the client to learn how to do one move properly, because doing it improperly twenty times doesn't get you anywhere. It is about how you do each movement, rather than how many you do. The client ended up doing just a few sessions with this body worker and then never came back.My idea of tango is all about how rather than how many. I don't care how many steps you can squeeze into the dance, or how many well-known teachers you have studied with, or how many orchestras you can name. I care about how you dance. I want each step...
