Tango: Lessons for Life

By Jeannette Potts

Sometimes she's Dr. Jeanette Potts, and sometimes she's Dr. Tango. As Dr. Potts, she's on staff in the Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological Institute, and in that role, besides treating patients,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596240407
• ISBN13: 9781596240407
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cleveland Clinic Pr
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

More for self-help than for dance

"Tango: Lessons for Life" reads like a self-help book, providing a framework for a positive outlook on life. The author uses metaphors from her world, including her job as a urologist as well as her interest in Argentine tango. The chapter titles reveal much of the theme and content of the book: "The Embrace," "Do Not Anticipate," "Always Keep Your Heart in Front," and "Dance More, Talk Less." This book is pretty light on deep analysis of Argentine tango. Instead, it is closer to a self-help book with some metaphors and anecdotes drawn from her exposure to Argentine tango and her work in urology thrown into the mix. Argentine tango dancers who are not looking for a self-help book will be disappointed, but the writing and organization are good and provide some good motivational stories for those that enjoy that type of genre.

Easy reading with Tango wisdom carried into everyday life

As a tango dancer myself I found the book quite easy to read and almost finished it in one session; it opened new insights into the dance spreading wisdom from dance examples to smart living outside tango combined with interesting biographical anecdotes of Dr. Potts.