Dance magic

 Pollen-covered bee with mallow flower in my garden.

The best visual analogy I can find for magic, at least those for which I have photos, are instances of the fragile, natural ecosystem at work.   

The last entry suggested that some of the best stories and most interesting behaviours in the milonga are around invitation, acceptance and refusal, more than the dancing itself.

But isn't the milonga more about the dancing?  Yes, for many, although there is a difference between Argentina and Britain in this respect and between more and less experienced dancers within Europe.  In both countries many people go primarily to dance but there can be a dance freneticism in British milongas that is less apparent among Argentines.  

That rare dance magic has been given a vile  name in some quarters, a word that debases it, that I cannot bring myself to repeat. What does happen is as difficult to describe, as music itself. It is not the same between each couple. It is composed of feelings that arise from music and connection and movement with another person with whom one discovers a mysterious compatibility that can transcend many of  the boundaries commonly are said to divide humans - race, sex, age and more. In any case, being private, it is publicly irrelevant.