Please answer the question, or comment on the statement in the space provided. Your answer may be short or long, or you may decline to answer any question. This assessment is subjective; no question on this list serves as a disqualifier, so relax and write as freely as you like. You may find some of the questions too personal, but my teaching may touch some personal nerves as well. Since I only have time to work with a few people at a time, I need a way to select, or to help people self-select for my programs. Answering these questions may also provoke important thoughts about your life.
| At what stage are you in your career? To what degree do you feel satisfied with your work life today and your accomplishments? Optional: What kind of work do you do? | |
| Are you a 'member' of Generation-X? Baby Boomer? Youthful Senior? | |
| Please describe what kind of exercise you get each week and how much. | |
| What would you say about your sense of balance today? Does moving with physical grace matter to you? | |
| Have you danced other dances in the past? Currently? If so which ones? | |
| Have you avoided dancing because: 1) you 'have no rhythm'; 2) you 'have 2 left feet'; 3) you're afraid you'll feel foolish or look clumsy; 4) you haven't had time; 5) you've never found a dance that was interesting enough? | |
| Do you have any problems with your feet? with your back? with your joints? Other health concerns that might be relevant? | |
| Have you studied martial arts? Other sports? | |
| Do you play a musical instrument? Do you love music in general or a specific kind of music and sometimes wish you could be doing something expressive with it? | |
| Do you enjoy listening to music? What kinds? | |
| Outside your work, do you enjoy any artistic pursuits? | |
| Are you currently in an important relationship? If you are married, for how many years to this spouse? | |
| If you have a spouse or life partner, would they learn to dance tango with you, or would you enroll in a program by yourself? | |
| Do you feel attractive from the inside out to your spouse or to the opposite sex in general? Is this an area in which you'd like to feel more confident? | |
| If you are single, are you dating or not to the extent you would like? | |
| To what degree do you enjoy expressing your masculinity or femininity toward your significant other or toward the opposite sex in general? Are you currently satisfied with the role sensuality plays in your life? | |
| Whether you're single or in a couple, would you be happy to discover an opportunity to socialize with other warm, intelligent people with similar cultural interests? Or do you enjoy your solitude, after a demanding day of work? | |
| Is it the case that during the current 'recession' you have no problem investing in things that are important to your happiness and wellbeing? Or do you prefer to postpone many pleasures until things improve? | |
| Do you ever feel that inside you there's unexpressed creative potential you’d like to tap? | |
| When you travel for business or pleasure, do you sometimes wish you could go beyond conventional tourism, and connect substantially with local people who may have something in common with you? | |
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