♪ In tango music, there are moves.

That are intimate.

And the volcado is the most intimate movement between a man and a woman.

Whereupon they both have their leaning against each other's foreheads and not touching anything else.

And at a split second, the man moves.

So the woman falls into his arms and he catches her.

And it's a form of trust, but also a very passionate and empowering move and tango volcado also has been interpreted as topsy turvy.

So things are flipped upside down and inside out, and you can hear that in our music.

♪ Every time I come to with my friends, this quartet is.

We have such a respect and adoration for each other.

And those moments that we give for each other to.

And it's safe too, because we can try things out.

And it's not like, oh my goodness, what did you just do?

when you're in a group and everyone is on the same, has the same purpose of making the music be really interesting and good.

this is sort of the, you know, top notch way to be able to explore all the different styles of tango music is to be a real comrades in music.

♪ The essence of the tango is not about the counts and the beats, although they're we do have that rhythm, but it's a it's really about connection and embrace.

And there's, there's a movement that moves more organically with, especially with the really great tango dancers.

There's, there's a bending and there's a, there's a flexibility, especially when you are playing for dancers because the human body does what it does.

And it can't just necessarily be absolutely metronomic.

And it's not in the tango because you could hear in some of the things we play where there's changes and bends in the times and ebbs and flows, and that's definitely part of the feeling of the tango.

♪ This is incredibly unique.

Because of the willingness to take risks and offer suggestions.

And what I love most is being a student in the moment.

it's an interaction that goes way beyond the fact that we can play our instruments.

It's the mission we share to produce something really beautiful and meaningful that I love being part of that.

I'm a girl born and raised in Spokane, Washington, in Hilliard.

And I get to play with these amazing musicians.

In the Spokane Symphony, we played with Yo-Yo Ma, and he said something I'll never forget.

And it applies here.

When you feel safe, you can create and you can be your authentic self.

And that's what I've learned with this group.

It's good.

Let's just go and have fun.

And you can't do anything wrong.

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