Kissing and tango have a lot in common.
Both are about timing, presence, and the space between bodies.
A kiss—like a good tango—isn’t about how fast you get there.
It’s about how attuned you are to the other person’s rhythm.
In tango, you don’t rush. You feel. You pause. You let breath and weight guide the next move. That’s what makes it erotic. It’s not just steps—it’s listening.
A great kiss works the same way. It doesn’t push. It waits. It adjusts. It reacts. It leads. It follows.
A kiss can be sacred—or scandalous.
A firestarter. A farewell. A way home.
It can ruin you, rewire you, or leave you starving.
In this raw and intimate episode, I’m joined by Venezuelan-born illustrator, tattoo artist, and tango dancer Lis Salvatierrafor a conversation about kissing—not just the act, but the imprint, the memory, the myth, the missteps, and the magic.
Together, we explore the kiss as a tango: a dance of breath, tension, pause, and surrender. That moment before lips meet—the lean-in, the pull-back, the heat of proximity—can be more electric than the kiss itself.
We talk about bad kissers, ghost kisses, the ones that repelled, and the ones you still dream about.
We share stories of clumsy mouths, cosmic connections, cultural differences, and the way some people kiss to take—while others kiss to give something back. The how-to, and the how-not-to.
It’s about the kiss you still feel in your body—
And the one you have yet to experience.