Re: [Tango-L] shocking sweat
Sometimes still an old milonguero will keep folded handkerchiefs in each palm as he embraces the woman, to avoid getting his sweat on her back or her right hand. Nice. cherie it?is your responsibility to find followers who do not drape themselves over you and who do not have an axis...how do you choose a dance parnter, what are your dance prioritiesif you were more descriminating, you would neither sweat nor be so bitter, sherrie ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] Shocking ( Richard's complaint)
I called a friend who is an exercise physiologist. He said that the sweating he has observed in tango dancers, male and female, is unlikely to be caused by lack of aerobic training. because social tango is not physically demanding enough for that to be an issue. Rather, he felt, it was caused by bad posture and core muscle issues. Regards/Richard ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
[Tango-L] New Wave is coming!
Do you think the woman is leading here? No, she is simply demonstating what the leader has to do to make the follower cross. She's not suggesting that she is the leader in the dance. Although this is described as a beginning class, many leaders who consider themselves way beyond beginners still don't know how to effectively lead the cross and could learn something valuable here. This is THE Tango dance wave of the future... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmqGUamkOHE ..get ready for it...it teaches by hypnosis and it's precedentwas the Emporer's clothes...Soon, the lady will lead as much as the man and it's anybody's guess who is leading now... ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] Shocking close embrace
I live in Tokyo where summer is basically like a cross between a green house and a sauna, and all the milongas are air conditioned. Still, I know exactly who tends to sweat in the milongas and who doesn't. I know that after dancing close embrace with a certain man all the hair in and near my face will be dripping with the sweat that ran from his hair into mine. Do I mind? Obviously, it is a matter of personal sympathy or not, and,very important, smell. Fortunately, Japanese do not usually smell, their sweat glands are smaller and they eat differently and bathe and shower all the time too. I have a friend and colleague who does not even sweat much, but he likes to dress up in shirts, ties and suits, and more often than not those shirts are made of polyester and he obviously does not wear deodorant and is from the West, which means, the polyester makes him disaster prone in this way. So, even though dancing with him can be fun, I usually try to wriggle out of it after 2 or 3 songs, as I cannot take it any longer than that, I cannot dance and hold my breath half of the time. I know another guy who likes to burn a huge amount of energy on the dance floor, rushing around the room in huge steps, quick turns, spins and so on and he is a little chubby too and soon sweats profusely while he does it. He does not smell, he is Japanese, he is fun to dane with, but you end up getting wet too while dancing with him. Fortunately he has the good sense of wearing cotton, t shirts, mostly, and he always comes to the milongas with a Boston bag in which he carries all his extra shirts, and he changes them in the bathroom every time he got drenched again which I much appreciate. And he does not embrace you too closely when he is dripping. Now, I very much doubt that posture or core muscles have anything to do with this problem, I do believe that keeping a proper diet with more vegetables and less red meat, less beer and trying to maintain a healthy or at least healthier weight would make a lot of difference. Dressing up in suits and ties can be counter productive as they make you feel hot, do not ever wear anything knitted to a milonga (it feels awful to the partner even if you do not sweat), do bring a change of clothes, and the hosts should make sure that a reasonably cool, fresh climate is maintained in the room by using air conditioning, opening the windows or whatever is possible. Yes, and if you go dancing while being hugely overweight and retaining plenty of water in your body, well...food for thought. Skinny people do not really sweat much, so maybe this is one more reason I am so lucky living in Japan where people live mainly on fish, rice, shredded raw cabbage, tofu and water. And Greg, I suggest, you try powder instead of oil, oil might just make you slippery in addition to being wet. Astrid Endzone 102 wrote: I can't wear a suit and tie. I overheat very badly if I wear long sleeves. (Yes, I know I'm a border case, and not typical in this at all). I usually have to change my a-shirt after a milonga tanda. I'll look in to coconut oil. That sounds interesting. -Greg G ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] shocking
Let me say, that backless ladies, especially after a milonga tanda, are often covered in moisture. Icky yes. But I get over it. So should they. There is a difference in smell between a work-out sweat and those men AND women who hve not showered for a day or more and reek of old sweat. Not accceptable on any counts. When I did Ceroc, it was a code and taught by the particular teacher I had, that men are to bring along a small face towel to dances. If they sweat a real lot then a change of shirt was required. Cheers! Vince To: TANGO-L@mit.edu Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:36:40 -0500 From: sherp...@aol.com Subject: [Tango-L] shocking the ladies are lucky , they get to be sleeveless, backless, in short skirts and waving fans _ Need a new place to rent, share or buy? Let ninemsn property help http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Edomain%2Ecom%2Eau%2F%3Fs%5Fcid%3DFDMedia%3ANineMSN%5FHotmail%5FTagline_t=774152450_r=Domain_tagline_m=EXT ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] dark milongas
I dislike dark milongas, maybe becasue my eyesight is not as good as it used to be. I also like to see where I am going. Maybe the darkness is used to mask embarrassing moments? Cheers! Vince From: tangoman...@cavtel.net To: s...@stevelittler.com; tango-l@mit.edu; tangoman...@cavtel.net Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:59:46 -0500 Subject: Re: [Tango-L] dark milongas I think the dark milongas comes from ballroom where ambiance is so important. I don't like dark ballrooms nor milongas. I used cabeceo a lot _ Want to marry your mail? Combine your email accounts here! http://livelife.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=633386 ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] shocking
How gracious of you all to be so accepting of others and their personal habits... Who has the right to tell you to change shirts? Why should we wash 30 shirts a week as opposed to 5? I used to, but then realised that it wasn't really doing any good anyway. The ladies I danced with were not protected by a new dry shirt that was within 3 mins a wet drenched one... And I still had another 3 songs to go... I usually wear a jacket, even when it's hot, but not always... People dance with me cause they want to, not cause I'm dry or wearing a scent. Doesn't mean I not trying to be dry or smell nice, but this is life - no? Sent from my iPhone, from somewhere... ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] Shocking close embrace
Coconut oil soaks into the skin in a few minutes like skin conditioner. You won't be slippery. Steve Astrid wrote: And Greg, I suggest, you try powder instead of oil, oil might just make you slippery in addition to being wet. Astrid Endzone 102 wrote: I can't wear a suit and tie. I overheat very badly if I wear long sleeves. (Yes, I know I'm a border case, and not typical in this at all). I usually have to change my a-shirt after a milonga tanda. I'll look in to coconut oil. That sounds interesting. -Greg G ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
