So, there is no bad breath in "true Argentine" tango, because it's not
ballroom tango? ROFLMAO
Floyd Baker wrote:
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> One need not question differences. Just enjoy them...
>
> You can pull up American or any other ballroom Tango
> competition videos on youtube and you'll instantly know wh
Thanks Mario - indeed, nice blog. A precised quote from the writer's
teacher:
I am going to talk to you about the structure of tango. So that you
understand. There is no structure. Tango is about improvisation.
Improvise means free. You are free to make a decision at the exact
moment what yo
hi everyone,
well, part of the reason is giselle. she doesn't extend the leg from
the hip. she starts under the rib cage. also, notice how she
stretches her leg.
beautiful!
jackie
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i have two very tall guys... like alex krebs... in my beginner close
embrace class. i have tried everything and still they come very close
to stepping on their partner's feet. i can dance with them because i
really extend but others have problems. they are beginners so i
understand the
Tom Stermitz used me as an example in one of his classes. I'm 6'-4" tall
with my "high heels" on. The follower was about 5'-0". Tom can explain the
geometry better than I, but the distance from the floor to the point where
were "connect" is the same for both of us. If you visualize our "legs"
start
> she doesn't extend the leg from the hip. she starts under the rib cage.
Girls, unless you too have had your hip joints surgically raised by 20cm...
...keep in mind that region is employed equally by the standing leg,
giving you groundedness that should not be compromised for extra extension.
does anyone have any special advice that they find resonates
with the "giants"? are there any differences?in emphasis?
jackie wong
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Jackie:
Since the man "follows the woman," the size of the woman's
step is to a large ex
Notice, as well, that her shoulders are back, allowing her to maintain her
own center without disturbing the embrace. She gives her chest to her
partner and every other part of her body is used for her own dance.
Robin
On 3/10/08, jackie ling wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> hi everyone,
> well
Notice, as well, that her shoulders are back, allowing her to maintain her own
center without disturbing the embrace. She gives her chest to her partner and
every other part of her body is used for her own dance. -Robin
These details are such an eye opener! Many thanks for pointing this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdbpjesqFpI
Maria Plazaola y Eduardo El Nene Masci
are my benchmarks for impeccable 'style'
my newbie brain is saying that Maria
has more of a lean into Edwardo than
Giselle has into Gustavo. It seems that
Maria is compensating and changing her
po
They (both leader and follower) have to rearrange their concept of leg
length.
Both leader and follower have the SAME leg length, if you measure
length from the connection point, i.e. the tummy or solar plexus or
wherever it is. In other words, the leg actually goes up into the
tummy. It i
I had a similar discussion with a (tall) friend with whom I used to dance
quite regularly. I remember him saying that when he danced with followers
much shorter than him, he made a conscious effort, not to adjust his own
height, but to 'lead from the diaphragm' rather than from the chest.
On Mar 1
thanks michael. i agree with everything but the "small of the back"
statement.
as mentioned before, when i reach back as a follower, i want to be
able to extend my leg which, from what i understand from talking to
movement specialists, starts below the ribcage. also, if the
connection is
It is very difficult for many women to dance comfortably while being
held in the small of the back, particularly if the lead pulls his arm in
towards himself.
jackie ling wong wrote:
> thanks michael. i agree with everything but the "small of the back"
> statement.
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