Milongueros in BsAs teach the walk as being 'a natural walk'.
But to most people it feels anything but natural. The reason for this,
it was once explained to me, is that it's based on the natural walk
of men up to and including the 1950s when many men would walk
with a kind of swagger - think
Jack
Tango can be walked two ways. Like a cat or a camel. The cat would be
smooth leading out with the toe.
The camel would be abrupt leading with the heel. It doesn't matter what we
call it John Wayne Cat Camel or whatever every leader steps forward on his
toe or his heel. Watch any
My opinion is different.
First, smoothness in the walk is almost completely about the usage of
the hip, knee and ankle joints rather than toe vs heel leads. To prove
this, it is obvious that you can walk camel or smooth with a toe
lead; you can walk smooth or choppy with a heel lead.
Hard to believe there are still people propogating this old canard
again. The best dancers in the world, many of whom I've taken classes
with and spoken to, use both, depending on the size and speed of the
step, the direction, the dynamic effect sought, and they will tell you
it's a matter of
Al wrote :Feet are important, but landing on the toe first isn't. And
landing
on the toe first certainly doesn't affect the way you lead.
It's pointless to argue with you, though.
This isn’t an argument it’s a friendly discussion.
The way we were taught to dance tango affects how we dance.
Like others, I'm surprised that this subect has come up again.
Heel or toe first? For me, I think Javier Rodriduez.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJpQeSJxqKo
But it's really just a question of personal style. I always dance
in close embrace and, for that way of dancing, heel first is more
