[Tango-L] Her left arm

I agree with Lois. That hanging left arm looks hideous and those spread fingers on his back seem desperate and clutching. I think the look started with younger dancers taking up Nuevo tango. At least that's when and where I began noticing it. The arm in this position does not seem to be well-en

Re: [Tango-L] Women's power in tango

Martin wrote: "men outnumber women at the overwhelming majority of practicas and milongas." I am very surprised and intrigued how NYC comes by this (to me) surprising phenomenon. Any ideas? Michael wrote: "Some women found their voice" Gosh. I wonder how they managed before. It's a short, perha

[Tango-L] Not dancing with the music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiEib0rZ92Q as Juan Carlos Pontoriero stated in his practimilonguero interview on YT. One BIG difference in A.T. today from the past is that the women today are dancing quite well while amongst the men, only ten percent dance well... I heartily agree

[Tango-L] Women's left arm

I just watched a video with Ricardo Viqueira and Marria Plazaola dancing a milonga at Apulia Tango Festival on Facebook. It was lovely. But a woman (who doesn't dance) commented on the follower's arm: "Does she keep repositioning her arm to be

Re: [Tango-L] Women's power in tango

​Hello everyone >The common element in most if not all of these, is that a milonga is a >*social* event and not a dance competition where you have to pick your >partner based almost exclusively on dance skill or compatibility. >(Unfortunately, this seems to be increasingly forgotten at many levels

Re: [Tango-L] Not dancing with the music

Ming Mar wrote: "The following video shows students respecting the beat of the music and not bumping into each other." A practica, by definition is not a class, hence I do not see the relevance of "teaching" & this video to the point in question. Still I think it is a great idea to use a video t

Re: [Tango-L] Women's power in tango

Once a woman embraces a man to dance with, she is not helpless to just "obey" -- unless a leader is so bad to be totally insensitive, in which case she would likely never again dance with him. With a little effort she can let the leader know what she (dis)likes in a dance, starting with an embra