Re: [Tango-L] If not thinking, and besides the music, what are you paying attention to?

2008-01-22 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 22.01.2008 17:29 schrieb Mario : > I have been told by one teacher "What do you care about where the woman's > feet are?" > He may have meant: "Don't *look* after her feet!" > > ..and reading here, have seen " a leader should always know where the > woman is, where her weight/feet

Re: [Tango-L] Funniest Tango video

2008-01-26 Thread Andy Ungureanu
This is the best reason, why teachers don't like videotaping during workshops. I am sure Metin would have not authorized the public broadcasting of such "work in progress". It is a tricky movement, that is funny, when it is ready and works without effort. The way before it is ready is not funny

Re: [Tango-L] Pointers Please

2008-03-05 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 04.03.2008 19:50 schrieb David : > > The leader starts off with a side step to his left, followed by an un-led > weight change to get into crossed system (a fairly common thing). > > There is no such thing like a "un-led weight change" except by beginners. There is such thing like a sub

Re: [Tango-L] Pointers Please

2008-03-05 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 05.03.2008 20:19 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > Andy wrote: > << beginners. There is such thing like a subtle lead that you don't see...>>> > > If you are talking about the leader, that is not true on either count. I can > change weight without the follower feeling it or being led to do the s

Re: [Tango-L] Speak up if you are uncomfortable

2008-04-12 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 12.04.2008 09:34 schrieb Astrid : > still don't know what to think. > > neither do I.. What I have learned by now looking from very far away is: 1. Denver must be a very happy community lacking any serious crime problems, where the district attorney and the public courts have time to spen

[Tango-L] Arrastre ..Re: Qualifying... (reply to Joe)

2008-05-01 Thread Andy Ungureanu
fyi: http://www.andrewjames.com.au/?cat=4 Am 01.05.2008 23:51 schrieb Jake Spatz : > Joe, > >> Jake: >> >> > -- Understanding of what the word "arrastre" means (in the music) >> I hope you will explain this fourth "skill" so that I can start >> working towards my minimum qualifcations. >>

Re: [Tango-L] Bye for now

2009-02-10 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 10.02.2009 21:23 schrieb Tango-L and Tango-A Administrator : > Point well taken, but allow me to suggest a more constructive response > (than complaining to the list, or at least in ADDITION to complaining to > the list): Post something to the list YOURSELF that is the kind of post > you wo

Re: [Tango-L] Rhythm or Melody?

2009-06-10 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 10.06.2009 19:26 schrieb Jack Dylan : >> From: Trini y Sean (PATangoS) patan...@yahoo.com >> > > >> One dances to the melody but steps on the beat. > >> > > Thanks Trini, that's a great answer. > > It's correct, but not that simple. Someone who really knows (and can explain

Re: [Tango-L] A pair of great walkers

2009-06-25 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 25.06.2009 18:50 schrieb Nicolas Eyle : > Walking doesn't have to look boring or stiff... It can be incredibly > musical, fluid, and interesting if done well. The embrace should be > comfortable, arms held high enough to be elegant but not rigid, I offer this > example: > http://www.youtube

Re: [Tango-L] What do you think?

2009-07-26 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 26.07.2009 20:36 schrieb Andrew RYSER SZYMAÑSKI : > You don't need to be a professional dancer [or musician], indeed, you don't > need to know anything about dancing to realise that they dance to the music > about 5% of the time. The rest bears no relation. This is what makes it look > clum

Re: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-23 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 22.10.2009 15:20 schrieb Alberto Gesualdi : > Unfortunately, there is not a syllabus of tango codes, it would be something > very useful,. not a syllabus, but a collection is here: http://www.tangosalon.com.ar/embracing.html "It also discusses the Milonga Codes - set out for the very first t

Re: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-25 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 25.10.2009 02:19 schrieb Brian Dunn : > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1138280 > > It's thirty-five pages long, but for myself I hope some Francophone is > motivated to harvest some small goodies through translation for the rest of > us... > The paper is nice, but hard t

Re: [Tango-L] El Lloron

2010-08-26 Thread Andy Ungureanu
The question is not dumb, because most djs play "El lloron" as a milonga. The score is written as "Tango" and not even as "Tango Milonga". The structure of the bass line is "long-short-short" that is close but different than the milonga rhythm which is "longer-very short-short-short". The mel

[Tango-L] phrases (Re: Did you wow your partner?)

2011-04-25 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 25.04.2011 18:54 schrieb Michael : > Walk to his music and you'll feel the end of phrases. Musically, I'm pretty > sure a phrase is 16 measures. > > If you define "measure" like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_%28music%29 , a phrase in tango has usually 4 measures (roughly 8 sec).

Re: [Tango-L] Juan Carlos Copes

2007-08-15 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 14.08.2007 19:29 schrieb Igor Polk : > It is known that Juan Carlos Copes: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpLqCth7DrY > > was not a tango dancer earlier in his career. > He studied electro-technology. > Do you know who were his Tango teachers? > according to his own statement on todo

Re: [Tango-L] Idea for DJ's

2007-10-14 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 14.10.2007 07:47 schrieb Tango Tango : > -Or one could take the job of DJing seriously (especially if one is being > paid for it) and DJ instead of dancing. > > Neil > Dear Neil, Actually if you pay the DJ, you don't pay his time during the milonga, you pay only a very, very small amount

Re: [Tango-L] Gender imbalance, tips for female followers

2008-01-05 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 04.01.2008 22:20 schrieb Igor Polk : > Martin: > "I disagree with Igor, who says that becoming a better dancer gives you > more dance partners. It is just the opposite. There are less partners > that you will be interested in dancing with." > Igor: > So, learn quality dancing, make tango f

Re: [Tango-L] Dance for success?

2008-01-08 Thread Andy Ungureanu
I am afraid you forgot a interim question: Am 08.01.2008 02:18 schrieb NANCY : > You are confused, Shahrukh. > > The first question at the end of the first song is > "Are you comfortable?" After the second song, it is > "Do you have a boyfriend?" If the answer is yes, the next question is: "is