Gordon Erlebacher wrote:
What is the difference, in your mind, between a practica and a Milonga?
I read recently "In theory, there is no difference between theory and
practice. In practice, there is."
To me, in theory, a milonga should be an event where people DANCE. They do
things (steps/fig
In my earlier post:
"centre across the floor into the ronda. While that /manoeuvre /seems to be"
should read:
Mention has been made of the desirability of not spearing radially from the
centre across the floor into the ronda. While that manoeuvre seems to be
I need an editor. :(
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Jack Dylan said:
< I was also told that one reason why milongueros always dance in the outer
< ronda is because of this 'blindness' on their right side, i.e. they know
< that there are no dancers there to disturb him or his partner.
In theory, that is sound reasoning. In practice, the way some pe
Michael wrote:
> The reason cabeceo doesn't work well in New York (and other places) is
> milongas are close to pitch black and
Same problem here (Melbourne, Australia) - usually too dark to see clearly.
I had several unsatisfactory ventures into cabeceo on a recent night. I
made successive ap
Jeffrey Maddox wrote:
>
> Thoughts on entering the floor?
>
Over the years I have made something of a study of floor-entering
techniques. The following seems to be a much favoured, and effective,
approach:
The leader approaches the floor backwards. This avoids any requirement
for eye conta
Tango22 wrote:
> .
>
> In my experience, it is a problem everywhere Sharhrukh. An enjoyable
> evening will quickly turn cold for me when couples are travelling in
> the wrong direction, colliding because they are not looking where
> they are going, kicking other couples, dancing
ke it or not, a leader IS dancing with everyone else on the
floor, to an extent perhaps governed by an inverse square relation to an
individual's proximity. You are dancing 'with' your immediate
neighbours, whose dance is effected by their neighb
ps: Just to put my earlier "codified" comment into perspective, take a
look at: http://linus.it.uts.edu.au/~don/vogue/terr.html
I believe this is just an explanation of the "Tango Terrific" sequence -
not part of the official specification.
(Labanotation is a system for recording choreography -
> I don't think this performance is so bad, it is just not the tango you
> know. Also, this is a group choreography and because it is done by
> 16-21
As I understand it, this is not "group choreography" per se - but a
codified sequence and they are not dancing as a group but competing
again
I said "There are many IT nerds and medical doctors in tango.".
She said "Rubbish".
The debate has degenerated from there.
The aim is to win the argument, of course. Nothing to do with
statistical validity. Bribery is an option.
So - what broadly speaking - is your occupation (in the case
c.roq...@mchsi.com wrote:
>
> if the entering couple notices that the dancers are not aware of them
> then they should yield and carefully enter. It may mean waiting for a
> second or two but it is basically common courtesy and similar to
> entering a busy automobile lane.
> cheers,
> Charles
Noughts wrote:
< I really am tired of this list and have asked to be removed from it
< before... Now I'm asking the entire list publicly like another person
< just recently - please remove me from this list.
< REMOVE ME PLEASE!
-- How to remove oneself --
Wel
Hi,
I'm hosting the survey code - though I am not the survey owner.
Initial URL is http://tangoresearch.webs.com/(public site -
insufficient facilities)
and then transfers to my ISP's server where database and PHP facilities
are available:
http://home.exetel.com.au/bodypaint/_vari
I have to take exception to what Mr. Merchant wrote.
tt's articulate, well-reasoned, and fair. Quite against the spirit of
Tango_L.
I'm going to have to report him to the moderator.
rde
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Hmm - I see lots of tango-A posts but almost nothing for tango-L. Is it
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cheers
rde
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