--- On Sun, 10/12/08, Tom Stermitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Leading another person well is a very deep experience, like a martial arts.
> Doing it yourself is extremely enlightening.
>
> That's the main benefit. There are a number of other
> reasons. For example
> - The follower learns te
--- On Fri, 10/10/08, Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't get it...why is the guy always the
> 'heavy'?
> Are men always the 'stupid' one? Always who
> 'needs improvement'?
> Always too thick to 'understand' that they should
> learn to dance in the woman's shoes, too?
> This just sound
--- On Thu, 10/9/08, Lois Donnay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do you get leaders to work on following?
Maybe tricking them is the way to go. Perhaps having the men do a combination
that has them doing variations on the molinete as leaders. Or perhaps they are
the ones doing the backward o
--- On Wed, 10/8/08, Myk Dowling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > To be honest, if it was just social dancing, I'd
> be less likely to attend.
>
> Can I ask why?
The price of gas has made traveling a lot less attractive, so we don't even go
to DC anymore just to dance socially, either. But if
To Myk Dowling's question, the Ann Arbor tango group initially started May
Madness as just social dancing and a BBQ, but workshops were eventually added
on. This is an event that people will drive from at least 4 hours out, so
perhaps they figured that adding workshops will make it more worthw
--- On Mon, 9/29/08, Nina Pesochinsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The important thing to remember is that we do not always know
> what might trigger the other person.
You're right, Nina, and although I appreciate your sensitivity toward others, I
do not espouse taking responsibility for anoth
--- On Wed, 9/24/08, Jack Dylan wrote:
"Wow, some of you guys are tough. It seems that Sean will not only not dance
with women who are not good dancers but with women who agree to dance with men
who are not good dancers."
Hi Jack,
I don't mean to be tough, punative, or to prevent other guys f
--- On Fri, 9/26/08, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >From there, we had some discussion on what an
> invitation is. At one point I was thinking that some might
> be happier if the terms Leader and Follower were changed to
> Inviter and Decider (as some appear to have strong
> opposition t
Nina, I always enjoy your posts, but please remember that you're free to use
your delete key.
--- On Thu, 9/25/08, David Thorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I don't know how you know my regular partner's
> skill level.
> I mentioned in a prior post that I can lead with
> clarity(?), and she w
--- On Thu, 9/25/08, David Thorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Spose that she sees that the floor behind me is clear (we DO NOT run into
people or even threaten to!!!) and wants to play a little. She might
> over-rotate, stepping into me, and compelling my receiving
> step to actually be counter
Some of the recent discussion has in some ways suggested that men ought to
pander to women. Puh-lease...
I’m going on record of saying that it is okay for men to be "demanding" of
women in the same way that women are "demanding" of men. The latter is more
prevalent than the former. In fact,
--- On Tue, 9/23/08, Alexis Cousein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Whether "resist" is an appropriate word is a matter of semantics. And I
> disagree that it's totally unkosher for her to "force room" or "take over",
> at least if you understand the context (i.e. don't take the words
> as if they
--- On Tue, 9/23/08, Anne wrote:
"- but the resistance is more often the ONLY response to a poor lead...the only
physical means to let the leader know he is inviting a poor lead that is
impossible to follow..."
Sean here.
1. Hi Anne, would you reconsider that position? I think "ONLY" is a limi
--- On Tue, 9/23/08, Alexis Cousein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But given a lead is an invitation, she can certainly
> *resist* a lead, i.e. change the timing. She can even take over the lead
> momentarily (which is no problem with me, but bruises the ego of some other
> leaders) . Given that t
--- On Wed, 9/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(Sean: does it grant me wisdom and remove intelligence? ; )
Hi Adriana,
I don't think the 2 are related. So it should be possible to gain wisdom over
the course of ones life, without losing any intelligence. ; )
Perhaps I am using the terms too sim
--- On Tue, 9/16/08, Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I dare say that, in North America, who leads and who
> follows will soon have to be negotiated...hence, the
> confusion. Certainly expecting a woman to follow everything
> you lead, without negotiation first, would be terribly
> demandin
Sean here. If you were to search through the archives, you would find that I
once thought like Mario does. With only 4 or 5 years experience, I was barely a
tango beginner...
Mario, I know you are excited and enthusiastic about your new hobby, but
please, aquire a decade or 2 of experience befo
While suspension is one way to signal the woman not to step forward, I prefer a
technique in which the man steps back but leaves the his chest more-or-less
where it was so that the woman feels his support. Essentially, he gives her
his weight so that they have a shared axis. If the woman feels
Hi all,
Trini, here. Since no woman has yet responded on this subject, I'll give my
two cents worth. Personally, I dislike having my arm being bounced up and down
in milongas or tango. It's tiring, it's uncomfortable, it distracts from the
dance. I'm not some kind of wind-up toy. There may
Hola Sergio,
Sean again. I appreciate the efforts you have made for more than a decade to
preserve the civility of this list, and I have a great deal of respect for the
opinions you express here. But I must respectfully disagree with you regarding
the criticism of videos presented to the list.
Sean Here,
Your criticism is spot on Huck. But how to defend your point? How would someone
who has never experienced sublimation understand what is missing when they
"groove"? IMHO, you have a better chance of explaining color to a blind man.
Sean
PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society
Jean-Pierre,
Thanks for sharing your video, however, it looks to me as if your partner
allows her back to collapse during the carpa instead of maintaining a strong
core. I think your video needs more information on that aspect and on what you
mean by "support" so that the women are protected.
How about a fee that covers the entire semester instead of just an event? So
if they pay for a milonga, they are part of the club for the rest of the
semester? Maybe 2 different levels of club participation based on what they
can afford. If they see themselves as part of a club, rather than j
Hi Victor,
I agree with Andreas' comments. If you're just starting out, I'd suggest
sticking with the formula of sandwiching two weaker pieces between the two
strongest pieces. Also, watch that the tempo goes consistently from slower to
faster or faster to slower. The latter is done in the c
Your post is insightful, Larry. The video also takes place in a large hall
with plenty of room. In a more crowded room, Puppy might dance quite
differently, without the space between couples. Geraldine's parents (who
influenced Geraldine) are from Villa Urquiza, I think. Anyone know where Pu
--- On Wed, 8/6/08, Nina Pesochinsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> You can read the archives of the tango-l. There is a story
> in detail about how Susana Miller invented the term
> "milonguero" when she began teaching in the early 1990s. The reason that
> Puppy and others didn't say that they
--- On Wed, 8/6/08, Dubravko Kakarigi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The way I understand what Trini is talking about is that
> every dancer eventually (the sooner the better) finds his or
> her own body which then, to a large extent, forms the basis
> for his or her own style -- unique in time and
--- On Tue, 8/5/08, Joe Grohens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So, let's say that my way of dancing can be classified
> according to a named type.
>
> What will you base it on?
>
> - Instructional pedigree?
> - Dance features that suggest a family resemblance?
> - The dance circles I associate with
Joe,
While I appreciate many of your points in the first part of your post, I have a
differing opinion on the latter half. You may not be thinking that you dance a
style, but in reality you do dance a style, so it's fair for people to ask or
to classify what you do. Although dance styles are
Since I can only post 1 more time today, I'll have to kill 2 birds with 1 stone:
On Teaching:
My experience mirrors that of Lois and my preferred teaching style starts
beginners off in close-embrace, even though I used to teach in open-embrace.
However, there are too many factors in the teachi
Let's be more specific. It's not the use of the hands that's the problem.
It's the TIMING. It's when the man is impatient and doesn't respect my timing
that I feel that he's pushing or pulling me, even if he is trying not to use
his hands. Imagine a hoola-hoop being placed around the woman,
I think a lot of the dance is missing because you don't see the feet, where
most of the action is. Most of the video is of the upper body. We also don't
see how the woman ornaments the dance. For all we know, he might have been
giving her time to play musically, which might give it more of a
--- On Mon, 7/28/08, steve pastor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: steve pastor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Nuevo lead and follow and repressed teaching
> To: "Tango-L"
> Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 7:24 PM
> "My point is that when women have the bodywork and
> technique, then
de Pittsburgh
--- On Mon, 7/28/08, Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Nuevo lead and follow and repressed teaching
> To: "Tango-L"
> Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 1:15 PM
> "Trini y
--- On Mon, 7/28/08, Jack Dylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I know exactly what you're talking about and maybe
> I'm too cynical but I don't think the guys who dance with women who don't
> take classes are looking for feedback on their tango. I suspect their motives
> lie elsewhere. o_O
Oh, n
--- On Sun, 7/27/08, Jack Dylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Jack Dylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Nuevo lead and follow and repressed teaching
> To: "Tango-L"
> Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:28 PM
> Trini,
> Very true. When a lady is tipped into a Vocada, she needs
> to
>From the woman's perspective, I agree with David. One of the reasons women
>have trouble with volcadas and colgadas is a lack of a good core. Having a
>good core is something most women have to work at moreso than men.
I used to think like Jack - that the woman needed to know the figure. But
--- On Tue, 7/22/08, Jack Dylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pupi Castello was correct and I think everyone who learns
> tango discovers this for himself.
> Which I suspect is why many people enjoy Nuevo. No need
> to worry about that pesky walk :-)
> Jack
Well, I enjoy Nuevo because it's jus
> But I think that a problem with a lot of today's tango
> groups is that they don't have any idea what it means to play for
> dancing.
I think the problem of musicians not having an idea of what it is like to play
for dancers is less and less of an issue every year. I have not really
encounte
--- On Mon, 6/9/08, Deby Novitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Deby Novitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Tango-L] Posing in tango
> To: tango-l@mit.edu, "Mario" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, June 9, 2008, 2:17 PM
> Let's see if this post makes the list. I have been
> censored on and
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Before I went I scanned the last couple of years of
> TANGO-L archives for pointers on following, since I went
> to learn how to follow. I found enough on leading to
> fill a doctoral dissertation but almost nothing on
> following - unless you
--- Dubravko Kakarigi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So, I suppose the bottom
> line for me is that tango dance is about beauty and ways
> to discover, create, and share beauty.
That's a nice way of looking at it. Aside from dancing
with my husband, the tandas I look forward to the most are
the on
So if tango is supposed to be about the emotional
connection which can only be felt between partners, can
somebody tell me why people are looking for videos to
measure this quality?
The man-woman thing can also be taken too far in these
discussions. I mean, that's like saying that every man
wants
Hi Jackie,
If I were organizer A, I'd do one heck of a job promoting
my instructors for the workshop. But I also wouldn't go
overboard and give people the feeling that their asking to
choose loyalties (it doesn't do anyone any good if the
attendees don't feel good about their choices). Not
every
--- Floyd Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As for the actual judging? .. Groups comprised of people
who are *friendly* to the particular type or style of Tango
that's in the applicant's demo cd's.
Have folks paid attention to how a student introduces a
teacher or how a teacher introduces/
--- Tom Stermitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> People do all kinds of wierd, anxious, even
self-destructive things when they don't trust their own
competence. Really, if you are all that good, than you are
going to succeed, even if "they" get in your way.
I've always thought that many of the issu
Floyd,
Trini, here. I understand where you're coming from. We've
swallowed a lot of losses ourselves when we first started
our group. And I don't think anyone will truly know how
much work an organizer does, except another organizer.
You should be quite proud of the fact that you've created
en
--- Floyd Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I spent nearly ten years in a Tango wasteland studying what
was behind it all... Without (for the most part) being able
to dance it myself. But that did not stop the understand
of it. I concentrated on the origins and concepts. How and
why it came abou
--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Trini wrote:
> > In a lot of small communities, tango gets started
> through people pooling their resources to form
non-profits. Officers are often elected as a legal
requirement to share a balance of power. That is how
things are often done in the St
Somewhere along the line, the point of my original post was
lost, or maybe I never made it. So here it is, as plain and
succinct as I can state it:
Goal: The man changes weight without changing the woman's
weight.
Method 1: The man hides his weight change. (Impossible if
the woman is competent.)
--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That is nonsense. A good leader needs only the girl to
> stay on his chest.
Sean here. 99% of what is written on this list is nonsense.
Now I remember why I quit writing.
But Chris did have some good observations about
communities. As he pointed out
--- robin tara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yesterday I was assisting Reuben Aybar, here in Buenos
Aires, and we taught a man to "change weight" without his
partner feeling it, in about 5 minutes. The words "weight
change" is misleading though. What he learned was how to
change feet without his part
Sean here, with one man's perspective:
--- Astrid wrote: "so on a bad day, the women in reality
actually outnumber the danceable men by 8 or 10:1."
Come on Astrid, it's not fair and highly provacative to
compare the total number of women to the number of
"danceable" men. In my experience, if you
--- Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've always believed that the man should change weight so
that the lady doesn't even feel it. If she does feel it,
she should follow it unless the man prevents that in some
way, eg. 'suspension'.
---
Hi Keith,
Sean here. Personally, I would be amazed by any m
Chris,
I think we have a different idea about community. You are
also confusing a common business structure of an enterprise
with the idea of community. In a lot of small communities,
tango gets started through people pooling their resources
to form non-profits. Officers are often elected as a
--- Tango Society of Central Illinois
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Each dancer needs to be comfortable with their movements.
> Different anatomical characteristics, including injury,
will make a 'one size fits all' approach inapplicable.
Dancers who are made to feel uncomfortable in their bodies
--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > if one is to continue to be a community leader, then
> one must be willing to make decisions, take
responsibility, and lead. ... you either have the trust of
your community or you don't.
>
> One has to wonder as to the unique factors of third world
Hi folks,
Now that I have more time, I'd thought I'd share my policy
for dealing with this sensitive issue. Perhaps it will
help others who need to deal with people exhibiting
undesirable behavior.
The bottom line for me is this:
- Does someone's repeated actions create an unhealthy
learning env
--- Jake Spatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
.
> > What's puzzling me is why do the women put up with this
> behavior? Do they like the attention, and don't find it
> rude, or are they too polite, or timid, to speak up if
> they don't like it? Or what?
> >
> I've asked a few women about this in th
--- Darlene Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sometimes tango dancers overstep their bounds...
> sometimes it's exacerbated because the situation involves
> an INSTRUCTOR, which damages the reputation of the entire
> community.
Darlene,
While I completely understand where you're coming
--- Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ... I was talking about students being inspired and, for
that, 'fine dancing' just won't do. What is the purpose of
a demonstration at a Tango Festival, if not to inspire the
> participants?
I've put finger on what bothered me about the video. And
it wasn
--- Joe Grohens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Re: Trini on the "close embrace" movement.
>
> - Is the technique used by these couples really what
> promoters mean
> when they say "close embrace"? What is meant then by
> "open embrace"?
In my mind, close-embrace means no separation between the
--- Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
demonstrations - other than to send everyone
> to sleep :-). I'm not saying they
> should be dancing choreographed show routines but at
> least they should be of a high level
> of excellence and difficulty to motivate and inspire
> their students and others
--- Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Trini,
>The last part of your email/post;
> "I know they'll be folks on their no-pattern,
> just-dancing
> blah blah blah kick, but I just figure their tango is as
> limited as their thought processes. I'd rather not see
> that happen with you."
>
--- Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> the last class I took in December was billed as a class
> to learn; floor navigation, musicality and
connectivityit cost me $100 and the teacher's idea of
musicality was to call out the steps during a song and
everyone perform them basic 8, ocho cortad
--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That attention finds typically the complete novice
> hereabouts doesn't make
> the cross. This is no problem - she and I make whatever
> steps do come to us.
That's fine, but don't just don't call it the cross when it
isn't. Otherwise, it's disrepec
Chris, next time, pay attention to what a completely novice
woman actually does and you'll see for yourself.
Personally, I think it's better to learn from real life
experiences than assumptions. Oh, and don't say a word to
her, just lead her.
Trini de Pittsburgh
--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECT
--- Floyd Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One complains if it's said leaders 'free' them... and
> one complains if it's said leaders 'restrict' them.
Where's the logic...??We need to get over attitudes I
think.
Sounds to me as if it's about using words correctly in an
appropriate cont
--- Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> IMO, the first thing every lady need to learn is how to
> make a connection with the man and how to follow. But is
that enough? Well it is if the lady is satisfied to just
make the steps and make the 'moves'. On the other hand,
> if she wants to dance in a
Since there have been some comments about the Buffalo tango
scene, I thought I'd offer my perspective as an outside
observer. I just got back from teaching there and met
quite a few of the tango community. I found Buffalo to be
a young and promising community and I met a couple of good
organizers
Hi Mario,
One of the differences in milonga is that the rhythm is
constantly telling the woman to move. In fact, one could
say that the woman is always prepared to move in milonga at
every beat. So it's not that she's more balanced in
milonga as it is that she's always prepared to move. It
soun
Yes, I agree completely with you, Martin. I find that not
using the knee is the most common fault of people who try
to learn toe-first. And there's more than just the knee.
There's also the lowering of the hip, which is discussed in
Steve's articles as pelvic tilt (great articles, Steve!).
If y
Hi Mario,
If you've found these videos helpful to you, that's great.
Personally, I thought he tended to move as a block and did
not spiral his spine enough to show good contrabody.
Perhaps it's just the way the camera shot it. Not being a
big YouTube viewer, I'm sorry I couldn't find anything
c
Personally, I've found Barbra's sig to be warm and
informative. Tango needs more people like that.
Trini de Pittsburgh
P.S. Anyone tried promoting tango on Facebook or MySpace,
yet? If so, how's it working out?
--- Floyd Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another point can be made. The sig
But Keith, there has been a teacher from the States in Hong
Kong for years! So don't lump all U.S. teachers together.
Trini de Pittsburgh
--- Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ron,
>
> I've only danced Tango in Buenos Aires and Hong Kong but
> we have had
> many foreign visitors to our milo
Hi Jackie,
That's something we've been trying to encourage here. One
barrier to expressiveness is not knowing the music. I've
noticed around here that generally, women do not tend to
study the music as much as the men. Around here, at least,
it's the men who work harder at knowing the music. P
--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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 gro
--- Heather Whitehead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The source of Nuevo's inferiority is that it is a
> movement based Movement. It is motivated by the
biomechanic possibilities.
Sorry, but salon tango or any other tango has also been
motivated by biomechanic possibilities. I don't think that
t
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello Mario,
> I never heard of Robert Hauk before I read your posts. So
> I checked him out
> on YouTube. What do you find attractive in his dancing?
Videos don't do justice to Alicia Pons, either. I think
there are some people who just appear better in person t
Keith:
I can see your point about women not dancing the man's role
the same way as a man, and perhaps that's a limitation
Dyane needs to know. However, she stated that she wanted
to learn tango as a leader because she saw it as an
opportunity to improve her dancing. Anything wrong with
that? Sh
Hello Dyane,
There could be several reasons why you're meeting
resistance. Others might be homophobic or insecure about
their own tango, but there's also the possibility that they
may think you still have a lot to work as a follower before
you can tackle the difficulty of leading. Here, if women
--- Tango For Her <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mario asked about learning shared pivots.
>
> I advise that a prerequisite to leading shared pivots
> is to learn and become confortable with various drags
> and sandwiches.
>
> Any other suggestions?
I'd suggest enrosques, calesitas, boleos, col
--- Michael Figart II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My lead is to show my partner the nature, the length, and
the direction of the step. As she gathers all this
> information, her job is to interpret it, and do her
> very best to step exactly WITH me, not to step ahead
> of my step, but to help move
--- Anton Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >From my experience, having not learnt to love it, they
> then proceed to look for music they do like, to which
they can dance Tango. And it seems more and more non Tango
music lovers, are dancing Tango to non Tango music.
>From my experience, this
--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The tide of the music reaches the lucky ones
> before the harbour
> walls grow too high. So empowered, they start to learn to
> dance.
Wow, Chris, you posted something that I actually agree with
and like. "Before the harbour walls grow too high". For
Hello Janis,
Out of genuine curiosity, did you listen to tango music for
a year before you began dancing? If I think about those I
know who have done very well in tango, I honestly don't
think that they would wait for a year before hitting the
dance floor. They're much too accomplished to let a
--- Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Why do Americans have this big problem with the 8CB? Could
it be because of the way Americans learn Tango?
>
> Keith, HK
The short answer is "yes". Tom's post gives the long
answer. I even know of a well-known Argentine teacher who
worked with an excellent
--- "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So how can the 8CB be taught successfully? I focused on
> using steps 3-8 and used the other steps as accessories.
Oops! I meant focusing on steps 3-5 and using steps 1-2
and 6-8 as accessories.
Trini
Before I taught close-embrace, I taught tango using the 8CB
and produced successful leaders. So Id say its the bad
or inexperienced teachers that give the 8CB a bad name.
But I also have to agree with Keith that one basically has
to make a decision to overcome a habit and practice it over
and o
> On Mon Feb 11 1:36 , Mario sent:
>
> > I would like to start a thread that discusses walking
> and all of its many variations
> > and challenges ...
Such a thread could take forever because they can be so
many details! And controversy over teaching versus
stylistic issues.
I agree with
Hola listeros,
Thanks everyone for the really great advice. Its been
something Ive wanted to ask for awhile but was dreading
generating a lot of negative posts instead.
Someone also sent me a private email giving some great
advice about movement of the couple. Youd basically pick
one part
Hola everyone!
If youre an anti-performance person, please hit your
delete key.
So I'm wondering if folks might have some tips regarding
demos or performances. Our community has gotten a bunch of
demo requests lately, particularly among the college
students for their universities or college tal
Videos can hide the truth in both directions. I've seen
videos where the person comes across much better than they
actually are. The best way to get information is to talk
with people and do the homework. This is what the smart
consumer should be doing.
--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot
Shahrukh,
I, among many others I'm sure, appreciate all you do in
keeping this list going. As an instructor, I encourage my
students to subscribe to Tango-L. However, in the past,
I've also had to qualify it by telling them "there's a lot
of junk emails, but there are a few gems, as well." I
ho
I think Igor's action reflects more poorly on him than it
does the moderator. If Igor believed in the quality of his
post, then there should be no problem of it getting
through. If not, then perhaps he could learn something
from it. I've noticed in this age of instant
communication/gratification
--- Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to ask if there is any exercise that
>
> a lead can perform alone that would help develop
>
> balance and axis to avoid the above problem?
Hello Mario,
I find that balance and axis are largely influenced by
grounding. Grounding can be l
Keith:
During his first visit here, Pulpo demo'd his trademark
moves (not the two-foot walking thing in the video, though)
with an intermediate dancer who had never danced/studied
with him before. She looked great. Pulpo has such good
technique and understanding of mechanics, I'm sure the
worksho
--- Igor Polk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think you had "Wow" connection with Cacho Dante not
> because you was impressed with his fame, or he felt in
love with you for that dance. But because he was so skilled
in dancing and connection, that it offest all
> your flaws. And you felt that "Wow"
--- Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why do women put up with this..are they all masochists ??
> ...and then she smiles and laughs incredulously?? duh
>
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jgnvrTxl4&feature=related
Mario,
The move Metin is demonstrating does look like fun when
done correctly.
--- Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Did you notice the woman lead a quick turn herself?-
> near to the end of the video..,
I didn't see her do anything that wasn't lead. Can you
pinpoint the minutes/seconds when you think she backleads?
Good dancers have a number of tools with which to lea
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