[Tango-L] tango in new jersey

2008-05-21 Thread jackie ling wong
hey, i'm going to long beach island, near toms river, new jersey. does anyone know any tango in the area? i'll be there from may 24th - 30th. jackie www.tangopulse.net ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ta

[Tango-L] community - need insight

2008-05-04 Thread jackie ling wong
hey everyone, i need your insight. i have a regional calendar on my website to provide all the opportunities to dance in our community, it covers one and half hours of driving in any direction. it can also be a planning tool for organizers so that we don't step on each others toes. there

[Tango-L] tango singers

2008-03-23 Thread jackie ling wong
i love the singers di sarli y podesta, calo y beron, fresedo y ray, fresedo y serpa, canaro y maida, canaro y fama etc. if i have one problem, it's playing enough instrumentals during the milonga. :-) jackie www.tangopulse.net ___ Tango-L

Re: [Tango-L] followers expressiveness

2008-03-18 Thread jackie ling wong
job around playfulness in some of their exercises. great feedback everyone! thank you. jackie On Mar 18, 2008, at 12:03 PM, 'Mash wrote: On 2008-03-18 08:52-0400, jackie ling wong wrote: > as most people on this list know, i lead and i follow. i have been > told that one of my best qualit

[Tango-L] followers expressiveness

2008-03-18 Thread jackie ling wong
as most people on this list know, i lead and i follow. i have been told that one of my best qualities as a dancer is my ability to express myself musically. to quote someone... "you dance the music". this is not through only embellishments. now, i have led many followers... and there are

Re: [Tango-L] tall men in close embrace

2008-03-11 Thread jackie ling wong
ing). I recommend teaching it only as a body-awareness exercise just as you should teach to change your embrace. Maybe, it would do the trick for a taller man with the problem mentioned by Jackie. Hey! I said don't laugh! --- jackie ling wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i

Re: [Tango-L] tall men in close embrace

2008-03-10 Thread jackie ling wong
thanks michael. i agree with everything but the "small of the back" statement. as mentioned before, when i reach back as a follower, i want to be able to extend my leg which, from what i understand from talking to movement specialists, starts below the ribcage. also, if the connection is

[Tango-L] tall men in close embrace

2008-03-10 Thread jackie ling wong
i have two very tall guys... like alex krebs... in my beginner close embrace class. i have tried everything and still they come very close to stepping on their partner's feet. i can dance with them because i really extend but others have problems. they are beginners so i understand the

[Tango-L] space in close embrace

2008-03-10 Thread jackie ling wong
hi everyone, well, part of the reason is giselle. she doesn't extend the leg from the hip. she starts under the rib cage. also, notice how she stretches her leg. beautiful! jackie ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mai

[Tango-L] communites of all gender leading

2007-09-12 Thread jackie ling wong
daniel trenner lives in northampton ma and his students are definitely encouraged to switch roles from day one. i also encourage students locally to switch and experiment. it's easier for both danny and i because the two of us teach in colleges... amherst, mt holyoke, bard, williams colleg

[Tango-L] tanghetto interview

2007-08-17 Thread jackie ling wong
we have just posted an interview with the group, tanghetto at www.tangopulse.net enjoy jackie ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l