[Tango-L] A pair of great walkers

2009-06-17 Thread Mario
Two great walkers (how would you say that in Spanish?) I love how this couple reveals the music to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nSMK_ubSl0 I would also love to see Milongas where a tandem or two are reserved for couples who only walkno steps, no looking down at their feet, no classmate c

[Tango-L] A pair of great walkers

2009-06-17 Thread Keith Elshaw
My reaction is this was a nice video to share. And darned if I'm not prompted by it to make a comment or two; this perhaps in particular relation to the recent threads about commenting on teachers, etc. as well. My own way of helping people move forward for years (in social tango) has been to he

[Tango-L] A pair of great walkers

2009-06-25 Thread 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.com/watch?v=Cr4W4H-H9DU Nicky (from Syracuse) _

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

2009-06-17 Thread Huck Kennedy
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Keith Elshaw wrote: > > So, I liked what this couple was doing. Very nice. > > And then I have a little criticism. Purely a personal reaction. > > Men who stick their left arm/hand up so high seem to me to be on kind of a > trip. 3 inches lower and they would appea

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

2009-06-18 Thread Richard Isaacs
Mario - I would agree. Detlef and Melina are always popular when they come to Gotham, and with good reason! They are among the few travelling teachers I have seen who teach intermediate classes that deal with useful principles, rather than stupid performance sequences. Regards/Richard 1-212-695-1

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] A pair of great walkers

2009-06-25 Thread Ilene Marder
to each his own..I thought this was a beautiful, interpretation with wonderful musicality. I didn't see any cheap show effects, unless you count some well-timed beautfully executed social dance type embellishments. as for your other comment, Carlos Copello and Luna Palacios are exquisite dancer

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

2009-06-25 Thread Jack Dylan
> From: Ilene Marder imhme...@yahoo.com > I didn't see any cheap show effects ... > > I think Andy means the 3 places where the audience gasp and clap during the performance. And the figures are included for no other reason than to elicit that response. Tango audiences are just so easily imp

[Tango-L] A pair of great walkers: Detlef & Melina

2009-06-18 Thread Brick Robbins
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:06:10 -0700 (PDT)  Mario wrote: >Two great walkers (how would you say that in Spanish?) >I love how this couple reveals the music to me. >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nSMK_ubSl0 Ahhh  Detlef & Melina from Germany. I had the pleasure of taking some workshops from