--- On Thu, 11/20/08, Sergey Kazachenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Speaking of barridas, sweeps and drags...
> How do Argentinians define the difference between a barrida
> and an arrastre? I've heard one teacher saying that an arrastre is when
> the foot goes linear past the lady's standing
Speaking of barridas, sweeps and drags...
How do Argentinians define the difference between a barrida and an arrastre?
I've heard one teacher saying that an arrastre is when the foot goes
linear past the lady's standing foot, while a barrida is when the
swept foot goes around the lady who is pivoti
Hi Trini et al,
The nicely detailed technique for barridas you describe was being taught
at least by the mid 1980's. We learned it from one or more of our first
teachers, who included Orlando Paiva (Sr.), Danel and Maria Bastone,
Pupi Castello, and Nito & Elba Garcia. It's a useful way to remin
--- On Thu, 11/20/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry Michael but I disagree about the barrida. The
> barrida (sweep, like a broom, in Spanish, or loosely, slide or drag) is
> definitely led, and does involve actually moving the follower's foot, but as
> with some other
Charles;
I don't see the disagreement. You said exactly what I said, though in more
detail. The man leads the barrida using his torso, not by pushing the
woman's foot.
Michael
On 11/20/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> re the barrida as "adornment" (?)
>
> Sorry Michael but I
re the barrida as "adornment" (?)
Sorry Michael but I disagree about the barrida. The barrida (sweep, like a
broom, in Spanish, or loosely, slide or drag) is definitely led, and does
involve actually moving the follower's foot, but as with some other steps in
tango, it is often taught incorre
