On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From a student of Javier (a great walker) who sees walking 'toe first' as > 'old fashioned'.. > He teaches heel first and his student has the following to say; > "Don't worry about which way to walk, just walk naturally like you are > walking on the street [...]"
I don't know about some people like Javier who apparently even came waltzing out of the womb elegantly, but if I were to tango the same way I look walking down the street like a goofball, I'd never get any dances. Who was it, Gavito, who after dancing 30 years remarked to someone, "I think I worked out another kink in my walking this morning in practica," or something to that effect. Giving such "just walk naturally" advice to a raw beginniner off the street to get him off to at least some kind of a reasonable start is probably a good idea, but to leave it at that, and pretend that good elegant tango results from "just walking naturally" instead of from years of polished refinement, is patent nonsense. Huck _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l