Dear tangueros,
As I mentioned before there are many ways to dance and to lead tango.
There is a right and a wrong way to do anything.
The type or style of tango you dance should be according to the club, your
partner, the time of the day or night, the occasion, the music, the condition
of the floor, the space available, etc.
The more you know the more versatile your dancing will be. The more you know
the more interesting your dancing will be.
There are problems and discussions abroad that we rarely have in Argentina.
Most of us, I grew up in Villa urquiza, learned tango to lead in different ways
including with the right hand. We also learned to dance in close and open
embrace and to change the embrace as needed from the very beginning.
Diego Di Falco and Carolina Zokolski have made great CD,s about woman's and
men's technique. They teach to lead in different ways including the right hand.
It is a custom in Argentina, in any milonga to ask a couple to do an
exhibition. Below you have some examples of Traditional Tango Dancing, in
exhibition situations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRGK5-moI1Q Diego Di Falco y Carolina - Open
embrace - Rt. hand lead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwSV2hu7CH0&feature=related Diego y Carolina -
Close and open embrace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksD6JCy12M4&NR=1 Diego y Carolina - Milonga
Open and close embrace - Chest & Rt. hand lead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGTQ6pBYRsk&feature=related Tango Villa Urquiza
- Close and open embrace and use of firuletes or embellishments.
The important thing is : to dance the way you like and allow others to do the
same always accommodating to the circumstances as stated above.
Best regards, Sergio
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