Re: [Tango-L] What to do when teh floor is tight
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to the welcome milonga held here in Portland Oregon at the Tango Fest. There were several hundred people so, despite the large floor, the crowd was tight. Not as much as the most popular milongas in Buenos Aires, but not much looser. Which brings up the question - what can you do to make a dance interesting when the floor is that tight? For the crowded floor: - Hold your partner close. - Take small steps. - Keep your feet on the floor. - Stay in the line of dance. - Do not move blindly in any direction. Only move in a direction where space is opening (rather than closing). - Keep moving when the ronda is moving. Do not stop the flow. - Progress around the floor with turning patterns. Linear walks are limited. Be prepared to change the direction of turns. 'Interesting' comes from creativity in varying the turns you use. However, in the end it is the available space that dictates your movements you can make. This assumes variety of movement is what makes dancing 'interesting'. Holding someone close in a small space can be interesting, too, in a different way. Ron ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] What to do when teh floor is tight
Nice video, Matin. As a follower, I personally find it interesting when the man does musical footwork while he's leading me something basic (like back crosses) in place. It's also cool when he just stands there while leading me into things. Or perhaps he's playing with my free foot (we contact and he moves it around playfully). A fun exercise to try is for the man to stand in one place and see what he can lead his partner into. He'll need to be on both feet for this, shifting weight as needed. If you think of a step as a combination of an extension, weight transfer, closing, and/or pivot, then you can combine these different elements in a variety of ways - all in place. Trini de Pittsburgh --- On Thu, 10/16/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Tango-L] What to do when teh floor is tight To: tango-L@mit.edu Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 11:25 PM I went to the welcome milonga held here in Portland Oregon at the Tango Fest. There were several hundred people so, despite the large floor, the crowd was tight. Not as much as the most popular milongas in Buenos Aires, but not much looser. Which brings up the question - what can you do to make a dance interesting when the floor is that tight? Wow! Its later than I tht. Time to go to tonight's milonga! Larry de Los Angeles happy in Portland Or Someone in your city has the hots f Click here to find out who! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/JKFkuJNztxSzoelZv3dxDr6HxrIlv9zLo9OFCxHv9v3z6fLMc8hLiy/ ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
[Tango-L] What to do when teh floor is tight
I went to the welcome milonga held here in Portland Oregon at the Tango Fest. There were several hundred people so, despite the large floor, the crowd was tight. Not as much as the most popular milongas in Buenos Aires, but not much looser. Which brings up the question - what can you do to make a dance interesting when the floor is that tight? Wow! Its later than I tht. Time to go to tonight's milonga! Larry de Los Angeles happy in Portland Or Someone in your city has the hots f Click here to find out who! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/JKFkuJNztxSzoelZv3dxDr6HxrIlv9zLo9OFCxHv9v3z6fLMc8hLiy/ ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
