Thank you Martin for finally owning up, you're a brave man.
Mel.
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Hello Floyd,
you wrote:
I have heard or read, and I don't know where, that the cross was
indroduced about 75 years ago. In the 30's. I've taken it for some
time now to have come from Europe. It is after all contrary to the
rest of Tango.
Can you explain why the cross is contrary to the
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
with emphasis on the launching foot.
From a student of Detlef (another great walker.)who just came from a miloguero
workshop
.Your feet never leave the ground (except perhaps in the old milonguero
style) as though
there are rooted in the ground. The feet have roots in the ground. When
you take that step
forward, backward
sorry if others have already commented - I am trying to clear out a
bunch of e-mails, when I ran into this - I don't know what, if any,
relationship you had with your dance partner, Mario and perhaps she was
comfortable with your tango - but I know a lot of new tango dancers
read this list and
On 3/27/08, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From a student of Detlef (another great walker.)who just came from a
miloguero workshop
.Your feet never leave the ground (except perhaps in the old
milonguero style) as though
there are rooted in the ground. The feet have roots in the ground.
.. as
First a correction. It is not the toe, but the ball of the foot that you
are stepping on, as opposed to the heel and second, yes, it is more difficult
to
step on the ball at first, but it is also much smoother, more elegant and it
keeps your weight over the ball which maintains your vertical
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
Martin,
Thanks for clearing that up. Now could you tell us, is it Toe First or Heel
First?
David
From: Martin Waxman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Tango-L] Who invented the basic step?
To: tango-l@mit.edu
I've been following this discussion for a
Actually, I think, if you dance like Chicho, it's the
inside of your foot first.
But, seriously, is it okay to scratch your nose in the
middle of a dance? Or, should you be like Rambo and
tough it out?
(Actually, Mario, good questions. I'm just getting a
little punchy at work and the Martin
..A recent video:
Here is Javier in the few short walks that he does here, it is heal first;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Ed7aX7A44
..any comments from others on a video is always appreciated..I learn
how to see, that way. thks
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Never miss
Look again. He dances heel first when he is going forward with long
steps. When dancing in shorter steps, or backwards, it's toe first.
Robin
On 3/27/08, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
..A recent video:
Here is Javier in the few short walks that he does here, it is heal first;
re Javier and Andrea video:
Yes, he does walk heel first in a straight line, but I don't think it looks
very nice, and it seems more like a stylistic flourish since most of the other
steps are on the ball first - the side steps and others, especially in the
turns, which only illustrates my
I found these two pages a while back, and they do shed light on this topic.
http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/1997_01_010.asp
http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/1997_02_049.asp
There is a huge amount of information here. One of the more interesting things
is the detailed descriptions of how
Try taking a really long step toe first - it doesn't work very well
unless you really bend the launching leg. I think he is doing the
natural thing
On 3/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
re Javier and Andrea video:
Yes, he does walk heel first in a straight line, but I don't
Tang0man wrote:
I found these two pages a while back, and they do shed light on this
topic.
http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/1997_01_010.asp
http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/1997_02_049.asp
There is a huge amount of information here.
It is also the problem.
There is too much
If you wish to 'dance like a milonguero' then your
first stop should be all the articles and videos and
analyses at
http://www.tangoandchaos.org
Rick and Alej have made an extensive study of the
milongueros and spent hours talking with them. He
constantly revises and adds to the information as
I forgot to mention, if you would like to listen to tango on your PC
Tune into WOBC 91.5 FM from Oberlin College
Sunday between 8:00 and 9:00 EST
Go to www.WOBC.org and click on the big toe and you will be in the stream.
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Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on
I was waiting and waiting for this subject to go away, but it wouldn't. So,
I've got to say my piece.
It'salmost as if those who are preoccupied with this so-called
toe/heeldilemma really do not wish to dance but only to make that perfect
step.Too many rules, folks!
Whenever I hear you
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 6:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I forgot to mention, if you would like to listen to tango on your PC
Tune into WOBC 91.5 FM from Oberlin College
Sunday between 8:00 and 9:00 EST
Go to www.WOBC.org and click on the big toe and you will be in the stream.
There's
Long steps, heel first and short steps ball first. This is pretty obvious but
not very helpful.
Most of the steps we take in Tango are neither long nor short and at what step
length do
we change from ball first to heel first? Most seem to agree on 2 things:
1. Ball first looks more refined
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