I am visiting San Francisco and got to Gabriel Missé's (
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/arts/dance/11tango.html ) workshop
He was saying that leading with the chest is a later invention and
that old milongeros used the right hand lead.
If you press the right palm down, that's a signal for the
From: Sergey Kazachenko syarz...@gmail.com
I am visiting San Francisco and got to Gabriel Missé's (
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/arts/dance/11tango.html ) workshop
He was saying that leading with the chest is a later invention and
that old milongeros used the right hand lead.
I've
I've been the victim of that many times. It's rather unpleasant. It was still
being taught in the 90's, but I'm glad that it's gone out of fashion.
It's useful to remember that the women way back when didn't take classes like
the women today. The attitude of the man was that the women didn't
He was saying that leading with the chest is a later invention and that old
milongeros used the right hand lead. Anyone else is familiar with that?
Tango has many techniques as it is a complex dance that has many different
styles.
The technique you use depends on the training you had and
My very first Argentine instructor that came to Portland in 98 (Manuel
Ortiz - haven't heard from him since) taught right hand lead. I'm with
Trini others that I'm glad it's out of fashion as an emphasis or
core principle. That said, I also agree with Sergio (I think) that said
that, when
Oh my aching back!
Without taking anything away from those great older dancers, it is
more pleasant to dance with a partner who has good technique.
Tango is a social dance, and Sergio is correct that there are many
techniques. But the hand technique mentioned can be quite harsh and
Sergio is quite right about various ways of leading. But the
pleasantness/unpleasantness of the sensation and whether it is appropriate or
not is best gauged by the woman. For example, a woman who moves like a piece
of furniture might like a right hand lead. A woman who moves like an Italian
I had one dance with Gabriel Misse after a class here in San Francisco and
his lead was absolutely clear and very easy to follow. I know he was using
his hand but I wasn't aware of it. It's very subtle. He's a pleasure to
dance with and it's amazing to watch him perform.
I've danced with some men
Gabriel Misse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQzJCN9hy0c - This is the dancer
that was mentioned in the initial posting on leading with the right hand and
who teaches to lead using that hand. The same as Carlos Copes who was one of
his teachers as a joung boy.
Susana Miller
The Buenos Aires Herald (the English newspaper of B.A.) has a recent article on
Tango singers.
It also mentions women singers and the period when some of them dressed as men
in order to sing.
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/BreakingNews/View/30296usg=AFQjCNEg0IrxY9_hFCiR9QoKTNoAFlV9GQ
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