Re: [Tango-L] Tango without music?

2011-04-26 Thread jan bares
Tom, Let me explain before the subject can be declared beaten to death. What I started with was mildly exaggerated my own beginner learning experience from the last century. In my text further on you saw ...a short non-music time is needeed As an example let me describe this exchange:

[Tango-L] Teaching tango

2011-04-26 Thread HBBOOGIE1
@Tom So what planet are you from? Here are two videos out of thousands showing classes without music with men and women separated. I fell sorry for students that pay good money for substandard instruction from second-rate teachers. Oscar Casas teaching a class without music

Re: [Tango-L] Tango without music?

2011-04-26 Thread Michael
Jack: I also dance ballroom so I can answer the question. Not only is ballroom 100% figure based, it's also 100% musically based. Each dance has an unique cadence which is repeated throughout the dance. Cha Cha is S-S-Q-Q-S or numerically 2-3-4--1. Fox Trot is S-S-Q-Q. Quick step is S-Q-Q-S.

[Tango-L] What to do with a carpeted floor?

2011-04-26 Thread Sergey Kazachenko
Dear listmembers, I am about to move to a new place, and it, sadly, has a carpeted floor. What can one do to create a little practice space without ripping off the carpets? Any suggestions? I vaguely remember someone (Eero?) saying something about using roll-on vinyl for outdoor guerilla tango

Re: [Tango-L] What to do with a carpeted floor?

2011-04-26 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
I'd say vinyl over 1/2 plywood.  You could use different thicknesses of plywood, but you'd need to trade off sturdiness with portability. Trini --- On Tue, 4/26/11, Sergey Kazachenko syarz...@gmail.com wrote: I am about to move to a new place, and it, sadly, has a carpeted floor. What can

Re: [Tango-L] Better? Worse? Just different.

2011-04-26 Thread Tango22
From: Jack Dylan jackdylan...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Better? Worse? Just different. I've always thought that the defintion of a 'Colgada' is that the axes of the couple tilt away from each other. How is that possible while remaining in close embrace? Or is my understanding incorrect?