Dubravko nailed it on heel first deep (or long) steps. I am a small woman with
short legs. I am successful in dancing with taller men because I have been
taught how to “lengthen” my leg or step, allowing the hip socket to relax,
stretching through the longer and more powerful muscles at the
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om-cm8U7Fgg
This is simply a breathtaking dance by Javier Rodriquez and Andrea Misse
Everything about the video is beautiful including the color
While stage dancing isn't my favorite, they make it look improvised
and I can't even imagine a more profound
Tango is improv... Tango is a style. There is nothing to remember
other than that. There are no 'patterns'. No 'routines'. Nothing to
memorize...
Tango is a 'walking' dance only to the extent that it's left, right,
etc. for the most part. The rest is to 'look' like Tango and you
can't
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
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
..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
-
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
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