Re: [Tango-L] Musicality in Tango Dancing

2007-12-01 Thread Keith
Steve, I'm sure you haven't just realised this, but you're absolutely right. The way top professionals can always make their dancing fit in perfectly with the musical phrasing is often what separates them from the rest of us. I just wish I knew the secret, but I don't think there is one - some

[Tango-L] Tango techniques book

2007-12-01 Thread Alberto Gesualdi
Hi All I saw a messsage from a person asking for this kind of book , unfortunately it went to my basket and deleted accidentally. However , I would like to make some comments on this subject ,as a tango pupil from 1998 up today 1) Stretching exercises. I do not understand why before

[Tango-L] Who leads what who follows what

2007-12-01 Thread doug
I am lead. Have been instructed to always lead very footfall of follow, every weight change of follow, every boleo, gancho usw.. Follow adds style, follow adds embellishment. I shape dance, she adds nuance. I lead beats, phrasing, musical structure of dance. Follow works within structure to

Re: [Tango-L] Who leads what who follows what

2007-12-01 Thread rockies
-- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am lead. Have been instructed to always lead very footfall of follow, every weight change of follow, every boleo, gancho usw.. Follow adds style, follow adds embellishment. I shape dance, she adds nuance. I

[Tango-L] for Astrid: Bandoneon-Tango en Kimono- Caminito en Japones

2007-12-01 Thread Christian Lüthen
for Astrid: Bandoneon-Tango en Kimono- Caminito en Japones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsgLIptfsK0 just found this ;-) enjoy! Christian ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

[Tango-L] Posters

2007-12-01 Thread Keith Elshaw
It really seems so important to have an environment always existing where someone looking in for the first time will just want to jump in - because ... never having reservations come up because of reading - you know.;-) I ask with all sincerity for members to consider and then maybe agree

Re: [Tango-L] Tango techniques book

2007-12-01 Thread skindance
Hi Alberto: The site: http://pythia.uoregon.edu/~llynch/Tango-L/2004/msg00912.html leads only to an archive giving a website that does not deal with stretches: Please clarify! Jim * On Sat, 1 Dec 2007

Re: [Tango-L] Who leads what who follows what

2007-12-01 Thread Igor Polk
Hah! Men lead because they are so clumsy and heavy that they can not follow ! Igor Polk ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

Re: [Tango-L] Tango techniques book

2007-12-01 Thread Keith
It moved here: http://www.dekay.org/other_people/Stretching.pdf Excellent stuff. Keith, HK On Sun Dec 2 8:00 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Hi Alberto: The site: http://pythia.uoregon.edu/~llynch/Tango-L/2004/msg00912.html leads only to an archive giving a website that does not deal

Re: [Tango-L] No Subject - stats/personal responsibility

2007-12-01 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
Hi Steve, I can see where my comment might be taken negatively, but it was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. I assumed based on his comments, perhaps mistakenly, that Doug has become a bona fide tango junkie. Sucking at something is only negative if it bothers you. For example, I suck at Texas