Re: [Tango-L] ..always a beautiful walk!

2008-11-22 Thread Michael
Mario: Did you notice that Detleff's left arm and Melina's right arm didn't move the entire tango. The arms are part of the frame. There was no stirring the pot as in another video you thought was fantastic. I don't hold my left hand so high. That causes muscle fatigue for me and my partner.

[Tango-L] under-turned and over-turned ochos

2008-11-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The year after Fabian Salas was last here in L.A. Chicho Frumboli came here several times. One of his classes covered under-turned and over-turned ochos. Up to then, despite having maybe three dozen teachers face-to-face (though most just for a few hours) and seen lots of videos, ochos just

Re: [Tango-L] under-turned and over-turned ochos

2008-11-22 Thread Jack Dylan
Larry, You often amaze me with your posts and now I don't know whether you're playing with us or not. Just who were these three dozen teachers who could teach Ochos and fail to mention that the amount of turn can vary? Sorry, but it just beggars belief. OK, overturned Ochos can wait, but,