--- Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, here is my Milonga Playlist on Youtube: > http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=258B1FD6C731EA19 > 16 Milonga videos.. ...the first one is pf Hugo Daniel > doing his Milonga moves alone in front of a class..
Mario: I couldn't access your playlist, but I assume this is the video you're referring to of Hugo Daniel. It is fun to watch. Thanks for sharing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGUfq77q0e4 Martin: I'm curious as to whether the women you're referring to tend toward open or close-embrace or have no preference. The reason I'm asking is that in my own studies and observations, doing traspie is more difficult if a woman studies open-embrace, but it is much easier if she studies close-embrace. Years ago, when my teachers would travel to NYC, they would come back and teach milonga caminita. Back then, everything was open-embrace. Until folks started working on close-embrace did traspie start to work for them (both men & women). Also, regarding a basic milonga caminita pattern, there are some teachers (such as Fecundo Pasadas) who do 2,4,6, or 8 count patterns. These are basically a forward step & close, resolucion, box steps, and salida basica. Musically, it's one step per beat. They are also done is a zigzag pattern, so navigation is another issue. Perhaps this is what the follower was talking about. Traspie doesn't figure much into this initially, and is often seen as more advanced. You will often see milonga workshops divided in levels in this way. For those starting out with milonga traspie in close, there are no patterns to memorize. It's more of a question of catching the rhythm. Navigation can be done in a straight line. For these folks, traspie isn't viewed as advanced. For some it would be challenging, as any new step would be, but not advanced. This could account for some of our different observations. Trini de Pittsburgh PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburghs most popular social dance! http://patangos.home.comcast.net/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
