> On Mon Feb 11 1:36 , Mario sent: > > > I would like to start a thread that discusses walking > and all of its many variations > > and challenges ...
Such a thread could take forever because they can be so many details! And controversy over teaching versus stylistic issues. I agree with Keith's post. However, I prefer to teach with heel-first. The toe-sliding first but heel landing is also nice, but I find that people put too much weight on the toe as they slide forward, pushing their upper body back. Having people bend their knees (as if there's a string attached from above pulls it like a marionette) as they extend helps. But I'd be interested in what the curriculum would be for a typical 6-week class in Argentina and the problems they tend to encounter there. Another aspect of walking (for ease of argument I'll stick to walking forward) is the use of the hips. Dropping the hip of the free leg allows you to reach the floor with your heel. If you keep the hips level, then you're stuck landing with the toe. I suspect that's one reason salon dancers use more of a toe-first landing. Another aspect is how the leg extends forward. One can extend simply using the upper thigh muscles (the ones used in marching), but it's inelegant. I prefer the contrabody rotation of the spine that rotates the hip forward and begins the leg extension. 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
