My understanding of the so called "Change of Direction" in it's original and simplest form, was a way of going from a back ocho step directly to a front ocho step, as well as the other way around. Typically from a Back ocho, one might do things like another back ocho, a side step (molinette), or a boleo. Similiarly, from a fromt ocho, the typical next steps are another front ocho, a side step, a boleo, or even a parada. Going from a front ocho step directly to a back ocho, would be an example of the change (as is a back ocho directly to a front ocho step).
David ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:32:35 +1200 (New Zealand Standard Time) > From: "Melroy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Tango-L] Mel re: Changes of direction. > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Yes Chris I'm you are right. > The term 'change of direction' is just a term that has been applied to moves > involving a change of direction (Funny that), not one particular step. > > The example I described comes from the teaching of Gustavo Naveira and also > Fabian Salas, and probably others influenced by them but I don't know them > (I think Chico also uses this term for the same type of move). Of course > they have many variations of this, but always it is the couple changing > together. I guess others may use the term in other ways. > > I'm not even sure if the example I use came from them directly > (Naveira/Salas). I did work on a lot of these 'changes' some years ago, but > this one is more something that has worked its way into my social dance > without really thinking about it. But if I do think about it and describe it > I use this term. > > Placing it at a level is another story altogether! > > Funny, I didn't think my post got through to Tango-L as I didn't see it come > back to me, and no one responded to it. That has happened before, maybe my > post wasn't that interesting? Oh well. > > Thanks, Mel (nz). _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
