So what is the value of an over-explained tango?
Quoting David Thorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I would Mario wrote: >>> love to see a video of this give and take between partners...even >>> Chichi Fromboli >>> doesn't do this..he leads and she follows.. > > In full knowledge that the flame throwers are in alignment, here goes: > > Mario - Yes, compelling me to slow down, speed up, etc as > contributions to musicality are certainly part of this. > But it can reach much deeper if one chooses to allow it to. > Although I give this example in open embrace, we (my > regular partner & I) dance similarly, but with much more subtlety, > in close embrace. And yes, probably 60% of the > time we are apilado/close and 40% of the time open - or something like that. > > Spose I lead a back ocho to my right (follow's standing leg is her > left). My lead indicates the degree to > which rotates. I.e. - do we keep moving LOD? does she go side to > side and we make no progress LOD? etc. > As she rotates I step to my right to "receive the ocho", but I give > the lead indication for her to step prior to my > stepping (I generally try to lead so that her foot moves prior to > mine.) Spose that she sees that the floor > behind me is clear (we DO NOT run into people or even threaten > to!!!) and wants to play a little. She might > over-rotate, stepping into me, and compelling my receiving step to > actually be counter LOD. She has even been > known to WAY over rotate and back secada my left (leaving) foot as I > step to receive her ocho. Yes, that TOTALLY > breaks frame, but so what? I am however compelled to deal with it, > for example by leading her to subsequently > pivot 180 deg CCW while I step right outside with my left foot. Now > we are back in the embrace, but facing counter > LOD. I now deal with it and get back to moving LOD. etc. > > Possibly not AT, but a hellovalota fun to dance like this: I lead, > she follows in her own manner, I deal with it and > then lead the next step, and she does something, and I deal with it... etc. > > Cheers, > > David > _________________________________________________________________ > Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.earthnet.net Boulder's Premier Datacenter Network, email, and web servers powered by renewable wind energy. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
