There are 4 beats one can step on in a measure of tango. If you're doing milonga, there's also a half-beat. It's simple. Step on one of the 4 beats. Sergio is correct when he says to step on the beat. He didn't say you only had to step on the first beat.
Trini --- On Wed, 1/20/10, Nussbaum, Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Nussbaum, Martin <[email protected]> > Subject: [Tango-L] et tu trini, only on the beat ? > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 2:16 PM > Trini wrote, "Really, I don't get > this convolution of Sergio's simple > statement about stepping on the beat." > > I orifginally objected because that is misleading to > beginners and > retards their musicality. > > come now, Trini, i am sure you dont step only on the > beat. Have you > ever watched a roomful of beginners stepping on the same > beat each step > ? How boring can you get? Tango is not about a > "beat". It is a music > rich in nuance and texture. You can dance rhythm, > melody, or the > narrative theme of the piece, the linea de fuerza. > Indeed, its even > better if you vary and combine all three, what you dance to > within a > song, following what you feel is most important at that > moment. She > wont get stepped on if she attempts to listen to the > leaders > interpretation of the music, assuming he is musical and > his > interpretation is being led clearly. If the follower wants > to interpret > the music, she/he should either wait for those moments > where she can > suggest alternatives subtly, ie, a "give and take" > communication between > partners with a good connection, or become a leader > herself. This may > generate some flames, but in my experience followers who > also spend a > lot of time leading, while becoming super skilled > technically, lose a > little of their ability, partly innate or > subconscious, to sense the > leaders interpretation of the music, because they first > have to bypass > the mental filter of how they themselves would interpret > that music. I > prefer a tanda with a slightly less technically skilled > follower who > immediately senses my musical interpretation. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
