My teacher did not use such names when he taught in the sixties, but that may just have been his style of teaching. He taught no figures, but focussed instead on musicality, connection and balance, encouraging us to improvise within the rhythmic patterns the music provided. This approach seems to have been lost for the most part and replaced by a sort of paint-by-numbers version of Tango. db
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Tango22 <[email protected]> wrote: > Is it true that most of the names for decorations and figures were > invented or coined for the consumption of foreign students? I notice > that some of the naming conventions in the US are different from other > places. Is the language of export Tango changing with the 'export' > styles? > J > > 1) Walking > 2) Ocho Cortado > 3) Molinete to the man's left > 4) Molinete to the man's right > 5) Back ocho > 6) Boleo > Surely a Cruzada and possibly a Pasada. Also a Rebound or Rock-Step. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
