Using the social dance as a model instead of the performance can lead a novice directly to the goal of enjoying the milonga instead of years of frustration and confusion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbUai1Lv5-0 In this video we see two very experienced and capable social dancers showing what took decades to smooth out, eliminating the chaff from the grain. Being content with intimately knowing 4 or 5 movement sequences that can be improvised to fit any music that is Argentine tango. Watch how the cross footed ochos are turned into an ocho cortado and the parallel walk, how the cross footed walk to the cross is turned into the ocho cortado and again we are parallel footed..how then tucking the right foot behind the left leads to the cross footed walk and one of the above sequences repeated..but with a cadence that fits the music..a pause, an ornament and then an acceleration..all accenting the beauty of the music. wow, why don't we approach the dance this way? Are we all just dreaming of dancing with the stars?? . _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
