Hi Mario, Michael et al, What would be really exciting is if this video convinced students that simplicity and musicality trump steps and combinations. I've forwarded it to our group; vamos a ver.
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dARRFHJ-M7Y _BTW I love the definition of social / antisocial tango to replace the endless arguments over salon/fantasia/milonguero/nuevo. Barbara in Vallarta On 19/01/2011 08:58 p.m., Michael wrote: > Mario: > I don't know why you're so excited. Two and three year students are still > trying to figure out how to lead. The figures themselves are unimportant. The > salient lesson of the video is how the couple moves as one. > > > Michael > Going to New York next week > I danced Argentine Tango --with the Argentines > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mario > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dARRFHJ-M7Y > > > Here is another Milonguero dance of GIANT value to the 2 and 3 years > student lead of the dance to help him with putting together a whole dance, > one piece of beauty in the traditional Argentine tango dance. For me the > eye-opener is the simplicity of the movements...always going to the cross > footed dance with the standard salida, giros mostly counter clockwise and > walks to the cross. I mean that's it!!! even beginner leads get taught this > in the first few months and here it is...the few turns and walks but done > impeccably to the music...therein is THE factor that makes the dance a whole > and a thing of beauty...simplicity and musicality. enjoy > _______________________________________________ > 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
