http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRKY78o3Azw
On 4/21/11 4:27 PM, jan bares wrote: > In brief: My take of the colgada as I learned it in "nuevo" classes is > converting the translational momentum into a rotational momentum around a > common axis. Follower is lead to step, stopped before being able to complete > the step (when her momentum is at the peak) sent off her axis with the leader > balancing her in opposite direction so as to create a common axis of rotation > between partners. The momentum of her step then makes the couple rotate > around the common axis. It can be lead from a variety of steps and in some > versions the leader contributes to the momentum as well. Weight is one foot > of each partner. All 4 feet may or may not be together on the floor. Good > timing and practice is required so that the initial momentum is not lost. > Following this wordy intro, "Colgada milonguera" I saw first in a milonga few > years ago operates on the same principle. It is, in my opinion, more > demanding on the leader who has the subtle balancing job of placing the > common axis of rotation between the partners who are in the close embrace. I > am not aware of any video. > Jan > > --- On Thu, 4/21/11, Jack Dylan<[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Jack Dylan<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Better? Worse? Just different. >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 6:54 AM >> I've always thought that the >> defintion of a 'Colgada' is that the axes >> of the couple tilt away from each other. How is that >> possible while >> remaining in close embrace? Or is my understanding >> incorrect? >> >> Any video showing this? >> >> Jack >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: jan bares [email protected] >> >>> BTW, is anyone on this list aware that Gustavo >> Naveira, e.g., teaches a >>> close embrace,“colgada milonguera”? Did it in his >> class.> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
