Jack Tango can be walked two ways. Like a cat or a camel. The cat would be smooth leading out with the toe. The camel would be abrupt leading with the heel. It doesn't matter what we call it John Wayne Cat Camel or whatever every leader steps forward on his toe or his heel. Watch any video and pay attention to the man’s feet and you will see the smoother dancers all take the toe lead the others all lead with the heel. The way it was explained to me is when you move forward with the toe you can control the length of the step to the music and dance more smoothly. If you step forward on your heel the step is shorter so it’s harder to dance to slower music and be smooth. Most of the close embrace BsAs style dancing is heel leads good salon dancers use the toe lead. When I watch tango danced the main thing I look at is the man’s foot placement. If he’s dancing on his heels his movements are quick and his feet don't seem to be in total control. Watch a man leading with his toes and you'll see a totally different dancer with every foot movement exact and in control. I'm not judging here just pointing out how I see tango danced. David
In a message dated 5/4/2011 11:28:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Milongueros in BsAs teach the walk as being 'a natural walk'. But to most people it feels anything but natural. The reason for this, it was once explained to me, is that it's based on the natural walk of men up to and including the 1950s when many men would walk with a kind of swagger - think John Wayne. Unfortunately, in this day and age, probably due to our haste, few men walk with a swagger. Although it's not related to music, could a swagger be described as a walk with cadencia? At my local gym, I still see boxers who walk with a swagger. Jack > From: Mario [email protected] > I, too, like investigating this word 'cadencia' > _______________________________________________ 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
