Posted in Notes on March 30, 2008 | No Comments »
I had the fortune of practicing volcadas in close embrace with an understanding follow at practica, and it worked well .. so thus I went to the side room to try to practice again with someone else, with whom it did not work well. She was not ‘relaxing’ and tended to return her [...]
Posted in Observations on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m still processing my classes and experiences at the dctangomarathon. I’d like to ponder on this a few days before setting my thoughts down. I have, on the downside, sustained an injury to my right hamstring that has had me wearing Ben-gay patches for two days now. On [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
*Latin; Always Ready
A gentleman tanguero should be always ready; no matter the occasion.
..At work…
..On the training floor
…After class…
Posted in Observations, Reaction on March 15, 2008 | No Comments »
One of the cool ancillary benefits of learning tango is the regular reminder of how shallow your understanding is. A simple class in vals at the tango marathon that lasted only an hour and a half and dwelt, essentially, on simple figures con tiempo exhausted me mentally.
A super cool [...]
Posted in Observations on March 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Previously the existence of such a thing as an evangelical tanguera was only hypothetical and a matter of conjecture. However I can confidently report a positive sighting of such a one, a member of the subspecies Evangelium femina bailarin. A protected species, to be sure. [...]
Posted in milonga on March 4, 2008 | No Comments »
In walking milonga style, get past the simple six count…..
After marching in place to get the rhythm right (with just a suggestion of shoulder movement, but no hip movement)…
(1) (R) Stomp to mark the first beat.
(2) left
(3) Crossing the midline with R.
(4) Left coming forward purposefully, with the embrace close - which [...]
Posted in Observations on March 3, 2008 | No Comments »
I have in the past commented that tango is a kind of demilitarized zone in the battle between the sexes. However, a few days ago I had the realization and remembrance that, as von Clausewitz said, diplomacy is an extension of warfare by other means (thanks also to one of my practice [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I infer from observing blog ’stats and traffic that are perhaps a dozen or so readers who check in or otherwise stumble across this blog every few days. Thanks .. be aware this blog will slow in its tempo of postings as my own tango path enters a kind of plateau soon after [...]
