Posted in Notes on May 30, 2008 | No Comments »
This evening was the last at Eastern Market for some space of time while the building is renovated, and there was a great crowd there. I am feeling a bit melancholy this post-dance evening, as I am wondering if I need to say “sayanora” to social dancing for a space of time [...]
Posted in Notes on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
In this figure, taking her out of a cross across to your right (or perhaps, an ocho or molineta), a sharp secada with the left foot as your shoulder leads her to the right, followed with a secada with the right. What she does is make a dramatic and chest high gesture with [...]
Posted in Video, milonga on May 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Watch this milonga presentation. .. ganchos, hooks, altas, giros, secadas .. all to a milonga beat.
Posted in vals on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Vals walking drills: The “pendulum” - con tiempo. Don’t rush. Practice forward and back.
Remember the “V” shaped basic vals pattern.
Practice a secada with the left forward while the follow is stepping out of the cross (she must change her weight as soon as she crosses) and step around her holding her [...]
Posted in Observations on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
So, sometime in the past few weeks I’m dancing with a lady at Eastern Market, and at the end of the set I compliment her on her following technique, since she had picked up quickly on some oddball moves I threw in. She says to me that she was a feminist, and it [...]
Posted in Observations on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I have a software program on my computer that lets me perform custom equalizations on music being played. Around last December or January for awhile I was listening to tango music after stripping out the mid and hi tones, thus better to hear the “beat.” I find myself returning [...]
Posted in Video on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
While poking around I found this as well. In general there’s a lot of cool tango instruction and demo to find there, so go find your own to watch!
Posted in Video on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I. suggests to me that I watch the dancing of Tete to get an idea of how elegance and simplicity well done is better than “fancy.”
Posted in Observations on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
If you or your partner lose your step, the thing to do is to keep dancing.
Posted in Reaction on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Sharp turn; secada
Una mas, then parada
Deep concentration
