Lapis and glacis

More on that class yesterday …
I must remember to “complete the circle” – and to always keep that connection and abrazo together; to avoid losing the dance in the step. Remember the secada should find the trailing edge. When placing one leg behind the other for an enrosque type [...]

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Sacadas, a bit…

Finally some success with a basic figure I should have been more fluent in long ago; simple sacadas in the context of molinetas; practice both with and without lapis today with S. in a private lesson. I look forward to making this part of my vocabulary.

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Tango Radio

I found this link on Christmas Eve looking for music on-line — streaming tango music from the headwaters of tango, Argentina. Enjoy.

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Russian tango music

I found this while looking for something else.

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Live music

I read once of a successful show producer who had either purchased or rented real diamonds for the girls in his production to wear. He was told that he could have used rhinestones – fakes – for so much cheaper, and nobody would know the difference. [...]

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Relajar! Already…

A private session with C. today and G. (спaсибо!) dealt with close embrace posture and form. Sigh… It seems I am forever going back to these basics and “polishing the apple.” Yet proper form is the spring, or well, from which good dancing comes [...]

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la caída

“The fall” in Spanish, a new step introduced by Carina. There are several applications, but basically it involves the lead hooking his (r) behind his (left) when beginning a box step or other possible uses.
Also yet another milonga variant, similar to last week’s, but it involves side steps (with an “up” lead) in the [...]

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Isaac and Sharna..

Cool video link of Isaac and Sharna dancing on the D.C. metro.

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