Something I neglected to mention from yesterday: In milonga while using the contra-lateral walk outside her and then stepping back to collected, one must side step a bit to the right. One can pivot here and contra-laterally step backward, and then collect again to start a new figure. This evenings class is one of those [...]
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Bombero II
Posted in milonga on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tango bombero, I
Posted in Diary, milonga on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A superb milonga workshop with Juan and Sol. I am mentally fried from just three hours of class. 1) Triaspe steps. I need to practice-walk triaspe steps sideways, backwards, etc. 2) Contra-rotating walk, to something like a half-complete cross; again with milonga musicality. 3) A double-dip kind of milonga turn that is a kind of [...]
The potential practice partner I thought to be “Russian” based on an email misunderstanding turns out to be a Brazilian, albeit still with a communications barrier. However I have a tango companion at the guesthouse, a Russian who lives in the states. He is passing through on the way to a scientific endeavor in Misiones [...]
More milonga yet..
Posted in milonga on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For slow milonga: Practice a left side x2, leading a back ocho on the second, stepping forward for a micro-sacada, backstepping to pivot the follow into a cross, and walking out. Also practice a left x 1 with a l – behind – r enrosque-type movement before a pair of sacadas on the back and [...]
Relajar! Already…
Posted in milonga, Observations on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 from. As well, some work refining this step. The trick is [...]
la caída
Posted in milonga on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“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 [...]
zig-zag
Posted in milonga on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A most excellent milonga class with Carina, this evening. Practice walk doing a molineta figure in a straight line; both directions. Also practice a back-cross/front cross step in place. For the dance, the lead takes her into a cross as he crosses himself from the back, backsteps into a cross figure, etc. for a few [...]
Meet in the middle..
Posted in milonga, Music on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yet another piece from American country music suitable for tango — this piece for a slow milonga-style.
Stomp…
Posted in milonga on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A session with S. today trying to correct and refine my milonga triaspies… In attempting to create “muscle memory” for stylish triaspie steps, I need to remember counter-rotation of the body, as well as the proper execution of the triaspie. The “stomp” – a semi-exaggerated step forward with the (r), before returning it, can make [...]
Triaspe variant..
Posted in milonga on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remember: Ribs over hips. A “secret” to successful milonga triaspe steps is to make the outside steps shorter step than normal. Variant: After stepping outside with the right, bringing it back but not across the midline; collecting, and stepping forward with the left, bringing back but not across the midline…iteratations. I confess to some confusion [...]
