tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54599678385736394252012-02-09T08:34:30.064-07:00Tango is the Sexiest Addiction on the Planet!..... Experience Sensuality Daily!!!!Milonguerobillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10025253007114678087noreply@blogger.comBlogger1491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459967838573639425.post-66332031734424562692012-02-09T08:32:00.001-07:002012-02-09T08:34:30.075-07:00

This is a link to an interesting artical/blog Benefits of Visualization

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I've found fantastic imagery applicable to Tango. Notice the differences between the five posture types represented here, White, Blue, Red, Green Yellow. For the purposes of tango my preference is the posture represented on this link by the red figures...if I had a tail it would point back, but not up (do not cause yourself pain or injury).  My hat would resemble a baseball cap. My eyes would

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For those of you who took ballet when you were young there are a number of things that you must let go of to execute Tango at  a more advanced level...I've come to these conclusions after many years of dancing tango and many, many different lessons taught by both famous and successful dancers as well as other ... well, not so famous or successful.  I've also watched many of the most successful

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They say that 90% of women buy their shoes too small. If you read the comments they also describe a method using a blow dryer.

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Just an idea...Write your contact information in your shoes with permanent marker.

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What kind of partner do you want to be...What kind of partner do you want to share this experience with?

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Great festival! http://www.naturaltango.com/festival/page/home/ and for facebook users https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=251446858220268

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These guys run off followers and freak everyone out, yet followers still dance with them...why? Don't dance with them! If you suspect that people think that you are one (no one wants to dance with you, even though you have been dancing for years)...you just might be...Change your ways or Go Away, you are not welcome!

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On a floor that will allow pivoting put down a large X with tape (the X should be about two meters square). Put a small staight backed chair on the X, centered, with one leg of the chair on each of the lines of the X (you may have to adjust the tape to ensure that each of the legs of the chair are on a line). Imagine a circle around the chair about one foot from the legs of the chair. Start

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Practice Makes Permanent Find out what you should be practicing (take a private lesson and ask specifically what you should practice, alone or with someone) Make sure you are doing it correctly (get checked out and make sure you are executing the exercise correctly) Do Not just do something over and over, right or wrong, you will have to unlearn it later (this is far more difficult) Be willing to

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There are those people out there who are aware of the practice of Cabeceo yet do not know the rules or purpose of the tradition. Awhile back I was at a milonga and a woman there (that I had danced with previously) kept staring at me even though I had made it perfectly clear that I was not going to dance with her that evening by not returning her gaze. I was with a woman and really just wanted to

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If the followers that you have taught know how to execute colgadas, volcadas, leg wraps etc. but can not walk, do front ochos or giros...or if your leaders cannot lead without using their hands and arms to push their followers around, or if they do not know how to dance in the rhonda without crowding up against the couple in front of them, or if they constipate the line of dance by staying in one

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There are normally three positions for walking:  outside partner left, directly in front of partner, outside partner right. Use body spiral for effective lead prepositioning and pivot tension in your own body.  This is true for both parallel and crossed systems. The following video is provided for to illustrate spinal movement discussed in this post (turn the sound down or ignore it). Lumbar

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Happy Valentines Day!

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One year ago he passed...let's not forget the lessons he gave us! The saddest thing to see is tango danced without soul. Thanks to Leonard Krause, and to Tangotales.com  for this great post from 2008.

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After a great deal of thought and consideration I have come to the conclusion that the 8 count basic is an extremely valuable tool in the teaching/learning of tango, ... Why? The basic gets the students used to many of the basic elements used in tango;  forward step, backstep, sidestep, weight change in place, and the cruzada in one easily remembered secquence. (4 four steps, plus the cross if

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How is Tango danced in Buenos Aires...well, it depends on which night you go, and in the same city...in fact in the same room... videos above were found here along with many videos of various milongas in BsAs as well as a great number of sights worth visiting there(click on uploads... there are 409 videos at the time of this post) by these people (seems to be a very good resource if you

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The human knee joint has one degree of flexibility, that is to say that it only bends in one direction (straight back from the way that the foot is pointed).  It does not rotate without injury (ask my "ski knee"). This is the reason that I advocate keeping your feet parallel with each other and with the direction of travel (in a line or curve) during the tango walk as if you were walking with

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Anyone interested in DJ'ing may be able to glean some information of of this link (download) DJ advice and ideas from Homer and Christina “How to attract and retain your experienced dancers!”

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I had fun learning a thing or two about Rio Platense at this site, Che Boludo: A Gringo's Guide to Understanding the Argentines Enjoy!

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It's very simple really...Smile. Smile when you are dancing, smile when aren't, laugh at yourself, laugh at life. Do this experiment for yourself...look up photos of people dancing online, facebook, whatever...look for people you don't know.... that you would like to dance with, most of the time they will be smiling...look for photos of people that are not dancing, often they will not be

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"To be a social dancer, one in fact has more to learn about people than what one has to learn about tango."~PAUL YANG Pauls blog

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Enjoy!

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Bad technique is still bad, no matter where you do it or what you call it.

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While leading I will try and stay halfway between the couple in front of me and the couple behind me in the line of dance with varying degrees of success, here's why... Traffic Jam Illustration Remaining halfway between two couples works when the line of dance is moving fast, slow, or even if it is stop and go. The main causes for traffic jams in the line of dance are; leaders who follow too

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I recently visited a practica in a small community where at least half of the followers present were dancing with weight on the balls of their feet exclusively (never using their heels at all). I'm not sure if this was due to someone teaching this poor technique or if they had just picked up the habit and the instructor/s there hadn't noticed. Many of these followers were dancing in flats (I

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This is a great exercise for posture improvement, concentrating on the shoulders (95% of non professional dancers need improvement in this area). Give it a shot, it's really almost painless. (One of the things Tango dancers notice most about people is their posture, this holds true when deciding who to dance with...just saying). I do not agree with her idea that the hips should be tucked in

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If you want to know Tango...you must go to the Tango. Give your partner everything (Don't hold back or dance half heartedly...Emotions are a good thing in Tango.) Listen to Tango Music.  (The better you know it, the better your dancing will become.) Learn about the Lyrics.  (This will change the way you dance.) Understand the Culture.  (It is different from yours...more often than not.)

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“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that fleeting moment when you feel alive. It is not for unsteady souls.” -Merce Cunningham

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What is Chamuyo? (pronounced; Shamooshow) Roughly translated it is...well... Bullshit. It is a bit of tradition in Tango that during cortinas (interludes between the songs of a tanda) or after every tanda, that you say something to you partner that enhances their experience. For example a compliment on their dancing or the way they look. I really like the idea that it is expected of

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"In the hard-core of Tango, Osvaldo inhabits the axis.  He's the hard stuff.  A 12 year old single malt as opposed to a cooler...If he is an acquired taste, that alone indicates how deep into Tango people are..." Keith Elshaw

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I recently came across a very interesting website, on which can be heard a Tango oriented Internet radio/podcast site. I have so far only listened to a couple of the archived broadcasts available at that site, here is one that I really enjoyed. How People Dance This is broadcast in three tracks including both commentary on the subject as well as some great musical interludes totaling about

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Square corners on dance floors really help the dancers maintain their lanes, Oval, round, or odd shaped floors make it difficult to establish and maintain inner lanes. Why do women dance with that old hack dancer that doesn't know what he is doing after all these years? Are they that desperate? People need time to get from one venue to another. A person should be able to sign up for a whole

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While dancing at the recent Denver festival there was one leader at almost every Milonga I attended that really got my attention. This guy was a menace and I don't know who he is, or where he is from but he, single handedly, disturbed the entire dance floor every time he danced. Obviously he was fairly new and I hold nothing against beginners (after all everyone is one for a time) but this guy

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Last weekend I attended the Tenth Annual Denver Memorial Day Weekend Tango Festival. I had a fantastic four days and for the most part the dancing was extremely good and I totaly enjoyed almost every milonga that I attended. Here are a couple of videos that others took of the festival. First the Tango Colorado picnic at Cheesman Park, the most beautiful day I can remember there. And for a

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What is a Tango Marathon? As I understand it, it is like a festival except; No Workshops No Live Music No Preformances (shows) High Level of Dancers (mosty advanced) Limited Size (to eliminate over crowding) Balanced In Gender (ie: 60 men/60 women) This particular one was held in Berlin. I love this video for several reasons; Excellent Floorcraft Awesome Musicality Total Individuality

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During the last six months I have been trying out a new way of walking and I have made a few adjustments to my posture, embrace, and body alignment (more estilo salon, less estilo nuevo, less estilo milonguero), when I started this study of tango I was convinced that the "milonguero" style was the only way that I wanted to dance, later I found freedom of expression and more chance for creativity

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The original video I had posted here was taken down, too bad...it had some great tango related footage...still the song is genius...and fun to dance to.

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I recently read someones post somewhere in which the person writing was highly critical of one of the best dancers in the world, in this case it was Gereldine Rojas (her embrace didn't meet this persons standards)...are you kidding me? It is not an isolated incident, you will read all over the internet people hating on people that deserve nothing but respect for their skill and accomplishments

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How is this done, you ask, Welll... Slow Down... when the music calls for it, and sometimes when it doesn't. What do I mean.... Instead of stepping on every beat or every other beat, take a full bar, maybe two, to make a step (a whole step would be from the time a foot has zero weight on it yet is still fully extended...as it approaches the other foot...as it brushes the weight bearing foot in

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This may be one of the things that make Tango so rewarding to me personaly, and I've noticed that many people treat tango as something like work. Play!

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When I read this guys blog I couldn't help notice that a lot of what he says aligns perfectly with my feelings about Tango, and I thought, wow this guy must be an incredible dancer I can't wait to see him dance. Then I saw the video ... Hmm, Not so much. Oh well, no one is perfect. I still like many of his ideas about Tango. Floyd de Buffalo

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Great video! Thanks Andrew Visit his blog Here

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From one of my favoite Milongas, Cachirulo, @444 Miapu, BAires. (I would have added, please keep the line of dance moving)

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I have found that getting a new follower to change weight from one foot to the other without taking a step is one of the most difficult things to accomplish. I think that this because it is often neglected by teachers at the very beginning. Many instructors are so eager to get their students dancing that this extremely important item is overlooked and often forgotten, just because it is "boring"

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This is so much fun!

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Not Tango but I like it!

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I stumbled across this on Facebook, a blog written by a man who is, directly and indirectly, widely responsible for seeding most of the tango communities across North America during the 90's Do yourself a favor and read some of his ongoing insights and revelations danieltrenner.com I've read a few posts and have already learned a thing or two! Enjoy!

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A few years ago I had a private lesson with Luiza Paes, and she wanted my partner at the time and I to be more grounded here is what she told us to do... Get four pieces of paper towel about 4X4 inches put them on the floor under the toes of your feet, now dance a without loosing the pieces of paper...this is harder than it seems but really smoothes the dance out (plus the game was a lot of fun

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Three or four songs per tanda (be consistent so people know what's happening if they're paying attention)I've been at milongas where the DJ played Four or five songs per tanda and in my opinion it was too many (It's too long for someone that may be sitting out and it may be too long to dance with someone whom is not the ideal partner Cortinas should be something "undanceable" and maybe something

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A few years ago a friend of mine (Just someone I used to dance with, not an instructor) commented that by learning open embrace I could fix a problem I was working on at the time with my posture and balance, guess what, it worked.Everything I know about dancing close embrace I learned from dancing open embrace.Everything I know about dancing open embrace I learned from dancing close

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Musicality, Oh Yeah, Fun,Fun,Fun

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"I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don’t need."- Rodin (1840-1917), when asked how he managed to make his remarkable statues

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I like progressive movement along the line of dance in tango, and I really like it to move when dancing Vals. It gives the sensation of flying to paraphrase Tete Rusconi.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCqBW9wv3REWhat I don't like is when the line of dance stops during a Vals and all you can do as a leader is do gyros left and right, it kills the feeling.Please try to keep the rhonda moving,

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Salon>> no crossing steps, always walk "on two tracks" even after pivots during molientes.Milonguero>> Crossing steps on ochos, and molientes, even walking may be be on "one track".Nuevo>> overturned ochos, even overturned during molientes to create back sacadas, or walking to create front ochos that progress down the line of dance or back ochos that come towards the leader (hopefully still

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(These are notes to myself and will require some experimentation through trail and error) I danced with several awesome followers this weekend and I am trying to analyze what it was that made those dancers so Delicious while the memory of them is still in my mind!When following transfer weight smoothly rolling from toe to heel (when walking backwards)inside of foot to center of foot (when doing

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In my last post I put up a video in which the speaker demonstrated the development of a musician from the age of seven, at which the young player struggles to hit each note and Really accents each and every note of a classical piece. The speaker then goes on to further demonstrate the development of the musician and at each step the student's accents grow steadily further and further apart, with

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You gotta watch this if you dance Tango, listen to or play music!

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Kissing can be an art in itself. There are a number of people in this world that can rock your world with only a kiss. Unfortunately there are also many people in this world that, well, they suck at kissing. How do you tell someone that they kiss like a fish/your grand mother/a nun/your dog fido/a blow up doll/a maniquin/a barbie doll/a slice of liver/a sponge/a bowl of raw calamari...etc...

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This is aimed at (from me) those followers whom give their leaders a very stiff (arm wrestler like) stiff as a board right arm, expecting them (or me, more importantly) to push or pull them through what they should be doing on their own, and leaders/teachers whom teach this damned foolishness.On either side of the embrace (open or closed side)the arms should be like antennae, that is to say they

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In order to truly communicate through Tango we must pretend that Tango is the only language that we have in common.

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There is a Tango venue in Denver CO. Called the Mercury Cafe,(It is also are home for many other dance forms, Swing etc...)Go upstairs on almost any Friday night to find a world class Milonga. It is located at 22nd and Colorado in downtown Denver CO.The thing is the floor up there has many hills and valleys (the locals call them Moguls,Denver is known for it's proximity to some of the best

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http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/youngkimstudio/gallery-collection/Natural-Tango-Festival-2009/P00002AB9HKKk66Y

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Last night at the weekly Tango lesson in my small city I had another chance to assume the role of follower. Here are a couple of observations;I found it fairly easy to follow a couple of volcadas, they weren't very extreme still I found it to be much easier than I had imagined (and much easier to follow than it is to lead, I know this because when I was trying to learn this as a leader a couple

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Nick Jones and Amy Anderson VERY FUNNY! I think I saw this guy dancing in Buenos Aires.

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Awhile back I was experimenting as a follower in a workshop, here are a couple of observations;1. A couple of the leaders did not give me enough time to do what they had led me to do.2. One leader had no concept of what the embrace should be (I was solely dancing in an open embrace)3. More than one of the leaders led from very high in their chest. (I am fairly tall and can only imagine how

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At a recent workshop with Evan Griffiths one of the exercises was to vary the amount of concentration between your partner and yourself.The woman I was paired with was chewing gum the entire exercise, this to me indicated that she was only going through the motions and really didn't care to connect with me (or anyone) at all.I've danced with this woman before and never really felt a good

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Orquesta Tipica D'IrelandiaLast night at the Merc. I think I died and went to heaven!Look for me dancing in the crowd at 0:58, 1:20, 3:20Five BandoneonsFive violinsBassPianoVocalsand even a Trumpet, played one of the people responsible for my own tango Journey, Scott Betts. (there may have been even more instruments than this, but I was blinded by the incredible sound)After the live music an

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Some people say that Tango is not a sexual experience.They Aren't Doing it Right!(Some of the best dances I've had didn't happen at a milonga or a practica)

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New TerritoryI've decided to explore following further in order to learn more about leading.This should be interesting.

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1. Your foot is about 6 or 7 inches long from the heel to the balls of the foot.2. By landing on the heel and transferring your weight to the balls of your feet you move your axis forward (or backwards) by that distance, assuming that you keep your axis over your foot.3. Your follower is doing the opposite of what you are doing when she is walking backwards (landing with weight on the balls of

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I was watching a few people dancing in a local nightclub the other night.How can someone take something like thisand turn it into thisone is tango, the other garbage.The sad part is that when people think of tango they generally have the wrong ideaand when you tell them that you dance tango... well.(I just picked a couple of random videos)

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If people would follow these principles there would be a lot more tango dancers that are enjoyable to dance with.

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Nick Jones, a good friend of mine, and an awsome dancer, is starting a new festival in Denver this October. (23rd, 24th, and 25th 2009)Just a few of his good friends (some of the best tango dancers in the world).Imagine a Live Orquesta Tipica!!!!(5 bandos, 5 violins, bass and piano. Orquesta Tipica D'Irelandia) INSTRUCTORS & DJsKorey IrelandEvan GriffithsKyla Mares John Miller Nick Jones & Amy

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This is a great site authored by Rusty from Tucson, AZ. It has tons of useful information and many fantastic demonstration videos that you may find interesting.Naked TangoRusty also puts on the Tucson Tango Festival during the first week of March every year. I was at the first one last year and I highly recomend it.

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There is this one particular follower I get to dance with from time to time that does a few things that I used to find very distracting and somewhat annoying (embellishments, self led lapizes, etc...) what she does is not important, what is important is that lately I've begun to enjoy listening to what she has to contribute to the dance more and more. I guess it's part of the listening lesson

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There is this one particular follower I get to see from time to time when I venture into the Big City.She is always very warm and welcoming whenever she notices that I am in a Milonga where she happens to be, (I've run into her in three different states, but she is always at home no matter where she happens to be dancing tango)she makes me feel like a million bucks every time.Her dancing is

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A fantastic dancer has moved into my area from the east coast, I only danced one tanda with her on Saturday, but in my opinion, she is one of the better dancers in this area by far.I won't get to dance with her often because she lives a couple of hours away, but I can't wait. She says that she is going to start teaching Tango in her new home, this is good news for tango around here!

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Followers Floorcraft? YES!On a crowded floor, or when following a leader you are unfamiliar with your feet should remain close to the floor during any boleo to avoid injuring someone during such conditions.It brings to mind an incident that happened while I was dancing at a milonga in Buenos Aires where I led a very small close circlular boleo, and my follower did a rather large whipping

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Being centered is essential to good tango, and breathing and self awareness are essential to being centered.I have found that breathing in the way of Tai Chi, is the most effective way to create this internal self awareness.To start with you should be relaxed and stacked up, head, over heart, over pelvis over feet, like a stack of blocks. Secondly your head should feel suspended as if it were

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All energy in tango comes from the ground (it is what we push against to move and it is what we push against to stop or change our acceleration/deceleration to remain smooth), this is why we strive to remain grounded.I have found that foot placement is one thing that is very seldom taught to leaders, or followers, in the workshops and lessons that I have attended. What I am talking about is

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I've had to cut way back on my Tango because things are so tight.This really sucks, but you can't eat good Tango, maybe it's a blessing in disguise.Maybe Tango really is for those who can afford it. They say that there is a life of liesure at both ends of the economic spectrum.Anyway I can't say that I've learned a lot from my local instructors for a couple of years now, mostly I just go and

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I recently was going trough some old videos stored on my hard drive in an attempt to get rid of some junk there, and I came across a few old files that show workshop demonstrations from years gone by. I have a few observations about these old videos; Most of the material has been incorperated into my dance even though at the time the material seemed difficult. The videos show the material that

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Tango is much like an elusive scent. You catch a whiff of its fragrance drifting by on the evening breeze and you are transported to a timeless place in your memory, or deep recess of your own mind. Like the memory of a lover from the past or a dream you once had. Was it a dream?

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I didn't write this, but, it is absolutely funny and more or less true,and pretty much describes my experience trying to speak Spanish in Buenos Aires.(it came from here.)For everyone who invested two, or five years learning Spanish, or for those who took the time on a crash course or just spent hard earned income buying phrasebooks, congratulations.All your efforts and money will be completely

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I really like this,when you watch it pay attention to the followers legs, specifically how the "light" falls mostly on her legs and body, much more so than it does on the leaders legs and body, this is where your attention is as a leader (after the connection). Just very well done in my opinion.

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Sometimes she giggles when I do something fun, or different,Sometimes she purrs, from the depth of her soul,Sometimes she claws my back, or bites at my neck...I don't even know her, still...

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I Love it when This happens!Her (after the song ends): “I think I took over the lead for awhile”Me (inside my own head): hum, When was that?Me: “I love it when you do that!”I Hate it when This happens!Her (during a song, after hesitating): “Sorry! I was trying to lead.”Me (inside my own head): WHY did you stop dancing? Please shut up!Me: “Don't worry about it, I love dancing with you.”

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Another Awesome Festival in Denver as Always!I only attended six milongas and no classes, which is good because when I started out I only anticipated attending two, thanks to a couple of good friends I was able to stay two extra nights. (I really want to attend Daniel Trenner's classes but it just wasn't happening this trip).Friday afternoon I arrived in time to catch the last hour or so of the

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Your violin inspires me,Your rhythm drags my soul,The bandoneon lulls me.FromPORTEÑO Y BAILARINLetra de H. Marcó

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It's not what you do, but how you do it!We've all heard this golden advice of course.The thing is, you want to make your dance memorable to the people you dance with (I'm going for in a good way), the point is that the next time they see you in the Milonga or at a festival in the future the person will say to themselves, "Oh yeah, I remember that person, I've got to get a dance with them!".

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A guy In Boulder bumped in to me twice on Saturday, once he was trying to pass me on my right(I prefer to dance in the outside lane if it is moving), once he was trying to pass me on my left. The floor wasn't even that crowded.What a dick!I can't go faster than the guy in front of me Dipshit, and there is no way you can fit in half a lane without colliding with someone. Why would anyone dance

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I watch a lot of videos on Youtube (at the time of this posting over 7500 mostly tango related). I know, I should get a life, but remember, I live in a Tango Wasteland. As it turns out this may actually stimulate the same areas of the brain that are used during the actual dance (see the link below for reference if you like). I am not saying that one can learn to dance Tango on the internet,

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I spent the weekend in Denver (Friday) and Boulder (Saturday). Sunday on the way back to the place where I live I stopped off in Glenwood Springs to catch the last workshop of a weekend they were having there.After the workshop they had a potluck dinner at a member of that communities house. I didn't have anything to contribute to the potluck, but they talked me into staying anyway (very

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You'll know her when you encounter her.Sometimes when it happens you forget everything you know about Tango, no move or turn could be worth even a momentary pause of this feeling, or disruption of this magical spell you are cast under. The world shrinks down to two hearts beating and moving as one within the music. You breath as one, a single soul from two, alone in the music, walking, nada

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Feel Tango!

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There are times when you just want to dance with a person for whatever reason (mutual attraction usually) and you haven't had a chance to watch that person dance. Perhaps you are in a strange community, or the other person is visiting your community. Your eyes meet, you make (or accept) the invitation to dance, and meet the other person on the dance floor. This is the moment that will define

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The doors In Buenos Aires open the wrong way! Push to go in, pull to go out (Fire Hazard!) even in large public venues. Unfortunately this may have been a contributing factor in a disastrous fire at a club there in 2005, during which many perished. Still, that's the way it is.This is also the name of a move taught by Thomas Howlin at a workshop I once attended, basically a Sacada to the

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Mate' is the national drink of Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. All over the Rio De Plata region people will share a gourd filled with this drink (sort of a tea) as a social custom. It is made from a holly like plant found in the rain forests of South America, infused with water and stained through a metal straw known as a Bombillia which strains the plant matter out right before you drink

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