Showing posts with label you tube tango. Show all posts
Showing posts with label you tube tango. Show all posts
Monday, November 2, 2009
What a Way to Go
Nick Jones and Amy Anderson VERY FUNNY!
I think I saw this guy dancing in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
What Does it Feel Like to Lead
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Watching Tango Makes You a Better Dancer!
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, they cannot.
I know one couple that took a few lessons and decided they could study this way and improve their dance. They do dance, and it is unique. It is not tango by any stretch of the imagination, mostly a lot of very poorly executed big moves (volcadas, leg wraps, ganchos, etc... mixed up with a few snipets from other dances all smashed together) Painful to watch! Painful to be anywhere near them while they are dancing, yet they enjoy themselves (who am I to judge).
On the other hand according to this article once someone has a personal knowledge of a dance and has experience actually dancing the dance they can process what they are seeing and actually learn something purely through the visual.
There really is no substitute for one on one personal instruction from a competent instructor.
ref link
Also this
I am not saying that one can learn to dance Tango on the internet, they cannot.
I know one couple that took a few lessons and decided they could study this way and improve their dance. They do dance, and it is unique. It is not tango by any stretch of the imagination, mostly a lot of very poorly executed big moves (volcadas, leg wraps, ganchos, etc... mixed up with a few snipets from other dances all smashed together) Painful to watch! Painful to be anywhere near them while they are dancing, yet they enjoy themselves (who am I to judge).
On the other hand according to this article once someone has a personal knowledge of a dance and has experience actually dancing the dance they can process what they are seeing and actually learn something purely through the visual.
There really is no substitute for one on one personal instruction from a competent instructor.
ref link
Also this
Monday, March 16, 2009
Tango Epiphanies 6
Video does not lie and will show you the reality of your tango. There is no better way to learn from yourself.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Follower Adornos for Tango
A little bit of frosting is yummy, too much can make you want for cake.
This is a real funny parody.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
What Could be Sexier!
This post has to do with changing your style of dance to fit music, or the mood of the milonga that you happen to be dancing at to make the tango your own and the experience unique, mostly about bringing the tango connection home.
To illustrate what I am talking about I'm posting two different videos of a pair of my favorite dancers
This is my idea of tango which can be be danced in a milonga that somewhat, but not to crowded, when you have a partner who is fairly progressive and you both feel a little more adventurous and when you both want that real close physical connection, or when the music just screams "tradition". Of course a lot of the time I like to get even more conservative than this, even to the point of just walking, (with the right partner of course).
To illustrate what I am talking about I'm posting two different videos of a pair of my favorite dancers
This is my idea of tango which can be be danced in a milonga that somewhat, but not to crowded, when you have a partner who is fairly progressive and you both feel a little more adventurous and when you both want that real close physical connection, or when the music just screams "tradition". Of course a lot of the time I like to get even more conservative than this, even to the point of just walking, (with the right partner of course).
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Relaxation = Dynamic Tango
From time to time I get the pleasure of dancing with a follower who is completely relaxed, (they seem to be few and far between, at least around these parts) when I say relaxed what I mean is that they maintain their core (No noodle bodies please) but allow their hips and legs freedom to build torsion. This is paramount to disassociation and dynamic movement. I would compare it, if you will allow me, to the difference between hitting an rock on the ground with a stick, and hitting a golf ball with a three hundred dollar driver, guess which one will give you the most pleasure (not to mention the issue of distance and control).
The opposite of what I have described above would be a follower who kills this freedom of motion by tightening the major muscles of her lower extremities (translation; You can't dance tango with a stick up your a--!), or a follower who is trying to "do something" with her feet/legs.
The opposite of what I have described above would be a follower who kills this freedom of motion by tightening the major muscles of her lower extremities (translation; You can't dance tango with a stick up your a--!), or a follower who is trying to "do something" with her feet/legs.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for both partners adding to the dance and the feeling of the dance, expression is everything and key to mutual enjoyment, I think that each of the partners major goal should be giving themselves to the other (becoming "one" with each other and the music) the follower is the diamond the leader is the ring.
As an example
http://tangostudent.blogspot.com/2008/09/boleo-embrace.html
Monday, September 22, 2008
Lead More, Walk Less! Murat and Michelle - Class Demo - Traditional/Nuevo
Every step above is led!
Great concept!
Yes I am lazy...and proud of it...Thanks to M+M, and to Rusty for posting these awesome vids!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Arce-Montes leading to open position - lesson
These two are incredible!
This is what I am working toward (quality of movement).
Their website is
http://www.tango-renaissance.com/
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