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Re: [TANGO-L] deepening tango
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- Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] deepening tango
- From: Trini or Sean - PATangoS <patangos @YAHOO.COM>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:28:19 -0700
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--- Michael at Tango Bellingham
<michaele @TANGOBELLINGHAM.COM> wrote:
> I think followers who do this are the most
> interesting and fufilling
> partners. The dance becomes a conversation instead
> of a monologue.
>
> So how do we teach this to followers? Is this
> something that they have
> to pick up by osmosis, or are there exercises to
> help the followers
> develop the ability? How do we teach them to, as
> Hyla says, "riff" off
> the the rhythms and make kinesthetic suggestions
> without disrupting the
> flow?
Teach women (and men) how to listen to music and to
value it very early on. It is surprising how many
people do not learn this (well, maybe not so
surprising).
Teach how to connect and to not be afraid of
connecting. Again, many people do not learn this.
Perhaps because that is not what they want from tango
or they do not realize the level of possibilities.
The rest comes from within the woman - her own
artistry. But she will not share her artistry if she
is constantly criticized or taught on the dance floor
or feels that she is not "good enough". A simple
thing to do to encourage her, especially a beginner,
is to compliment her on something - a new dress, new
shoes, hairstyle, her smile.
Teach her that it is okay to be choosy about partners.
No point in sharing her artistry with some egotist
who will not appreciate it. But she needs to know
that it is not her. That not everything is her fault.
Guys, be vocal about how good it feels to dance with a
woman who is expressive, regardless of her technical
ability. Most women do not know what it feels like to
dance with other women, so share that experience. By
saying "Wow, I really love how so-and-so plays with
the music when we dance", you are not putting down
women who do not do so, but you are suggesting to them
a positive role-model.
A few suggestions that could just as easily apply to
men.
Good artistry to all,
Trini de Pittsburgh
PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society
Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburgh's most popular social dance.
http://www.pitt.edu/~mcph/PATangoWeb.htm
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