Re: [TANGO-L] Perfect Apilado Position

[Igor Polk <ipolk@VIRTUAR.COM>]

This message should be sent yesterday, sorry. I still feel it is important:
it concludes my digest of apilado ideas, so I publish it a little later than
it should be. I hope the list forgives me for such liberty. Igor.

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In Apilado a heavier person leans less than a lighter one. I.e. the angle of
deviation of the axis from vertical of a heavier person is less. Because he
is heaver, right? Consequently, the vertical shared axis going through the
intersection of tilted individual axises is closer to him - that is the main
axis of the couple's rotations.

If a man ( or a woman as a case might be ) is much heavier than the partner,
his lean could be almost invisible. The projection of the crossing point
might not even go outside of his feet! That is why some of them say that
there is no lean. But it is!

The amount of tilt varies. We can lean to each other more or less. How can I
explain it better, hmm.. For example, when our feet are closer or farther
away. But the proportion of the angle stays the same. When the couple does
not move, it depends on the weight of partners and the amount of the forth
they push from the floor.

Also the point of contact can be higher or lower from the ground. The
higher, the easier to maintain balance, but the slower the dance.

Shortly, it feels that we are in perfectly balanced position. It feels very
comfortable. But there are many of this perfectly balanced positions: with
more lean or less, with higher point of contact or lower. It affects the
dancing a lot. I believe there is an optimal position depending on the speed
of the dance and it style. It is very complex geometry, difficult to explain
in the couple of sentences.

Igor Polk
PS,
Sorry, Deby,
this message supposed to be send before, but the server did
not let me exceed 4 allowed messages a day. Your wonderful message should
conclude the thread, but at the same time I feel important that this message
is published timely. Some of us have to learn the dance, have to know more
about it because we are very limited in our opportunities here, outside of
Buenos Aires. Even in San Francisco. Many of us learn by analyzing. I do not
consider tango as a dance only. It is a science for me also. Everything is a
science and art.

PSS
Astrid,
Thank you for very useful message!
I am a pretty small guy. I love to dance with heavier and toller women.
Beginners women are afraid to lean more. Because of that, it is me, who
leans more in apilado position. It is up to me, and I make it! I push with
my legs from the floor into their chest. And that works amazing! You may try
it with your partners in Japan.