Re: [Tango-L] Bellydancing and Tango

["astrid" <astrid@ruby.plala.or.jp>]

I wrote:
> >>my tango improves dramatically with every tribal lesson I take

T.C. wrote:
> >>The muscle control probably helps with the disassociation that is
> required to maintain connection with a partner - T.C.
>
Igor:
> Not only. Tango is the dance of body, even though it is not as visible as
in
> samba or belly dancing.
> You make your body play like an orchestra!

Yes, sort of.
The dissociation is more a matter of flexibility. The muscle control helps
with everything you need for tango: strength, balance, flow, fluidity,
timing, fluidity,elegance, connection...
My whole body feels light one dense, flexible mass now, and my partner can
do practically anything with it. My body will follow, I don't loose my
balance, I don't wobble,. I don't lean after after a shift. Which means, I
am not only a great follower, I also have enough time to add any
embellishment I want. I can dance super slow motion or supper fast corridas.
I can do a whole long high boleo in slow motion and then add a lapiz with
that foot when I land and pivot on the other foot while my partner is
starting the next turn, and all of this elegantly while maintining perfect
connection. I noticed the tango teachers staring at my legs while I did
this.
I can also isolate my arms now, meaning, I can lift them without using my
shoulder muscles, like a ballet or flamenco dancer. Imagine what that does
to my posture. I can shimmy with my shoulders and shimmy with my hips and I
can roll my belly muscles. Imagine what that muscle tone does to my posture
!

Astrid


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