Close embrace (follower faces to the right, not my favorite head orientation - prevents me from moving my head if needed, makes me selfconcious of my possibly bad breath, she cannot watch my back):
http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20501.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20509.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20592.htm
http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20476.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20432.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/11.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/12.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20588.htm
The elephant tale is very appropriate here. To solve the mistery of V-frame Carrie helpfully reminded of link to pictures from Portland festival.
Examples.
Close embrace:
http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20598.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20603.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20485.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20452.htm
V-frame:
http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/08.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20453.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20470.htm http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20473.htm
Even more obvious V-frame with legs shown: http://dancetutor.com/tw6-1.jpg
Post close embrace:
http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20907.htm
Janni from Colorado Springs:
http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/pages/Picture%20492.htm
Cheers, Oleh K. Colorado Springs http://TangoSpring.com
From: bodenst-tango9427 @MAILBLOCKS.COM Reply-To: bodenst-tango9427 @MAILBLOCKS.COM To: TANGO-L @MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] V frame. VS. ARGENTINA'S WAY Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:58:55 -0700
Listeros:
http://www.close-embrace.com/latenightportland101604/index.htm Here are some recent photos of couples dancing at TangoFest in Portland. There are dancers from all over the country and the world represented here. There are dancers of all styles, as well: milongero/apilado, tango salon, nuevo tango, etc. Sometimes what one sees with the eye is different from what one feels with the body or with the heart, or what one has learned theoretically. I submit this link merely as evidence for your consideration. Judge for yourself from these pictures whether or not people ever dance (even momentarily) in a parallel frame.
If you missed them, there are lots of other wonderful, delightful photos on this site as well.
In any event, it seems to me that this thread has been exhausted.
Abrazos, Carrie
~~~~~~~~ "Guys, to dance tango, you must listen to the heart of the woman." --Cacho Dante
-----Original Message----- From: "Ecsedy Aron" <aron @MILONGA.HU> To: TANGO-L @MITVMA.MIT.EDU Sent: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:07:56 +0200 Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] V frame. VS. ARGENTINA'S WAY
Dear Listeros,
I've just checked all my tango pictures and I couldn't find a single one in a 'parallel' position. Gavito's name was referred in some earlier letter: I have a nice picture on him with his partner in a beautiful v-shape.
I think we are having a communication problem here.
Some people probably thought that the 'v-shape' is something like a ballroom promande position. Actually after some checking of poses, I found that international tango IS parallel (but offset to the right), but in argentine tango... (you must turn your head right or left to accomodate the partners head - which requires quite a flexibility to do, even without dancing, if your shoulders are completely parallel.)
Actually, I don't remember to have seen tango danced in true parallel.
I've sent some pictures to Carlos to demonstrate (taken in BsAs: one on the street, one at a milonga, one at a performance by Gavito and one with Balmaceda).
Check your photos and PLEASE send me some where I can see parallel shoulders!
Thank you!
Cheers, Aron
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