Re: [TANGO-L] Walking the tango

[Lucia <curvasreales @YAHOO.COM.AR>]

Well, to be more "precise":

It is somewhat hard to discern the "precision" in
social Tango, not least because precision is
associated with coldness, premeditation and analysis.
Social Tango is a warm, "between friends" dance. Stage
Tango  has all the previously mentioned bad
characteristics, and too many people take it as a
model to emulate, obviously due to exposure to shows,
movies and visiting teachers rather than to the real
stuff.

If one wants to get the most from a Tango visit to
Argentina, one would do well to visit provincial towns
to see the real social dance. Bs As in my view is too
cosmopolite, and corrupted by exposure to the
learners, the curious, and by teachers and performers
catering to tourists.

Lucia ;->

 --- Barbara Garvey <barbara  @TANGOBAR-PRODUCTIONS.COM>
escribis:

> Lucia wrote:
>
> >I  agree with Trini's remonstrance, I was
> >unnecessarily edgy.
> >
> >Regarding Jeff's comment on dancing precision: I do
> >not agree with his remark. The best social Tango
> >dancers have a relaxed, smooth and elegant quality,
> >achieved after many years of much dancing.
> >
> >Lucia
> >
> Of course ! A relaxed, smooth and elegant quality is
> the essence of
> tango, but -- this can only be achieved by
> precision. Learning to
> achieve precision is really the question. Learning
> to walk is the first
> absolutely imperative lesson in precision. After
> this  precision becomes
> natural a relaxed, smooth and elegant quality
> happens.
>
>  From Lucia previously:>> Many American dancers are
> obsessed by Tango figures, and dismiss the walk. It
> should be noted though that it takes many months for
> an Argentine dancer to study the walk with a teacher
> in order to become a professional dancer, and they
> practice continually.<<
>
> Amen! a number of great maestros, with 40 or 50
> years of tango under
> their belts,  have stayed with us at our home in
> California, and every
> morning, before coffee, they would practice walking
> up and down our
> living room/dance floor. When we would go to the
> supermarket, they
> practiced in the aisles. There is no substitute or
> quick fix for
> perfecting the tango walk.
>
> We tell our students that if they learn to walk
> well, by constant
> practice,  then add nicely done salidas, cadencias
> and an a few back
> ochos they can dance tango happily and beautifully
> all their lives. Do
> they listen? Do they believe us?  Lo dudo. ?que se
> yo?
>
> Barbara
>


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