Re: [TANGO-L] : How to teach without touching - Suspension Moves ...

[Zarlengo <zarlengo@MAC.COM>]

Try teach suspension moves without touching!

Domenico



While I agree with the need to respect people's personal space and
limits, I
also agree that tango is an activity that requires a fair measure of
physical closeness and one could even say invasive maneuvers ;-) .
Even in
the most open embrace, nuevo tango styles, the man will definitely
"invade"
the space of the woman and vise-versa. All one needs to do to verify
this is
to watch all the sacadas, ganchos, barridas, etc. which are part of that
repertory, and the embrace itself is of a "flexible" nature that
varies from
close to fairly open.

Naturally, the term close embrace denotes physical closeness and even
what's
know as salon tango requires a close embrace where torsos are in
contact.
Personally, I find that dancing tango without a close connection is
not much
of a tango experience. If someone has issues with physical closeness or
issues with their boundaries of personal space, I'd respectfully suggest
that tango is not for them. I think it's pretty silly and
presumptuous to
complain that someone is too close to you while dancing tango in a close
embrace and sometimes even in an open embrace.

Regards,

Manuel

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> From: seth <s1redh@GMAIL.COM>
> Reply-To: seth <s1redh@GMAIL.COM>
> To: TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] : How to teach without touching
> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:57:34 -0500
>
> While the  struggle between the sexes is pervasive in human
behaviour, it
> becomes focused in Tango. Two bodies, touching of common accord,
experience
> sensuality. These  feelings wouldn't arise without getting into - if
> invasion is too strong  a word for you - the personal space of
both. If a
> dancer is bothered by this, he/she shouldn't dance.
>
> Grow up.
>
> Seth
>
> On 3/1/06, Dubravko Kakarigi <dubravko_2005@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hmmmm, interesting. A couple of observations.
> >
> >   I do not think that tango invades anything. In my view, my
dancing
> > partner will open to the communication with me as much as she feels
> > comfortable to and I respect that - no invasion is welcome there
or is
> "one
> > of [tango's] attractions" unless my partner is a masochist of
some sort.
> >
> >   Accusing you of being a ruffian, Seth? Never said that, never
meant
> it.
> > I do not know you from last years' snow. Just offered another
point of
> view.
> > "There is no Central Committee on tango" I say to my friends.
So, while
> you
> > might like being an invader, I do not, and that's that.
> >
> >   ...dubravko
> >
> >
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> >