West Coast Swing: So different from tango but so related. The dance expresses the music. The lady has great freedom to create. Connection is...
As for triple vs. single, I started with triple. We did not immediately attempt to do it at tempo, but as anyone can pick up single time in about...
Hi, Skunker! I don't know if this is part of the problem, but I've heard beginner two-steppers count the basic as quick-quick, slow, slooooow (1/2,...
You can't beat Desde el Alma but the tempo might be a little fast for the couple or occasion. A beautiful tango is La Melodia del Corazon, recorded...
One way to practice floorcraft is to move chairs away from the wall and line them up to cut off part of the floor -- first a little, then more until...
Just a guess, but if you're starting with a triple followed by four slows and ending with the usual anchor triple, the whip count would come out OK...
At most milongas I've attended, women outnumber men and are usually willing to dance with a beginner lead rather than sit and watch. Still, when I...
"The only reason for mastering technique is to make sure the body does not stand in the way of the soul's expression." — La Meri .... and AndaBien!...
Steve, I think it WAS you who mentioned the Pablo book. By the way, SSQQ -- I don't think they'll ever change it to QQSS, although they do teach the...
I'm not looking for a paint-by-numbers approach, but for me, understanding how a dance works is important. My teacher starts her leaders out with...
I'd like to also thank everyone for their helpful and revealing posts. (I thought colgadas were something new!) Will look around for the reference...
Apparently I gave the impression that I consider technical analysis of tango to be dangerous to the dance. Let me correct that. I love the idea of...
I regarded tango nuevo as just one of several styles out there until reading online that it is also a way of understanding the dance and its possible...
It's nice to hear that there are a different opinions on this. I'd like to think there is no one correct way. Right now I'm enjoying reading the...
Probably not, but you sure could do it to the allegretto in his 7th. It starts a bit slow but becomes a darn good tango before it's over.
There's a boxed set of 10 CDs, "El Tango- Pasion Y Emocion," available online for $34 at one site and $17 at another. These are old recordings by...
An article in Tango Voice (http://tangovoice.wordpress.com/tag/salon-style-tango/) distinguishes between "tango de salon" as done in BA and "salon...
Not sure what nights it's on, but during good weather starting about May, there used to be open-air tango on the Quai St. Bernard, on the left bank...
I'm a little surprised to read complaints of West Coast Swing dancers being bossy and critical. My experience (as a leader, so I admit that I don't...
This thread shows why dancing can't be learned from a book. Even simple steps are hard to describe unless the context is clear before we talk about...
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