“I don’t like to drink water”, she said. “Really? You don’t like to drink water? How is it you don’t like water?” I replied surprised. When one of my movement students told me this last week, I wanted to figure out a way to encourage her to at least attempt it. She was told by […]
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In tango (along with a bunch of other codes – codigos) there are 3 top reasons to use the phrase Thank you in the milonga setting. Saying Thank You is considered a code of conduct in Argentine Tango but maybe not in the way you think. If things are “not going well” on the dance
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There is a lot of discussion about the “invitation” in tango but not so much said about, what I’m calling, “the approach” in Argentine tango. What do I mean by “the approach”? I have included 2 videos with my dissection of the approach as I have become really interested in this lately. After all, you
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We all have voice and choice and I grew up learning to take responsibility for all of my actions. I would like to empower you to feel the same. With Argentine tango we are faced with a lot of variables that can impact a single person as well as a community. Tango communities are infused
Video #9 finally up – and it’s a great drill for turning. Whether it’s to understand your steps in turning better or to just understand how to use your whole body more efficiently. (These grapevine steps are sometimes referred to as a molinete or more in general a giro and they are part of the
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In Video #8 in the Series of Exercises for improving your tango dancing, we continue the exploration of pivots: your pivoting privilege, your pivotability. Pivoting is your privilege as a follow in the dance. The idea again is that you must be pivotable. This doesn’t negate the question do I or don’t I pivot in
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When Women Kept the Balance at the Milonga: A Tango Meditation (or possibly a rant) There was a time when women actually kept the balance at the milonga. A time when culturally if a man did not dance at a certain level the woman would turn down a cabaceo without thinking about it. The women,
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Video #7 in my Series on Technique for Dancing Argentine Tango, speaks briefly about pivoting and your pivotability as a follow. In this video, the exercise speaks primarily to pivoting in forward ochos in relationship to a barre. Remembering that I, as a follower, do not pivot my direction on Auto Pilot. YES, I am
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In video #6 in the Series Technique for Improving your Tango Dancing I encourage you to walk around. Just walk! That’s right! Do you feel stable walking around without your heels (without your shoes)? Walk forwards and backwards. Notice where you don’t feel stable. Are you tightening your feet? Are you pushing away from the
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Studies show what we already know as tango dancers, that Walking Backwards is good for your health! The studies mentioned in this article state that walking backwards not only boosts memory but can also help to burn fat. (I’ve been doing a lot of leading lately, clearly a reason to get back to following more!)
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This is Video #5 in my series for increasing flexibility, stability and mobility to improve your technique in the dance. This video includes a Mini Summary of the previous videos with a couple additions. I have put them into a little sequence as I really want you to find them manageable and do-able. Always progressing
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Video #4, let’s get moving Up and Up and Up. This video continues our adventure in exercises to help to improve our technique in Tango. This video advances the articulation of the foot by using the floor. It might look a little bit like video #2 and that’s good. Have you been doing those exercises?
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Move you leg but not your body is the theme of video #3 in the series on how to improve Technique for Dancing. This video might look a bit like a ballet exercise and it is my lazy version of a rond de jambe. This literally translates as circle of the leg, which is what
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Have you ever experienced the longest milonga? Mine probably wasn’t the longest for reasons that you think. I don’t talk very often about the music at milongas, but a DJ can really make your night or make your night really long. I recently had an experience at a Milonga where the cortinas were endless. Honestly,
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