I remember a few years ago, when I imagined the day that I would be able to invite the best dancers to dance with me. And that day arrived much quicker than I thought! In fact, what i thought it was an event only to be achieved on my "advanced graduation" (whatever that is) it was kind of a non-existent myth. I was only a beginner but it felt so different to dance with my teacher that I was wondering if it was myself leading her. My rustique techniques fitted absolutely well, I became more confident and those dances taught me more than many whole milongas.
And because of that, I think it's only fair to make sure you dance with beginners on a regular basis. To bring them up, teach them, show them what all these tango secrets are all about, give them a taste on what's to come with their dancing. Tango padawan has a very nice post about this, which I totally subscribe. But I find it difficult that some more advanced people in the world of tango never bother to come down of their pedestral to dance with the common people. I have noticed that in most communities is like this. The advanced people in the usual table and all the rest of the crowd dreaming on...
I know that tango is to taught in classes and milongas but you can teach a lot to someone in a milonga without saying a word or uttering an explanation. Just show them the way, so that they can do that in a few years time.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Dancing with beginners
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hello rick in the past weekend i, had my biggest expirience in tango!!
I dance 2 tandas with Dana Frigoli in the FTL 2008 fairwell milonga.
I Have to say "Thank you Dana..."
i felt in the first music like a begginer, but the rest of the tanda and the other Tanda i felt like chicho or sebastian (ahahah) doing all kind of moves, dancing with dana is pull me to another level of comunication an conextion.
thank,s Dana Thanks Pablo for the theaching that has to be felt not undorstood!!
Hum, Dana is soooooooo cool! Her and Pablo are by far one of my favourite couples. They are SO sharp and beautiful!
I just remember having watched them on youtube thinking "they are so tall". And actually, they're really short! But they make themselve giants when dancing!
Hopefully I'll be back at Lisbon Tango Festival and can invite her to dance.
I know they're not your cup of tea but how was Balmaceda y De la Rosa performance?
julio and corine vals was very entushiastic for all , their happiness dancing and smoth walking, was an example.
in the milonga i seen bether performance by julio in this chapter
EL Pajaro, with is flash gordon feets, was outstanding (not in my point of view ) by the aplause he getted.
The best coreographic performance (pablo e dana improvised )was without any doubt by adrian veredice & alejandra Hobert, great technique, exceptional balance and amplitude on the floor.
Yep, just saw their performance on youtube. Not my favourite, although they are always good.
Going to wait until the other performances are loaded...
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