Is good when you see people that not long ago just wanted to learn volcadas and colgadas while finishing their first module of beginner's tango, now turning to me and telling me that the most important thing is the walk and how you dance to the music. It's just a small thing but it sometimes makes me think that I am not talking to the walls... And it really pays off all the effort of starting a tango community from scratch!
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
What we would like a beginner-follower to do, or 'not' to do
Together with mshedgehog we have listed the skills that we believe a beginner-follower should have to be sucessful on the dance floor. If you would like to see mshedgehog's opinion on leaders, check it out here.
Assuming that the follower is female and the leader is male:
Assuming that the follower is female and the leader is male:
EMBRACE
We would like her
· Not to look down to the feet.
· Not to tug on to the leader with her left or/and right hands.
· To keep her right arm firm but elastic, giving the leader adequate amount of resistance.
· Not to be afraid of the closeness required in an embrace (don’t worry too much about the presence of the breasts, apparently one in two people have them).
· To try and maintain the chest and hips parallel to those of the leader as much as the dance allows them to.
WALK
We would like her
· To maintain her own weight at all times except when specific movements require her to rely on her partner’s weight or support.
· To try and stay close to the leader and not move away from him unnecessarily.
· To obey the dynamic of the leader and return the energy transmitted by him.
· To stretch her legs back far enough so that the leader can step forward comfortably.
· To try and close both knees and feet together as though they are bound to each other by elastic bands.
· Not to bop up and down.
DANCE
We would like her
· Not to change her weight from right to left or vice versa unless indicated.
· To keep her embellishment to her minimum at this level.
· Not to ‘lead’ the leader by force (the skills for passive leading should come as she improves generally).
· To be aware of the rhythm but should always follow the leader’s dance (as she goes up the levels she will be able to incorporate her own interpretation of music without breaking the equilibrium.)
MISCELLANEOUS
We would like her
· To take care of her body odour but she should not wear too much perfume.
· To minimise the amount of make-up and accessories she wears so that it doesn’t damage the leader’s clothing or disrupt the dance in any way.
· Not to chat constantly during a dance.
*Some individuals do not like their partners to hum while dancing. Personally, I don’t mind it at all. Because firstly, I do it from time to time. Secondly, it lets me know that my partner is enjoying the music, and perhaps, it helps him to dance with the music. I would much rather if he can dance well to the music and hum/sing than if he cannot dance to the music at all.
We would like her
· Not to look down to the feet.
· Not to tug on to the leader with her left or/and right hands.
· To keep her right arm firm but elastic, giving the leader adequate amount of resistance.
· Not to be afraid of the closeness required in an embrace (don’t worry too much about the presence of the breasts, apparently one in two people have them).
· To try and maintain the chest and hips parallel to those of the leader as much as the dance allows them to.
WALK
We would like her
· To maintain her own weight at all times except when specific movements require her to rely on her partner’s weight or support.
· To try and stay close to the leader and not move away from him unnecessarily.
· To obey the dynamic of the leader and return the energy transmitted by him.
· To stretch her legs back far enough so that the leader can step forward comfortably.
· To try and close both knees and feet together as though they are bound to each other by elastic bands.
· Not to bop up and down.
DANCE
We would like her
· Not to change her weight from right to left or vice versa unless indicated.
· To keep her embellishment to her minimum at this level.
· Not to ‘lead’ the leader by force (the skills for passive leading should come as she improves generally).
· To be aware of the rhythm but should always follow the leader’s dance (as she goes up the levels she will be able to incorporate her own interpretation of music without breaking the equilibrium.)
MISCELLANEOUS
We would like her
· To take care of her body odour but she should not wear too much perfume.
· To minimise the amount of make-up and accessories she wears so that it doesn’t damage the leader’s clothing or disrupt the dance in any way.
· Not to chat constantly during a dance.
*Some individuals do not like their partners to hum while dancing. Personally, I don’t mind it at all. Because firstly, I do it from time to time. Secondly, it lets me know that my partner is enjoying the music, and perhaps, it helps him to dance with the music. I would much rather if he can dance well to the music and hum/sing than if he cannot dance to the music at all.
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