tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post5937895270869690086..comments2023-09-21T09:00:05.129-04:00Comments on Tango Therapist's Tango Beat: What I learned from SalsaTango Therapisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post-42215069131653383302010-07-20T11:23:03.741-04:002010-07-20T11:23:03.741-04:00I loved this post, Mark! I want to echo BK's c...I loved this post, Mark! I want to echo BK's comment re: #1 watching out for your partner. This is something that isn't stressed because the idea that "safety is always the leader's sole responsibility on the floor" *is* stressed. I can tell when my leader is having to do some "defensive driving" - I can feel it in his embrace and even hear it in his breathing. When I get those signals (assuming I didn't notice the floor situation as soon as I got up to dance), my eyes snap open and stay open. I watch my partner's back. It's not a reflection on my partner's leading ability, it's simply acknowledging that we both need to participate in keeping each other safe of the floor. I also keep my heels on the floor - another thing that seems to get left out of classes. When our (followers') embellishments hurt someone, everyone still blames the leader, even though they weren't led. <br /><br />sorry for the hijack of the post (and comments) but that's something that's been coming up a lot recently.Marikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195873941515232734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post-77287922243031419362010-07-14T20:05:10.724-04:002010-07-14T20:05:10.724-04:00Mark, I loved this post. It should be given to th...Mark, I loved this post. It should be given to those who inspire to be become a true Tanguero(a). These are my opinions and comments (Not to be taken as criticism in any way shape or form! Because I loved it!)<br /><br />Number 1, you may be aware that a tangero hurt my back with a volcada he didn't know how to execute. It should apply to women on the dance floor also. I<br />got scratched with heels twice in Chicago at a couple of Milongas. Women should also take care of their dance partner by watching his back. <br />#2, Ladies are inadvertently training men incorrectly! #3, men look at the mirror too! and don't forget looking at the floor ;o) <br />#4 Goes both ways, doesn't only apply to men asking women, but women asking men. You and I have had these discussions and it is about respect, good<br />manners, acknowledgement, and consideration, NOT permission. <br />#5 will be really helpful for all men :o( I still feel really bad for you guys asking and being publicly rejected. <br />#6, YES! Jeans banned from Milongas for both men and women! <br />BKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post-36691287374346243392010-07-14T19:57:13.584-04:002010-07-14T19:57:13.584-04:00Señor Ingeniero... try going back and dancing sals...Señor Ingeniero... try going back and dancing salsa again and just listen to the music, and dance simply. Tango will make you the best salsero ever. Re: Cabeceo in salsa... only works with women who know you well. Some salseros grab the ladies by the hands and pull them out on the dance floor. A very different culture, but that has to do with how old the patrons are at a salsa club too.Tango Therapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post-89772477085724866282010-07-13T18:28:41.065-04:002010-07-13T18:28:41.065-04:00LOVE THIS POST!! I left salsa for tango for simila...LOVE THIS POST!! I left salsa for tango for similar reasons. Mostly because I couldn't stomach the fact that in salsa, becoming a better dancer seemed to just involve memorizing more sequences, and there wasn't much in terms of musicality or expressing the song. In tango, you really have to feel it to dance it. That, and the fact that you really don't need fancy steps if you have a nice embrace and can achieve a nice connection, got me totally hooked.<br /><br />BTW, I didn't realize there is no cabeceo at salsa clubs. Haha, that would explain why ladies look at me in confusion when i make eye contact and nod toward the dance floor!El Ingenierohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243221883733172952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post-1604701460729999462010-07-12T22:50:11.063-04:002010-07-12T22:50:11.063-04:00@Mark... Well, at least we know that "TangoCh...@Mark... Well, at least we know that "TangoCherie" doesn't do that. Again, this would be a good sociological study! :-)Mark Wordhttp://www.tango-beat.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post-18484542640232698712010-07-12T20:09:46.709-04:002010-07-12T20:09:46.709-04:00Nah, at El Beso in the corner furthest from the do...Nah, at El Beso in the corner furthest from the door virtually all the tangueras check themselves out in the mirror. It's amusing to watch them dance up that side of the room with their eyes closed until they get to the corner, open them for a quick self-appraisal, and then shut them after they dance off down the next side.Markhttp://walkjivefly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post-22056036244516776712010-07-12T15:00:30.907-04:002010-07-12T15:00:30.907-04:00@Tangocherie... isn't that weird that there is...@Tangocherie... isn't that weird that there is a gender reversal with the mirrors? Hmmm. Some sociologist could use this as a doctoral paper.Tango Therapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286007268065402678.post-14684049530143988722010-07-12T13:41:37.119-04:002010-07-12T13:41:37.119-04:00Mark, I love the new format!
And BTW, in BsAs, it...Mark, I love the new format!<br /><br />And BTW, in BsAs, it's the men who look at themselves in the mirrors of the salon! :) <br /><br />(And the ladies have their eyes closed.)tangocheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012220622641996877noreply@blogger.com