3134  ARGENTINE TANGO AT THE CONSULATE OF ARGENTINA in NYC ?

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:24:34 EST
From: Michael Rosenblum <Mirosmiros@AOL.COM>
Subject: ARGENTINE TANGO AT THE CONSULATE OF ARGENTINA in NYC ?

FREE INTRODUCTORY TANGO DANCE LESSONS at THE CONSULATE OF ARGENTINA in NYC.
Has anybody gone ?

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:45:32 -0500
From: Martin Waxman <martin@WAXMAN.NET>
Subject: Re: ARGENTINE TANGO AT THE CONSULATE OF ARGENTINA in NYC ?

At 01:24 PM 1/18/2005, Michael Rosenblum wrote:

>FREE INTRODUCTORY TANGO DANCE LESSONS at THE CONSULATE OF ARGENTINA in NYC.
>Has anybody gone ?

Yes!
Argentine Consulate in New York City
12 West 56th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Free year-round drop-in classes.

Tuesdays: Taught by Alicia Cruzado.
noon to 2:00 p.m.
Intermediate to advanced exercises and movements.

Wednesdays: Taught by Fran Chesleigh
noon to 1:00 p.m.
Beginners class

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Intermediate class

Excellent instruction. Nice friendly group of people. Some
of us have been going for years -- it's better if beginners
have more experienced dancers as partners.

Come and enjoy.

Marty Waxman

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:09:00 -0500
From: ed doyle <doyleed@SPRYNET.COM>
Subject: Re: ARGENTINE TANGO AT THE CONSULATE OF ARGENTINA in NYC ?

On Tue, 2005-01-18 at 18:45, Martin Waxman wrote:

> ...
> it's better if beginners
> have more experienced dancers as partners.
>
> Come and enjoy.
>
> Marty Waxman

Hi All,

I have been wondering for some time about what Marty suggests above and
wonder what others think. My wife and I are both beginners to tango.
We have attended a number of group classes and usually the instructor
has us rotate partners. This is fine with us, but I feel like it is the
blind leading the blind. I have wondered if we both would learn faster
if somehow we could be paired up to practice with experienced partners
who could give us both feedback on what would improve our connection,
our musicality, our interpretation, our embrace, my leading her
following (and maybe vice versa). (Actually, I tried following once, and
it was much harder than I thought) I have to admit, if practicing with
a more experienced partner would help, the next problem would be, why
would an experienced follow want to spend time practicing with a
absolute beginner leader, and vice versa. Certainly no one has ever
been in a trance from my leading, unless I accidentally stepped on them
and they passed out.

Ed