5176  NAE - West-Side Tango Practica this Sat 6-8PM! (1)
(NYC) Forecast for Rain this Saturday - and a great opportunity to take advantage of this cool studio space for practice! WEST-SIDE TANGO CLUB PRACTICA * 131 W 72nd St #4R (Amsterdam & Columbus,...

5177  When I was a hiker.. (5)
When I was a hiker I have learned never trust locals for directions. They are not able to give it. Probably they know the things to well to mention important details to me, or they never were interested...

5178  La mujer dressed as a man in theater and tango (1)
Konstantin now says: "It is fairly well known that some tango women dressed in manly clothes. Not just Azucena Maizani, but also Mercedes Simone (at least on occasion). But this interesting trivia isn't...

5179  Who's leading? (13)
Tango Argentino, which opened in Paris in November 1983, had all possible combinations: (1) men dancing with men, (2) men dancing with women, and (3) a woman dancing with a woman. The 1999 New York... I would passionately second this request for more advanced leaders...

5180  Naveira & Nuevo Tango (1)
https://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/09/12/211327.php <<Rito es la danza en tu vida y el tango que tu amas de: Bailarina de tango por: Horacio Sanguinetti Moody friends. Drama queens. Your...

5181  An article well worth reading in relation to dance (1)
and movement Many recent posts have discussed movement, feeling and connection in Tango This covers many aspects of those discussions. I enjoyed it and thought it worth passing along. https://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/play/caldwell_lif
edancing.shtml

5182  Traditional milonguero style? (3)
Jeanne Hill <genejeanne@comcast.net posted to Tango-A: Negracha and Diego are traditional milonguero-style tango dancers and enthusiastic teachers of the close embrace. Their classes focus on a single...

5183  Milonguero style and show style dancing in one (5)
evening ---a solution? Ouch! kicked again by a flying heel ! Perhaps the organizers of a given milonga could announce before the music starts that this tanda will be only milonguero style (no boleos...

5184  what makes milonguero, milonguero (6)
My feeling about milonguero style is that a lot of people are not educated in knowing what the difference is between Milonguero vs Salon or close embrace style. I feel that a lot of people think they...

5185  Pablo Veron, tango & opera (10)
Pablo Veron is choreographing and dancing in Sally Potter's production of Carmen at the English National Opera, in case anyone's interested. So far, there are brief video clips of him dancing "hip...

5186  Milonguero vs Salon (1)
Salon tango - the woman takes long back steps. Milonguero - the steps are shorter and more together Salon tango - wider giros - you must pull away from the man (the left arm slides to the upper arm)...

5187  another Pablo Veron clip (5)
Pablo Veron ! Here is another clip, do you like it? By the way, what style is this?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw1By7xNSOo Igor Polk

5188  Strong Lead - resistance effect (61)
I missed that, sorry.. Carol: "the more advanced the dancer, the less resistance is desired, because it allows more nuance." Actually it is opposite: Stronger resistance in body and in hands allows... Krasimir wrote: I didn't ignore it. Just that I think including pulling in /any/ "more complicated and precisely executed... Stermitzian Physics, perhaps. ;) Not in Newton's. Momentum is something only moving objects have. What stationary objects (and arguably moving objects too) have is...

5189  HELP! ...on an old posting (2)
Club ~Tango*La Dolce Vita~ ~ Dani Iannarelli ~ Dear Tangueros, I once wrote an article for you lot on the List, called "Smelly Dancing" (I think). It was, basically, about personal hygiene in relationship...

5190  Strong Lead -resistance effect (1)
I must say that a study of physics and body mechanics is a useful study. Sometimes it is the essential insight that improves my dance. However, at some point we have to conclude that the reason the...

5191  Why should she try so hard to overcome your (1)
mistakes ? David Koucky said: "The reason my frame does not separate is because the following partner is try so hard to overcome my mistakes." Ah? What mistakes? She is trying that hard? There are no...

5192  Corte - sharp step back (3)
Sharp step back? Hmmm.. This is interesting... This is Corte ! And when you do Corte, Krasimir, your leg steps sharp back, but your body does not ! And she easily feels everything associated with the move....

5193  La Mariposa? (1)
My favourite of the older versions is sung by Oscar Alonzo. Not to be missed!

5194  Transferring weight quickly backward is possible (1)
Well, sorry guys, I was thiking about it of a moment, and yes, it is possible to transferr weight stepping backward in double time. Actually it is a very simple and useful move. But it is not as strightforward...

5195  looking for Oberlin college alumni for tango event (2)
I am looking for any alumni of Oberlin College, in Oberlin, Ohio for our very first Milonguero tango weekend Novermber 17 and 18 If you are an alumni of Oberlin College, please contact me privately See...

5196  What a relief! (1)
What a relief, thank you Igor. Mel.

5197  An Introduction to Tango (1)
Al and I are planning an Introduction to Tango event next week for the curious thrill-seekers of this tropical paradise. It will be 2 hours long, although subsequent ones may have to be only one hour....

5198  No arms? (2)
A while ago, at a milonga, there was a little game. We had to dance with random partners, with just a balloon between our chests! No arms, and we had to move around the floor in line of dance, preferably...

5199  traditional tango music (12)
hello all after one more miserable practica, i am curious, am i the only person on earth who finds much of the traditional tango music, whiney and uninspiring. personally, i find my self spending most...

5200  Metalonga! (1)
Haha... that was funny. Say, have you heard of metalonga(*)? It is a milonga where you "dance tango" to metal music. You might enjoy it - there is always a strong beat and a certain intensity. You can...