[Tango-L] Energy

[John Gleeson]

The trouble with words is not only that they convey different meanings, in spite of references to dictionary definitions, but that 
people don't really listen/read.

Sergio DID NOT say that his dictionary defines "energy" as . . . . He said that:
             "Energy is generally used in Tango in the sense of vigor or intensity  . . . "
and in that he is absolutely right. He was pointing out a usage not a definition.

John G.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael" <tangomaniac at cavtel.net>
To: "Lucia" <curvasreales at yahoo.com.ar>; "Sergio Vandekier" <sergiovandekier990 at hotmail.com>; <tango-l at mit.edu>
Cc: <tangomaniac at cavtel.net>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Energy


>I don't have the same dictionary Sergio has that defines
> energy below.
>
> "Sergio wrote:>
> "Energy is generally used in tango in the sense of "vigor"
> or intensity of  action.
>>
>> As you know tango music has different moments, some are
> very calm, slow,  peaceful   called "adagios" and others in
> contrast  are very rapid,  called  "variaciones"
> (variations)."
> ******************************************************************************
>
> I think of energy from my high school physics class. There
> are two types of energy; stored and released. A car sitting
> at a red light has a tremendous amount of energy stored in
> the engine. When the light turns green, the brake is
> released and the accelerator pressed. The stored energy in
> the engine is transmitted to the wheels to turn through the
> the transmission.
>
> Another way to look at energy is to look at a light bulb.
> The same amount of current flow through a 60 watt, 90 watt,
> or 150 watt bulbs. Yet, a 150 watt bulb glows brighter than
> a 60 watt. The 60 watt bulb has higher resistance to the
> electricity than the 150 bulb. The higher the resistance,
> the more the energy is absorbed by the resistor in the bulb
> and less energy sent to the tungsten that glows. From the
> little I remember from physics, energy= I*R where R equals
> resistance. I forget what the I stands for. Inductance? I'm
> sure there's an engineer on the list who can remind me and
> explain it better than I can. The light bulb burns out when
> the tungsten just melts from the electricity flowing through
> it.
>
> How does this apply to dance. Some dance with very high
> resistance to energy, which means they don't feel their
> other partner very well. Some dance with low resistance, in
> which they can feel their partner's warmth and passion. They
> melt into each other.
>
> At the next milonga, watch women's faces. Some will have a
> look of "get me out of here" to "don't stop. Keep going."
> It's also interesting to watch between the dances. Some hold
> the embrace waiting...waiting for the next dance. Others
> break the embrace and talk.
>
> I reached euphoria Saturday night at NY's all night milonga.
> I danced with O. Both of us dance with low resistance and
> feel and give passion. The music feels more intense. It just
> doesn't get any better!! What a shame we're separated by 225
> miles. Now I have to wait weeks to dance with her again.
>
> Michael Ditkoff
> Washington, DC
> NY Tango festival July 27-30
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