[Tango-L] Milonguero style, style vs. technique

[megan pingree]

HI Jacob et al

I wouldn't call it tricking becuz we (my co-teacher, Bill, and I) label it exactly what it is.  For example "Working Towards Boleos", and  "Working Towards Cadenas".  We will teach whatever it takes to lay the foundation for the goal.  In the 4 week "Working Towards Boleos" series, we eventually got to sweet little floor boleos.  But the emphasis of the series was on ochos, pivoting, axis awareness, lead:follow micro sensitivity, etc. 
(I am referring above to a series class, and Jacob was asking about a workshop, but it seems to me that the same concept applies to both.)
2 more cents, Megan Pingree (west coast Portland)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jacob Eggers 
  To: TANGO-L at mit.edu 
  Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 9:36 AM
  Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milonguero style, style vs. technique


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  Has anyone here every tried to trick leaders into attending a workshop that
  will focus on some of important basics? for example, a class on colgadas has
  the first hour spent on exercises to strengthen the skills needed for
  colgadas, and only the last 15-30 minutes gets spent on the colgada.
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