[Tango-L] How many pivots?

[Gary Barnes]

Hi all

Well, I was watching a contemporary dance class last night and saw  
maybe 15 different ways of making a pivot in 30 minutes (depending on  
the woolliness of your meaning of 'pivot').  Some of these may be  
useful in  some kinds of tango, but not most.

Perhaps better questions are:

1)  'What styles of pivot do I think belong in the tango I want to  
dance'
2)  'What do I need to do to make them work'

The discussion so far provides some useful technical pointers about  
question 2, for verbal learners like me.

Question 1 is probably better answered by watching people dance, and  
dancing with people.

my 2.2 c (with local taxes)

Gary


On 19/04/2007, at 4:19 PM, Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote:

> Hi Igor,
>
>   Actually, beginners sometimes try to use their foot to pivot,  
> resulting in a hopping pivot.  Some people throw their shoulders.   
> Some throw their leg.  These last 2 result in spirals but also tend  
> to result in loss of balance.  That's all I can think of.
>
>   Nighty-night,
>   Trini
>
> Igor Polk <ipolk at virtuar.com> wrote:
>   So, Trini, is there only 2 techniques to make a pivot?
> "Dissociation" with "the impetus from the hip" and "Spirals" ?
>
> Igor Polk
>
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