[Tango-L] Embrace and arm position

[Melina Sedo & Detlef Engel]

Dear Marisa, dear Petra and all others.

Thanks for your mail. As we're travelling and still in NYC, I just 
found the time to answer it.

The reasons for our embrace?
Well... maximum contact combined with maximum freedom to move. Our 
motto is actually "Tango is walking in an embrace", this is why the 
connection is more important for us, than beeing able to do all kinds 
of movements. And in the wrapping-my-arm-all-around-way I find the most 
intimate connection.

So:  In the "older" videos I focused on the maximum contact and 
accepted being slightly out of my axis, as Detlef is just a little too 
big for me to reaching around AND standing in my axis.
Just recently we changed some of our movements and found new ones in 
which I wanted to move a little more freely. So I changed the position 
of the arm. But still: If you look carefully, I change betweeen the two 
embraces. And I think I will keep on interchanging as sometimes the 
connection is more important and sometimes the freedom of movement. It 
depends on the music and our mood.

I hope I could answer your question.

By the way: I'm not that young and I was not in Buenos Aires recently 
(although I will be from friday on), so the hot-fashion-thingy is not 
an issue . ;-)

Greetings,

Melina



> I am interested to know more about the reasons behind
> the embrace you are using, particularly the way
> Melina's left arm falls.  Reviewing the videos on the
> website, it seems like you used to reach far across
> Detlef's back up high, extending at the farthest just
> about to his left armpit.  The recent videos show your
> left arm falling nearly vertically down his back so
> your hand ends up somewhere around his right kidney
> (sorry for all the anatomy).  It is striking because
> it is unusual.  Are you working on accomplishing
> something in particular?
>
> Thanks,
> Marisa