[Tango-L] Franelear -- have you tried it?

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

Sometimes I will instruct a student (usually a man) to
lightly brush the woman's legs in order to get him to move
closer to the woman.  Usually, I'll need to do it for
progressive back ochos where the man tends to go more
sideways than forward.  The woman, in turn, can lightly
brush back (inside thigh to inside thigh).  I believe this
is one example of what you're referring to.  

Teaching these franelas (sp?) can also be useful for
getting the woman rotated enough to stay close to the man
during pasadas.  I'm not aware of any inappropriate use of
them after I've taught them (i.e. no one has complained of
their use, if they have been used).

Trini de Pittsburgh

--- Janis Kenyon <Jantango at feedback.net.ar> wrote:

> More than a year ago I had a conversation with Carlos
> Alberto Rodriguez when
> he used an interesting new word for me--FRANELEAR.  I had
> some idea about
> the meaning of the word by his body language and the
> context in which he
> used it--to "franelear" a woman while dancing tango with
> her.  I tried
> finding the word in my Spanish-English dictionary to no
> avail.
> 
> A few weeks ago I bought a copy of the new
> Lunfardo-English dictionary for
> tango (1).  The book has only four pages of words related
> to tango beginning
> with the letter F.   Franelear: to kiss, to caress, to
> heavy pet.  I
> realized I understood what Carlos Alberto had meant,
> because I had
> experienced what he was talking about.
> 
> That lead me to consult the dictionary of Argentine
> speech (2) which
> contains a broader definition of the word in Castellano. 
> Franelear.
> (vulgar transitive verb).  to excite another person with
> caresses without
> arriving at the sexual act.  This dictionary doesn't
> indicate the word is
> Lunfardo, only vulgar.  It is in common use among
> Argentines.
> 
> Then only a week ago during conversation with a tango
> dancer from Milan,
> Roberto Angel Puyol used the word.  He said just the
> opposite of what Carlos
> Alberto said while talking about dancing tango with a
> woman.  He said he
> dances with a woman to enjoy the dance, not to franelear
> the woman.  Very
> interesting.  I know that to be true about Roberto
> Angel's dancing.
> 
> So why am I talking about a new word?  Two milongueros,
> whom I have invited
> to take part in the Milonguero Conference, have a
> difference of opinion
> about it.  I have danced with both of them.  I have been
> the recipient of
> franeleando while dancing with several milongueros over
> the years.  In fact,
> my lessons in franeleando began during my first visit to
> Buenos Aires in
> 1996 when Victorio initiated me on things a woman could
> do while
> dancing with man if she was interested in something more.
> 
> I am curious what others think about this topic.  I have
> no doubt it will
> draw interesting comments.  Have you tried it with anyone
> while
> dancing?  Did the other person reciprocate in some way?  
> What were the
> consequences?  Did you enjoy it?  Are you trying to
> remember occasions and
> with whom you were dancing?
> 
> 
> (1) Mataburros  Lunfardo/English dictionary of tango by
> Sara Melul and
> Roberto Cruanas. July 2007
> Available at Zivals on Corrientes and Callao for 39
> pesos.
> (2) Diccionario del Habla de Los Argentinos.  Academia
> Argentina de Letras.
> La Nacion. 2003
> 
> 
> Janis
> 
> Milonguero Conference
> www.totango.net/milongueros.html
> 
> 
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