[Tango-L] So, what is better, heel of toe?

[Eryk Wolski]

Hi,

Don't think how you arrive... Think were you start
your movement. Starting from the heel gives you earth
and strenght. But dont forget to use you whole foot
and the toes for stability while you transfer your
weight to the other leg. But finnaly arrive on your
heel. Feel the ground, and you feel it best with you
heel and than and not before start the next movement.

Where to place you weight? Place it on the heel as
soon as you can! Don't keep your weight on the toes
all the time. It might look elegent. But if you want
to look elegant use high heels and you can still place
your weight on the heel.

I have heard a story that there was a time where the
ladies in BA thought it is elegant to dance all the
time on their toes even wearing high heels. But if you
dance a lot and all the time on your toes it's quite a
strain to your metatarsal and the bones in the
metatarsal will break. And if they are once broken
they are week and they will break again... and
again... and you will never dance in your live again.
And there were a lot of Ladies at this time which
could not dance anymore. As soon as their danced the
bone was breaking again. They had a so called "tango
foot". So if you want to keep dancing use your heels!
Rest on them. If you want to look elegant wear high
heels. If you want to be comfortable wearing normal
shoos even more use your heels!

So if you want to dance a lot, and if you want to use
the ground and have a good connection with your
dancing partner keep your weight as much as you can on
the heels.

How you arrive? That's an embellishment... That's for
the public... for your ego... it's show ...  
the least important thing when you dance with someone.


Cheers
Eryk




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