[Tango-L] Effective Practice

[Keith]

 Chris,

 Instead of constantly criticising the comments of others, please tell us - is there any effective practice or training that
 a leader or follower can do to improve their Tango, other than actually dancing with a partner? If you know
 anything at all about anything, I'm sure you must know the answer is yes, because anyone who is really good at
 anything has spent countless hours practicing and training alone. So tell us Chris, what can we do to improve our
 Tango - other than dancing with a partner?

 Keith, HK


 On Sun Jul 29 10:03 , "Chris, UK"  sent:

>"Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" patangos at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Students cannot walk if they can't balance on one foot.
>
>Students, this is nonsense.
>
>In the tango walk, she is balanced on (at least) two feet - one of hers 
>and one of yours. Plenty of girls in high heels can do this much better 
>than they can balance on one foot.
>
>> They can't pivot if they can't twist while balanced on one foot.
>
>More nonsense. What makes the pivot easy in the dance is that she has the 
>guy to twist against. Takes him away and make her balance on one foot, and 
>pivoting becomes ten times harder.
>
>> For beginners to practice musicality, they must dance alone. 
>
>Still more nonsense. You can and do practice musicality every time you 
>dance musically in a couple. Regardless of level.
>
>Students, a teacher who repeatedly says certain things /cannot/ be done is 
>presenting you with a learning opportunity. From seeing with your own eyes 
>that those things can be done, you'll learn how much notice to take of 
>that teacher.
>
>--
>Chris
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