[Tango-L] Heel-first versus Toe-first, teaching history

[romerob@telusplanet.net]

Trini wrote:

>Walking up a flight a stairs is the only activity that I
can think of in which one lands toe-first naturally. But
that's not the walk for tango either.<

My 2 cents:

The corrida in tango is usually done on the ball of your feet or toes 
depending how one is able to navigate with ease. The idea is not to lift the 
heels too much off the floor.

The straight corrida has been said to be analogous to walking down an 
imaginary flight of steps.

The corrida is a longtime walking step figure in tango, vals, and milonga. Its 
roots harken back to an european dance called schottish or chitis in spanish.

Regards,

Bruno