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

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

Hi Bruno,

I thought of that scenario, too, until Sean told me that he
walks downstairs heel first.  And I notice people's knees
splaying outward if they face forward.  A sideways walk
downstair, perhaps.  Or stepping off of a curb as they
cross the street might be better.

I'll have to experiment.  Thanks.

Trini

--- romerob at telusplanet.net wrote:

> 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


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