[Tango-L] Giros

peterwesser peterwesser at oregonducks.org
Fri Mar 16 20:02:12 EDT 2007


Hey Deby, how about the A the abrazo? Did you forget or...?
Peter

<-----Original Message-----> 
>From: Deby Novitz [dnovitz at lavidacondeby.com]
>Sent: 3/16/2007 6:31:21 PM
>To: tango-l at mit.edu
>Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Giros
>
>I will make sure to tell all the teachers here in Buenos Aires they 
>should not be teaching only giros, that they should be teaching women 
>molinetes. Oh yes, and then they should probably teach the 8 count 
>basic too.
>
>You can call your steps whatever you want in your community. I could 
>care less. But here in Buenos Aires they teach giros. Plain and 
>simple. The word giro comes from the verb girar which means to turn. 
>Giros are turns. The teachers here do not get wrapped in in over 
>analyzing, tagging names, numbers, and formulas for teaching. They 
>simply teach - the caminata (the walk) ochos, and giros. This is the 
>basis of all tango, along with postura (posture) equilibrio (balance) 
>and equis. (axis) Unless of course you prefer to take from someone who 
>is teaching you patterns then you can have all sorts of fancy names for
>your money.
>
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