[Tango-L] The Volcada

[Jean-Pierre Sighe]

Larry,

There shouldn't be any confusion about what I wrote.
Your definition of Volcada is absolutely correct. I am describing what is 
known these days as the figure called "Volcada" (that is the move indeed 
executed over and over with the wide front boleo ending in a cruzada. I am 
focusing on its proper construction. The premise of my remark is simple : 
There cannot be a lean if the man has not executed the proper tent. The tent 
by itself is an important element to have if one wants to have the lady lean 
+ execute a wide front boleo.

Of course, there are many  variations on the theme, if one is creative.

Thank you for your point well taken.

Jean-Pierre S.



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <larrynla at juno.com>
To: <tango-L at mit.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:17 PM
Subject: [Tango-L] The Volcada


> The discussion of the volcada which Jean-Pierre Sighe pointed out
> http://www.tangomagdalena.com/Newsletters/vol11_july08.html
> totally misrepresents what a volcada is (as well as being confusing in 
> other ways).
>
> Volcada comes from the verb meaning to tip over, or pull off balance. It 
> is an extreme lean. That is all. Not an extreme lean + a wide front boleo 
> ending in a cruzada, as people might think because the three are often put 
> together.
>
> Dancers can simply do a volcada and then recover to a normal embrace. Or 
> they can hold the carpa (literally tent, an upside-down V stance) for a 
> few beats.  Or do a drag. Or a carousel. Or several other actions. 
> Including the popular wide front boleo ending in a cross.
>
> there are lots of variations on the woman's front boleo. One is to make it 
> an amague, a kick straight back instead of to the side wrapping around the 
> woman's knee. Nor need it need to end in a cruzada, as the article 
> suggests. The front boleo could lead into a normal boleo, followed by 
> another front boleo. And finally into the woman stepping straight back 
> with the free foot instead of a cross in front.
>
> If anybody cares to talk more about volcadas, we might talk about how to 
> lead into it. But this message is long enough already.
>
> Larry de Los Angeles
>
> PS The volcada is not a nuevo tango move. It was old in 1989 when I 
> started tango, long before anyone heard the term nuevo tango used to label 
> a way of dancing.
>
>
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