[Tango-L] Social Tango

[David Thorn]

Trini wrote:

>>I'd base it on the energy that you're suggesting from the dance.  

Very interesting comment.  Could you explain a little more what you mean by energy??

>> On a practical level, when my partner isn't clear on how he dances and changes things around, it's a bit 
>>annoying.  I'm trying to get into a comfort zone, and wham, there's this change.  Instead of actually dancing, I'm 
>>having to think about technique.  So consider that the next time a woman asks what style you dance, she might be 
>>trying to establish a starting point so that she's not wasting half a tanda on figuring you out.  She wants a full tanda 
>>to dance, not half a tanda.

Also very interesting.  What is the dance to you?  Purely physical?  Is there an intellectual component?  Why is the 
"figuring out" part of the tanda not considered dancing?

Personally, one thing that I really enjoy about tango is the dual left brain / right brain element.  I try at every moment 
to listen to, and respond to, the music, my partner and the floor, but simultaneously I never loose sight of technique, 
clarity (or lack thereof) of my lead, my partner's reaction to my lead and technical adjustments that I should make, etc.

For me the entire dance, and every song of every tanda, even with my regular partner of 3 years, contains both the emotional and the intellectual....the musical and the technical.

Cheers

D. David Thorn
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