[Tango-L] What does it take?

Mario sopelote at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 18 17:09:37 EDT 2008


Ricardo Vidort y Myriam Pincen
  This is the quintessential Milonguero dance..in all it's pain and all it's glory.
  http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=mekNwq3AW4E
  Note: the walk is almost always from the outside
  There is a 'hinge' embrace ...so, this must go way back..this guy's been dancing
  from before they dropped the atomic bomb.
   He starts off with an ocho cortado and there's one or two more of them later in the dance.
  There isn't much more than that and some walking...a rock step (misnomer?) or two
  and he backs up on his heels a couple of times and places his foot to be stepped over..
  and what else??? walking always walking..no basic eights..no nothing..just walking
  back and forth...back and forth..round and round...some turns...it's all in the music.
  Where are the tango steps??? well, there they are; backward, forward, side and change of weight.

       


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