[Tango-L] Milonga 101 -- conversation between dances

[Krasimir Stoyanov]

In theory, yes. In reality, no.
Most people do not understand they do things that are disastrous both 
aesthetically and technically. One of the great features in this dance (and 
maybe some others) is that they coincide - or even, that aesthetics comes 
from the correct technique. Not the other way around. In other words, form 
follows function. So when people try to learn a combination, they try to 
repeat the form, and have no idea how it is ticking, what the function (the 
technique) is. Even if they suspect something is not correct, they'll need 
many years to discover it themselves. It is the job of a qualified teacher 
to explain where do the problems come from. And in 99% of the cases, it is 
from improper walking, pivot and posture technique (leading and/or 
following). I do not separate these basic things. You cannot have correct 
posture for more than a short second, if the walking is incorrect, because 
the next bad step will spoil the posture. And the other way, you can't walk 
properly, if you use bad posture. Same with the pivot. So these things are 
inseparable, and this is how I teach them. ALWAYS in couples, NEVER 
individually.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" <patangos at yahoo.com>
A
good combination will make people more aware of when their
posture is bad or when their embrace is too tight, etc.  It
should make it self-evident to the dancers when their
technique isn't good.