[Tango-L] Loud frame vs. Quiet frame

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As a leader who will often shift to a "LOUD" frame -i.e. a strong ballroom  
style frame- and then back to a "quiet" one many times during a single song, I  
have found that to be the essence of effectiveness in my style of tango.   
After hundreds of private ballroom lessons, I cannot help but have a lot of tone 
 in my frame as a foundation.  I therefore tend to do more vulcadas, boleos,  
and colgadas constantly preserving the momentum with rotation rather than 
linear  movements.  This compliments a more melodic song rather than the more  
traditional repetitive beat oriented songs. 

Other "styles" have  their own richness.  Leading with the chest during close 
embrace is  wonderful and a special integral tango characteristic.  The two 
styles  may seem contradictory; yet the paradox is the more diversity that 
happens in my  tango is somehow simultaneously unifying it. 

The vast expanses and  adaptability of tango is a large part of why I have 
been focusing solely on  tango for the last year and a half. 

Alex

Monterey  Bay



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