[Tango-L] An entire dance w/o a Cruzada

[Tango For Her]

--- Keith <keith at tangohk.com> wrote:

> What I found interesting in this video is that Ruben
>  leads his partner 
> in a walk to the Cruzada only once during the entire
> dance. He leads 
> the cross after Front Ochos and Ocho Cortados, but
> only once from 
> the walk. And, of course, he dances no Resolutions.
> 
> This si a good exercise for students - to dance an
> entire song without 
> a Cruzada or a Resolution. 
> 

Excellent!  This was part of my training when my
teacher was teaching about tortion and studying
Chicho.  He noticed that I was "resolving everything".
 What I learned from that was that I was thinking in
terms of patterns.  Patterns have definite endings.  

My instructor told me NOT to go to the cross.  What an
exercise!  It really opens your mind!  You get to step
3 and WHAM!  You're confronted with making a decision!
 You have 4 things you can do: step forward, side,
back or pivot.  It really makes you think on your
feet.

Next, you start being aware, at step 2, that you can
add even more variety!

Again, after those 5 lessons, when I went back out
dancing, everyone commented on how free and fun my
dancing was.

Good call, Keith!




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