[Tango-L] tweaking lower back

[Michael]

Lois:
Never mind milongas. The same thing happens at practicas and classes. Where there should be an honest, non-judgemental exchange of information to figure out why something isn't working, I've seen situations degenerate into accusations and rebuttals as if somebody was on trial for bad dancing. I guess this is why practicas have turned into milongas, so dancers don't practice what doesn't work.

To dance well requires body awareness. I didn't have any when I started, but yoga and Alexander Technique were wonderful in giving me this awareness, even off the dance floor. For example, when I walk upstairs, I have to remember not to sink into my hips but keep my skeleton elongated and go up the stairs with my body straight up, not angled to match the stairway.

Michael Ditkoff
I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango
Washington, DC
3 weeks to Atlanta

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lois Donnay" <donnay at donnay.net>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] tweaking lower back


 Before and during my first trip to BA, 10 years ago, my back would often hurt. Then I started to 
learn how to hold my head up, fix my spine and posture. What saddens me is how so many people blame their partners for their back problems, when it is fairly apparent (to me, anyway) that they need to fix their own posture. 
Lois Donnay
Minneapolis, MN