[Tango-L] chicho - sorry

[Noughts]

Myk

Chicho is definitely NOT using his arms in this clip.  It is often
misconstrued when people use arms and when they don't.  Keeping ones
frame is different to using the arms independent of the frame which
would then be 'using the arms'.

Whilst visually different and feeling different, I can't stress this
enough, but the leading is the same.  Very hard for most salon/close
embrace dancers to understand as they rarely get enough time/skill to
lead correctly when open.  Like anything, it takes practice.

Watch Chicho when he is doing close embrace or salon as well which he
regularly performs.  Note that the hand in both close/salon and then
in open stays roughly the same distance in front and to the side,
hence, NOT pushing or pulling.

:-)
Damian

2009/2/10 Myk Dowling <politas at gmail.com>
>
> Sergio Vandekier wrote:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2bEPOvOp9c&feature=PlayList&p=642FCECA51E2D428&playnext=1&index=6
> > Chicho - Nuevo Tango - Open embrace
>
> He's really leading with his arms in this. There's hardly any chest
> connection. It really is a quite different dance, isn't it?
>
> Myk
> in Canberra
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