[Tango-L] BsAs Floorcraft - How is it really?

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

Thanks, Shahrukh, for your observations.  There's also something else that I've noticed with certain dancers (all of whom have been very good) who cut their teeth in BsAs in the 80's/90's. It doesn't happen with all of them, but when we're dancing, I get the impression of the man being very much aware of the room, looking around, etc.  Perhaps other leaders are just able to hide it better.  Daniel's explanation seemed to fit with those few experiences

Perhaps Daniel's experience there was also when dancers did just basic stuff - corridas, ochos, turns, boleos, so catching the eye of another leader was easier.  And then they were all over 60 years old and familiar with their partner and other dancers on the floor, which probably helped, too.

Trini

--- On Tue, 1/12/10, Shahrukh Merchant <shahrukh at shahrukhmerchant.com> wrote:

> 
> > Daniel describes navigating the floor as being like a
> chess game, with the men trying to find the space on the
> floor.  However, key to this is the men watching and
> signaling each other.
> ...
> > Daniel relates stories of playing this game with other
> men while in BsAs.
> 
> Never seen this or heard of it, other than in the
> showmanship kind of 
> situation at a performance that you describe, or possibly
> two friends 
> bumping into each other (literally) on the dance floor and
> engaging in a 
> friendly exaggerated courtesy play.
>