[Tango-L] Urban Myth line of dance (in BsAs)

[RonTango]

Boogie,

Re-read carefully what I wrote. Everything you say below agrees with what I said. My point was that the progression is not linear, as in walking forward in a straight line, but rather a forward progressing spiral, counterclockwise with respect to the progression on the floor, but accomplished with both clockwise and counterclockwise turning movements of couples. In Buenos Aires, you rarely get the opportunity to just walk forward facing forward in the direction of movement. 

Ron



----- Original Message ----
> From: "hbboogie1 at aol.com" <hbboogie1 at aol.com>
> To: tango-l at mit.edu
> Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 12:52:32 PM
> Subject: [Tango-L] Urban Myth line of dance (in BsAs)
> 
> 
> 
> Ron writes:
> Although it serves as a  linguistic convenience, technically there is 
> rarely a 'line of dance' in Buenos  Aires milongas, in the sense that couples 
> are 
> progressing in a linear manner,  moving forward counterclockwise in 
> concentric rings around the floor
> 
> Ron  the Urban Myth isn't a myth it’s a fact. Tango has always been danced  
> counterclockwise. The speed which it’s danced depends on how crowded the 
> floor  happens to be but it's always forward. The number of forward steps you 
> take is  determined by the crowd and it’s always counterclockwise. The very 
> nature of  tango is moving forward turning when the opportunity presents 
> itself and then  continuing forward especially in BsAs milongas. And Ron if 
> there is no LOD could  you explain why every Tango is started with every leader 
> facing  counterclockwise?  
> 
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