[Tango-L] Colgadas milongueras & other non-entities

[Tom Stermitz]

I have to disagree with you Ron. I use volcadas ALL the time.  
Calecitas frequently; Colgadas sometimes; even sandwiches.

Volcada simply means tilt. It does not mean "lean at a 60 degree angle  
and swing the legs into a wrap", a sequence which seemed to be the  
rage in the late 2000s. By the more literal definition of volcar, I  
have the lady tilt to a small or miniscule degree into me all the  
time. This increases the energy and connection and expression of the  
tango.

Same with calecita. I do them very frequently. Calecita does not have  
to mean "Mariela with abs of steel at a 45 degree plank". To me, a  
calecita is a slight tilt of the lady while I toggle my feet around a  
5-15 degree angle around her.

Yes Jack. A colgada is just a single axis turn. It doesn't have to  
mean "lean away from each other and use centrifugal energy like a whip  
in swing". I occasionally plant my foot next to my partner in order to  
pivot a larger angle or to hover in one place for a moment.

Don't get me started on the ocho-sandwich-back-trap-step-shoeshine- 
gancho sequence! (I call the shoeshine the "warm puppy", because it is  
like one of those little over-sexed dogs that won't get off your leg.)  
But, I do mini milonguero sandwiches all the time: traps, touches,  
tiny front ochos.

Some people dance like top-40 DJs, orating in a deep loud voice with  
extra reverb to call attention to the advertisements. LOOK AT ME! I AM  
DOING TAHNGO.

As you get older and more experienced you learn to appreciate the  
subtle things in life.


On Apr 22, 2011, at 3:27 AM, RonTango wrote:

> .... Milongueros don't use colgadas and volcadas. Of course, someone  
> will protest that they once heard
> ...
>
> Ron

Tom Stermitz
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