tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post5907834587187244458..comments2023-09-27T12:44:03.592+01:00Comments on MsHedgehog: Adrian and Amanda Costa - fluid embracemsHedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-3684207071191962782009-10-13T08:39:30.817+01:002009-10-13T08:39:30.817+01:00Almost all videos are exhibitions, since it is gen...Almost all videos are exhibitions, since it is generally rude to video people dancing socially. Therefore, almost any video illustration will be of an exhibition. On the whole, I think my readers can probably tell that this is an exhibition, and will realise that that makes a certain amount of difference to the way most people dance.<br /><br />It is true that Adrian and Amanda do not do this to the same degree when dancing socially, as everyone will have seen by watching them for the last couple of weeks. However, we are in London, where most floors are two-thirds empty by what are reputed to be the standards in Argentina, and a very large minority of dancing is in mainly open embrace because that is what people know and prefer for various reasons. Those people can radically improve their dancing by listening to this kind of instruction, so I stand by the point of my post.<br /><br />It's worth noting that the main topic of virtually all A&A's classes, however, has been respect for the line of dance and the space of the couple in front. I do not think they agree that this <i>necessarily</i> entails an exclusively close embrace, but he does have a lot of advice to give on it.msHedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-73671452038344214302009-10-13T02:19:33.321+01:002009-10-13T02:19:33.321+01:00If couples danced this way on crowded floors, they...If couples danced this way on crowded floors, they would encounter traffic problems. Adrian and Amanda are dancing for exhibition and not for the milonga. It's important to see the distinction. They dance the melody with long pauses, add kicks and voleos, things which aren't done in the downtown milongas of BsAs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-34987211014717452452009-10-03T12:23:12.494+01:002009-10-03T12:23:12.494+01:00@JeanZ
I'm curious - is it that you had learn...@JeanZ <br />I'm curious - is it that you had learnt to lead after three months, or that you've learnt how to lead since then by dancing in milongas figuring it out as you go, rather than attending classes?ghostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-72547525896094620602009-10-03T11:57:47.729+01:002009-10-03T11:57:47.729+01:00Classes, classes, classes. I left them after 3 mon...Classes, classes, classes. I left them after 3 months (three years ago) anf never returned.<br /><br />People watch when i enter the dancefloor.<br /><br />Tango is awaiting you at the milonga, classes will lead you away.<br /><br />Really.<br /><br />(and i am leader, a follower needs even less classes, you can't learn to follow in classes)JeanZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391293127288856260.post-5182765760232783992009-10-02T14:57:48.454+01:002009-10-02T14:57:48.454+01:00As a leader I definitely again about the value of ...As a leader I definitely again about the value of fluid embrace. Makes a great difference. Not only does it feel smoother, but in London where the space around you is in constant flux it's a very useful skill.ghostnoreply@blogger.com