tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post8982077168209510369..comments2023-10-14T15:52:29.871+01:00Comments on Tango commuter: Shooting the feet, slow motionTangocommuterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060601718946750364noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-85454478850271306552012-04-10T21:06:41.284+01:002012-04-10T21:06:41.284+01:00I'm not describing any dance: I'm recordin...I'm not describing any dance: I'm recording advice I was given.Tangocommuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060601718946750364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-81042768295099396012012-04-10T17:52:45.207+01:002012-04-10T17:52:45.207+01:00The feel of the right hand emphasis depends on whe...The feel of the right hand emphasis depends on where the right hand is. If it's on the back of the lady some pressure is almost inevitable at times unless your partner excels in maintaining forward intent. Wrapping the arm further around the lady such that the fingers of the right hand reach the right side of the lady's back changes and improves the whole tenor and dynamic of the embrace so the dance for the lady becomes an effortless one of the senses. Lady willing, there is no need for her to be released for turns - it truly is the dance of one body and four legs. <br /><br />So I rather think you need to be clear about what the dance is you are describing.<br />Interestingly Ricardo Vidort danced differently with Myriam Pincen than he did with Jill Barrett or Liz Haight. <br /><br />You talk about "frame" but in the embrace there is no conventional frame. The man's right arm wrapped around the lady unifies the two bodies into one. The gentle clasp of the man's left hand of the lady's right is unstressed and untoned. Those arms are actually unnecessary, watch Tete & Sylvia for extreme examples.JohnMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920966232193510959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-35794093896459375592012-04-08T11:28:19.827+01:002012-04-08T11:28:19.827+01:00Of course the main contact is the chest, Chris. My...Of course the main contact is the chest, Chris. Myriam was talking about how to use the arms and hands.Tangocommuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060601718946750364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-42612466065286675652012-04-08T00:37:31.926+01:002012-04-08T00:37:31.926+01:00TC wrote: "I was very struck by Myriam's ...TC wrote: "<i>I was very struck by Myriam's point that the main contact is between the lower side of the woman's left arm and her left side, and the upper side of the man's right arm</i>"<br /><br />I too was struck by this, because it doesn't accord with the dancing one generally finds in the central BA milongas. Most couples use an embrace in which the main contact is at the chest.<br /><br />"<i>I wonder: if the woman's arm is over the man's right shoulder, isn't half of the frame missing</i>"<br /><br />It is indeed. No frame is necessary.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546555586986008873noreply@blogger.com