Newbie!

[laelia]

Hi there everyone!

I'm brand new to this forum, and I've just begun Argentine Tango lessons. I have a looong way to go before I even master the basics, but in the mean time I'm having a fantastic time reading the discussions on here - so much to learn from you all!

Anyhow, just wanted to say hey. :)

L
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[wadpro]

If you are female you are lucky then... Because tango is easier for female beginners

[laelia]

I am indeed!

[Peaches]

Hiya! *waves*

[Subliminal]

Welcome to DF!

[laelia]

Thanks guys!

[Mladenac]

If you are female you are lucky then... Because tango is easier for female beginners

I wonder what is more difficult in tango for women.

Maybe only close embrace walking at the beginning.

[wadpro]

I wonder what is more difficult in tango for women.

Maybe only close embrace walking at the beginning.

I think the only difficult thing for women is to try to follow a newbie man or a man who dances without listening to music.

[mkjohnson]

I think the only difficult thing for women is to try to follow a newbie man or a man who dances without listening to music.
The biggest difficulty for me and several of the followers I talk to, is trust. Learning to trust the leader to lead, to watch out for you and other dancers on the floor.

Let's see, what else:
- keeping the unweighted leg free, relaxed - but still "ready",
- extending the leg back fully and in-line,
- maintain axis through (sometimes endless) molinetes and ochos, (I know a leader who took his partner through 30 ochos in one song. I'm not kidding. It's the only step he knew.)
- keeping hips relaxed while keeping energy directed "up" which takes ages to figure out
- adapting to everything from boa-constrictor close embrace leader to nuevo -we're-barely-touching-each-other embrace from one tanda to the next.
- and in stiletto heels.

Other than, it's a total cake walk lol.

;-)

[laelia]

Mkjohnson .. Oh my goodness, I could not agree with you more on the trust issue. It's outrageously tempting to glance over my shoulder to check I'm not on a collision path, or spend the whole time watching my feet for fear of tripping over his feet or (horror of ungraceful horrors) my own! It really is difficult to give your trust to a person you may barely know, but I can already feel that it will come in time.

Once again, I'm completely uplifted to see that other followers have experienced the exact same issues as me when they were beginners themselves!

[Mario7]

- keeping hips relaxed while keeping energy directed "up" which takes ages to figure out;-)

An interesting task..I did meet one woman who mastered this skill from her first dance. She felt like a coiled spring pressing up into my ribcage...it was wonderful. My teacher then danced with her and called her a 'natural'. I only heard that term applied to one other woman. Both women were of the black race, quite a coincidence. Imagine, being a 'natural' at Tango!.. A very special talent.

Here is some great stuff for a new aficionado of Tango::together:
This link is e information on the social dance it's history and the fine points on how to dance it. A great read !
http://www.tangoandchaos.org/

[mkjohnson]

Second the recommendation of that link - Tangoandchaos is a fantastic website!!

[laelia]

What a lovely site! I will definitely be book marking this one for when I get home from work tonight.

[Ampster]

Hello laelia, welcome to our world! :together: