How do you dance, or would like to?

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AndaBien

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FWIW, and responding to Mario's thoughts, I have no videos of myself dancing, but these are men I have learned from and aspire to dance as they do.

Cacho Dante
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgWMs0rAcJk
I'm intrigued that, although he is demonstrating, he still sticks to the outside lane of the floor.

Tete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tAUGkBpUtY&feature=related

I invite other DF tango dancers to let us see how you dance, or would like to.

Let me add, I am not advocating this style of dancing or suggesting that it is better than any other style. It is only my preference.
 
AndaBien said:
FWIW, and responding to Mario's thoughts, I have no videos of myself dancing, but these are men I have learned from and aspire to dance as they do.

Cacho Dante
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgWMs0rAcJk
I'm intrigued that, although he is demonstrating, he still sticks to the outside lane of the floor.

Tete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tAUGkBpUtY&feature=related

I invite other DF tango dancers to let us see how you dance, or would like to.

Let me add, I am not advocating this style of dancing or suggesting that it is better than any other style. It is only my preference.
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I really like that video of Cacho. I think it may be the only one on the web.

There are plenty of very very lovely and super dynamic dancers I admire, but realize what I see them perform on the social floor isn't usually going to be advisable...so...

In terms of movements we use frequently on the dance floor, and because I have danced with at least one of this persons students at a festival and what they led felt very familiar to me, we probably do something along these lines socially in terms of styling and dynamics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvZCM7twDc4

Oh drat- I just joined apostrophe catastrophes and can't figure out where my apostrophies are supposed to go now!
 
In terms of movements we use frequently on the dance floor, and because I have danced with at least one of this persons students at a festival and what they led felt very familiar to me, we probably do something along these lines socially in terms of styling and dynamics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvZCM7twDc4

Oh drat- I just joined apostrophe catastrophes and can't figure out where my apostrophies are supposed to go now!
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Sweet vid! Yes I really like the vid from Hawaii (I'm assuming - heh! - its nothing to do with our dear mod Angel).

I dont have any videos of myself either.

Obviously there are lots of famous dancers that you'd like to dance something like, but wouldnt everybody?

Personally, Ive always liked dancers like Korey Ireland, Alex Krebs and Fernando Guidi who have a panther like stealth and muscularity to their movements. Maybe its to do with the fact they're all tall and they like to wear flared trousers (!) - it seems to enhance the smoothness of the movement. Its one of the hardest things I think to find in vids. But you know it when you see it.

I'm not sure videos do justice really , but for example like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjX6lJtttVk
 
Captain Jep said:
Sweet vid! Yes I really like the vid from Hawaii (I'm assuming - heh! - its nothing to do with our dear mod Angel).

I dont have any videos of myself either.

Obviously there are lots of famous dancers that you'd like to dance something like, but wouldnt everybody?

Personally, Ive always liked dancers like Korey Ireland, Alex Krebs and Fernando Guidi who have a panther like stealth and muscularity to their movements. Maybe its to do with the fact they're all tall and they like to wear flared trousers (!) - it seems to enhance the smoothness of the movement. Its one of the hardest things I think to find in vids. But you know it when you see it.

I'm not sure videos do justice really , but for example like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjX6lJtttVk
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FWIW, I've had lessons from Alex and one of the things he would say is that although he does perform (all those strong muscular movements you are talking about) his personal preference (at least as of a couple of years ago) was in social tango. He said in one lesson we had with him he prefers close embrace, but dances open for performances.

Admittedly, even dancing close he is quite dynamic, but more contained, as it were.
 
bastet said:
FWIW, I've had lessons from Alex and one of the things he would say is that although he does perform (all those strong muscular movements you are talking about) his personal preference (at least as of a couple of years ago) was in social tango. He said in one lesson we had with him he prefers close embrace, but dances open for performances.

Admittedly, even dancing close he is quite dynamic, but more contained, as it were.
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Hmm when I say "muscular" Im not talking about forceful leading. Im referring to the slinkiness of his movement. When someone like Alex leads double time there's no discontinuity going on , it's all seamless. Thats the sort of smoothness I aspire to.

I can understand why he would prefer close embrace. Connection becomes everything. ;)
 
one or two pillars....

that depends on the alc.....

Jokes aside: the first location is the El Abrazo, a very current venue in Hamburg. But Tamara is not my teacher. The second is the La Yumba where Karin and Gustavo have their workshops. Karin, a former ballerina, is my current teacher.
 
Captain Jep said:
Sweet vid! Yes I really like the vid from Hawaii (I'm assuming - heh! - its nothing to do with our dear mod Angel).

I dont have any videos of myself either.

Obviously there are lots of famous dancers that you'd like to dance something like, but wouldnt everybody?

Personally, Ive always liked dancers like Korey Ireland, Alex Krebs and Fernando Guidi who have a panther like stealth and muscularity to their movements. Maybe its to do with the fact they're all tall and they like to wear flared trousers (!) - it seems to enhance the smoothness of the movement. Its one of the hardest things I think to find in vids. But you know it when you see it.

I'm not sure videos do justice really , but for example like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjX6lJtttVk
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what hope for short a**es like me then. am I a squirrel of tango? :lol:

But I woukd say that Alex and Korey dance very differently; Korey is more flowing, abd Alex has more sharper dynamic movements, but both have a lyrical quality. I havent seen Fernando dance enough to form an opinion.

I like Chicho's energy, Homer and Christina for their connection and musicality; also Murat and Michelle Erdemsel who can move from elegance to playfulness within a dance;
And Braulio for sheer musical Chutzpah.

I would say my style of dancing is far more playful than it used to be, and I am getting positive feedback from the ladies I dance with. They have said things like "gosh you really know the music" that was a lovely flowing turning vals" and Szczęśliwy dzień urodzenia
( some just give me a kiss on the cheek) and "you really have a feel for the music."
 
I've been thinking about this, and I don't think I really have one way that I hope to be able to dance some day. Well? I hope that my technique improves greatly, I hope my feet get prettier, but I don't want to really have one "style" because how I want to dance depends so much on my moods at the time.

Sometimes I want quiet and simple and traditional, sometimes I want big crazy movements to the strangest music I can find someone to lead to. I love subtle musicality and intensity in the embrace, but I also love it when men use their entire bodies to interpret the music (even down to how they use their feet) and encourage the same thing from me.
 
Varied

Yeah, narrowing it down is tough, but on reflection there are certainly ways I would *not* like to dance, and so they are conveniently not included in this list of my current favorites:

Tomas Howlin & Cecilia Gonzalez - Oigo tu Voz
El Vals Soñador by Daniela Pucci and Luis Bianchi
Kat and Henry in New York
Sabastian Achaval y Roxana Suarez en LOCA!
Tango by Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa
Detlef & Melina - Bahia Blanca in New York 2008
Matteo Panero & Patricia Hilliges - Corazón (Di Sarli - Rufino)
 
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