Can you comment on my dancing in this video

[pianistamediano]

That's all good, but we probably have a fundamentally different perspective. Dancing in a nice dress in front of a nice partner might look exciting to you, but it seems kind of bloodsweatless to me.

I recently invited a tanguera who had a clearly visible sweat stain between her breasts, and our tanda certainly didn't make it any smaller. Another tanguera checked the sweat on her makeup after the first two tangos, but then relentlessly sought cheek-to-cheek contact for the rest of the tanda.

I sweat rather easily, and so after a particularly hot tanda, I tend to miss the next tanda and go outside to cool off and dry my shirt (if I do not have a suit), since it might not feel good for a lady to embrace me and feel a wet shirt (even if it is clean and odourless sweat!). But then one night, I was very much gratified when one of my regular followers said that she didn't mind at all, because it meant that she knew I was putting my all into dancing with her, which she really liked.

 

[itwillhappen]

I agree. Traditional social AT is more than a dance, but also a culture

Red wine, beef, macho sayings, humble dance technique, close embrace, old guys with young girls, I'd be ready anytime.

 

[Brummbaer]

Red wine, beef, macho sayings, humble dance technique, close embrace, old guys with young girls, I'd be ready anytime.

That's one view of the myths. But I would hold that AT comes from the streets and not the dancefloor. I'd also say that the culture has evolved, as shown by contemporary tango music and milongas even in BsAs. It has many facets. You have to feel something as well as mere steps, although there's a lot to be said for improving the view of those steps beyond 'humble'.

 

[Mr. Moustachio]

Consequently, my dramatic pauses to mark paragraphs, change prominent instruments, express mood shifts, etc. were met with near-random wiggling and jiggling. I welcome counterproposal, but she wasn't proposing anything for us . . . she was just marking the beat like a metronome.

Are you talking about a teacher whose name starts with "M?"

 

[JournalInTime]

Are you talking about a teacher whose name starts with "M?"

No – she's a typical social dancer who as far as I know doesn't teach. I don't know enough about her to say more.

I'm not trying to burn anyone anyway . . . My general experience dancing milonga is that most dancers never go past the "walk to the beat" part of Milonga 101. I've had people exhibit genuine doubt when I've claimed that milonga has pauses to mark and melodies to explore, and needn't be danced at high speed. I think I'm expecting too much.

 

[pianistamediano]

No – she's a typical social dancer who as far as I know doesn't teach. I don't know enough about her to say more.

I'm not trying to burn anyone anyway . . . My general experience dancing milonga is that most dancers never go past the "walk to the beat" part of Milonga 101. I've had people exhibit genuine doubt when I've claimed that milonga has pauses to mark and melodies to explore, and needn't be danced at high speed. I think I'm expecting too much.

Have they not heard of milonga lisa?! It is such a disrespect to the music; I love the melodies. You can hear the wind instruments/vibraphone in a Canaro milonga, weaving in and out of the strong rhythm, for example.

 

[Mr. Moustachio]

Not at all. I probably get more kisses at the milonga than you do, and I think my collection of golden age shellacs also is bigger than yours.

:-D Shall we have a pissing contest?

The problem with open embrace is that you can perform all the figures without dissociation. For the purpose of making dissociation habitual, dancing close embrace is useful.

 

[opendoor]

..open embrace... you can perform all the figures without dissociation..

I'm starting to feel tired! Only beginners and untalented people dance open embrace without dissociation. Mind that beginners and untalented people dance close embrace often with a twisted cervical spine. You still keep confusing style with technique.