close or open embrace

[Mladenac]

About energy:
Generally - Energy in tango would be applied dynamics of movements according to the music
Beginners - Energy as a concept that you show your partner that you are there
Some leader does not push on every step, and followers does not receive pushing from the leader the way leader intended.

About CE with height difference:
It is very simple.
You must put your centers at the same level.
If a guy is taller, he goes to more open embrace posture (lowering his center), while follower remains the same.
If a lady is taller, she goes to more open embrace posture (lowering her center), while leader remains the.

When adjusting centers step should be more appropriate to the shorter partner.

 

[bastet]

Yes - this happens a lot with tall leads. Fortunately I'm only a wee blert.

I describe it as "caving your chest".

yes- it can definitely have that feeling...and then the lady's head feels bent backwards!

I tend to feel most comfortable dancing with "wee blerts"

 

[bafonso]

in US, when you say "i'm having a private", it means 1-on-1 with a teacher or a couple that teaches together. If you say "we're having a private", it means that a couple is.

people will sometimes have "private classes", where it means that an arrangement outside normal classes has been made for a group to have classes. This is, however, a more rare usage of the word. The only reason I've seen it used is because people still want to feel they're having quality teaching as good as a real private class...