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[tangobro]

A.T includes a lot of talking. Even when on the dancefloor. During the thirteen first beats you are supposed to chat, and wait the 14th to start dancing. But once you start dancing you don't talk anymore, unlike ballroom. In my ballroom years (social, not comp) I could hear the advanced couples chatting while dancing. A.T is less autopilot, the mind is less available for chatting.

I've had various instructors say (depending on their musical literacy) that the 1st 2 bars of a song are basically to listen to the intro and to begin coming together for the embrace before starting the dance. The chatting is secondary, listening is primary. Here in New York City's milongas it is not uncommon to find couples who chat & block the dancefloor for longer than that.

 

[Captain Jep]

yeah thats what Ive heard too. But my experience on the floor is that sometimes you want to get right back into it. In which case you might not even break the embrace. And so you come back to judging the quality of the dance on the quality and warmth of that embrace..

 

[dchester]

I've had various instructors say (depending on their musical literacy) that the 1st 2 bars of a song are basically to listen to the intro and to begin coming together for the embrace before starting the dance. The chatting is secondary, listening is primary. Here in New York City's milongas it is not uncommon to find couples who chat & block the dancefloor for longer than that.

I noticed there were some New Yorkers up in Providence for New Years Eve. A few of them did seem to take half way through the song to get going.

 

[Ampster]

... In which case you might not even break the embrace. And so you come back to judging the quality of the dance on the quality and warmth of that embrace..

There are many, many times where the embrace is not broken at all... If the chemistry is right. There is nothing wrong about that, and, it doesn't give rise to waiting and extended amount of time.

 

[twnkltoz]

Well, I don't know if it's because I wore heels tonight, or if it was because Greg danced more, or because the guys are getting to know that he doesn't care who I dance with, or maybe a combination of all three, but I had a GREAT night tonight! Got lots of tandas in. Made me feel much better!

 

[Ampster]

Well, I don't know if it's because I wore heels tonight, or if it was because Greg danced more, or because the guys are getting to know that he doesn't care who I dance with, or maybe a combination of all three, but I had a GREAT night tonight! Got lots of tandas in. Made me feel much better!

Very cool! :cheers:

 

[newbie]

By that time, you would already be blocking traffic.

No because everybody is chatting too. And if you start dancing while everybody is still chatting it will be like a elephant (not a baby one) in a porcelain shop.

 

[LoveTango]

Well, I don't know if it's because I wore heels tonight, or if it was because Greg danced more, or because the guys are getting to know that he doesn't care who I dance with, or maybe a combination of all three, but I had a GREAT night tonight! Got lots of tandas in. Made me feel much better!

That's great!

 

[dchester]

Well, I don't know if it's because I wore heels tonight, or if it was because Greg danced more, or because the guys are getting to know that he doesn't care who I dance with, or maybe a combination of all three, but I had a GREAT night tonight! Got lots of tandas in. Made me feel much better!

Yay!!!

 

[Ampster]

Originally Posted by newbie
A.T includes a lot of talking. Even when on the dancefloor. During the thirteen first beats you are supposed to chat, and wait the 14th to start dancing.

Originally Posted by Ampster
By that time, you would already be blocking traffic.

No because everybody is chatting too. And if you start dancing while everybody is still chatting it will be like a elephant (not a baby one) in a porcelain shop.

That's probably the nuance from where you're at. It's not the norm in the cities that I've danced in. If that's how it's done there, then it's cool.

 

[dchester]

That's probably the nuance from where you're at. It's not the norm in the cities that I've danced in. If that's how it's done there, then it's cool.

I haven't made it out to the West Coast yet for tango. Do people start dancing right away, or do they chat for a bit (similar to BsAs).

 

[twnkltoz]

I haven't made it out to the West Coast yet for tango. Do people start dancing right away, or do they chat for a bit (similar to BsAs).

In my experience in the Sacramento area, people might chat for a moment, but they generally get to business pretty quickly...even if just getting in the embrace and feeling each other out a little before actually moving.

 

[Steve Pastor]

I haven't made it out to the West Coast yet for tango. Do people start dancing right away, or do they chat for a bit (similar to BsAs).

Alex Krebs, Robert Hauk and others have gone to great lengths to try to bring Buenos Aires to Portland. So, I guess you would have to say there is no great rush to start dancing. At the same time there is no rule about how long you are "supposed" to wait. That "rule" would be to wait long enough to get the feel of the song that has just started. Wating through an "introduction" section, before the main rhythm kicks in would be an example of why you might want to wait.

And if you start before others, and you've had the type of instruction that I have, you would simply dance on "your tile" (in place that is). Being able to use your own space effectively is a very useful skill.

 

[dchester]

Alex Krebs, Robert Hauk and others have gone to great lengths to try to bring Buenos Aires to Portland. So, I guess you would have to say there is no great rush to start dancing. At the same time there is no rule about how long you are "supposed" to wait. That "rule" would be to wait long enough to get the feel of the song that has just started. Wating through an "introduction" section, before the main rhythm kicks in would be an example of why you might want to wait.

And if you start before others, and you've had the type of instruction that I have, you would simply dance on "your tile" (in place that is). Being able to use your own space effectively is a very useful skill.

On the East Coast, we definitely wait a bit, but we don't really all start at the same time (very annoying when I get rammed while still talking, by the first person starting).

:bkick:

 

[Ampster]

I haven't made it out to the West Coast yet for tango. Do people start dancing right away, or do they chat for a bit (similar to BsAs).

Normally wait a bit at the beginning of the tanda. Then, in between songs the wait gets progressively shorter and shorter. It's more like a "pause." Sometimes it's more like a pause without breaking the embrace.

If there's someone blocking the line of dance then you "dance on your tile" until they start to move (Giros are particularly handy). Hopefully, they'll get the hint. If the couple insists on taking way too long and blocking everyone else's lane... then common sense and good navigation skill will prevail.