Tangodurians

What is your ultimate goal? Do you dance because you want to become a professional? To make a living out of it? To perform on stage? Do you dance in order to connect? To socialise? Because a loved one started with you and its a part of you that you can never quite let go of, because it means that the final bridge is forever gone? Is it because a younger you once felt something inside you move so much that your perspective was forever shifted to a B.T. and A.T? Is it because it is a language that is global, allowing you to plug into any community and be instantly connected, without language, without culture, without boundaries? Perhaps you as a woman just want to be held, to connect with someone of the opposite gender, to feel led, guided and comforted in a world where gender norms are collapsing. Or perhaps, you are that masculine figure, tenderly protective of the person who has entrusted their sight to yours, letting the guard of personal space down to nestle in your arms an...

Ladies Technique - Extension of leg represents the maximum movement that the woman can reach on her own from a distinct and settled point, what therefore creates a move and the distance travelled is the energy given by the man - Both legs are actively engaged but the functions change as you shift the weight from one to the other, the free leg is always the 'man's leg', the moment it transforms to your grounded root, is where the move is cut off - Think of the molinete as a right angled line with an arc, this makes sure you do not interrupt the circular movement of the guy, after all you are moving with lines around a circle, the shapes already provide a challenge for a smooth movement - Keep the upper torso strong, the legs can do what they like, but never let the core collapse because it is where the information is received - As an exercise, stick out your right foot to the front, then pivot 180 open toward the left, collect and do the same for the left side; in the...