Tangodurians

Brilliant teaching, humorous, insightful, emphasis on axis and movement that I've missed so much. Reminds me of the level that Mtango manages to reach too on a weekly basis. Sigh. One of the best workshops I've done, learnt a wealth of info.

Mmmmmm, that was a good tanda =). Thanks for reassuring me that I havn't lost it =).

“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls, no poems to be printed; nothing but that fleeting moment when you feel really alive. It is not for unsteady souls.”

Will you be my La Cumparsita?

Violin's are gorgeous instruments in the right hand. In the wrong hand, they sound horrendous. Absolutely and utterly. In the same way, Tango can range from awkward to sublime. Painful to ecstasy. The inbetweens of the whites and blacks of a keyboard, the places in between that the flats and sharps do not do justice to. This is what a violin captures that a piano does not. This is the space of waiting before the step and the drop of the finger. Step because the music tells you to, not because the pattern dictates it. Greatest point to take in the Tango journey.

It's funny how I often think of topics to write at moments where I have nothing to write them on, which results in me typing a one-liner in my sms column as a trigger which later when I go back to refer to tends to make absolutely no sense to me! But yes anyway, Tango stages! 1) You have entirely NO idea what the hell the dance is about and walking seems like the most impossible thing to do. You jump up and down inside when you finally manage 5 meters w/o crashing into each other and are elated when the instructor comes over and leads you in a way that you actually feel like you know what you doing. You go away completely and utterly motivated to want to know more. 2) Basics are handed to you, ochos! impossible things! Molinete's! wtf, my legs can do that....omg leader why are you a beginner too! 3)Sacadas and ganchos and all the other good stuff. Now we're talking. 4)After getting to know the community and everyone around (obviously Tango isn't just a dance, ...

Ah, its already the end of Jan! How did that happen?! Been tango-ing more regularly, still annoying there ain't enough guys but the casual atmosphere (sometimes probably totally blasphemous to the traditionalist) scene in Malaysia is easy enough so that everyone feels comfortable just dancing because we love the dance. Sometimes I think tango can be too ritualistic to the point it seems odd to express yourself in certain ways, but sometimes I guess the informal-ness also grates a little. Back to being comfortable dancing again, definitely got things to work on and improve but this is never ending obviously. The heels are still gorgeous and I've been toying with the idea of another pair. Gulp. Time to revisit the casino?! Tango fest in April and then 2 weeks later in May. Woohoo.