Thursday, April 24, 2014

week 5 post

This is my first post due to the fact that I have not been able to post up to this point.  Due to this fact I am going to go over my progression throughout the course and how the course is going thus far.  Coming into the course I knew very little about both the actual dance of the tango and the culture.  Due to this fact everything has been very new.  When I first started to dance it was coming very difficult to me and I didn't know what I was doing.  As I started to learn more and more about the dance and the culture of tango I started to realize what I had been missing the entire time, my attitude and mindset was all wrong.
As I have become more and more entrenched in tango I have started to realize that the mindset going into the dance is just as important if not more important then actually learning the steps.  To be successful you need to understand each of the roles that the partners need to play.  The man for the most part, and traditionally needs to lead, and his creativity must lead the women as she follows.  She must surrender herself to his lead.  This must be understood and applied in the dance as the two partners move through the music.  The common 8 steps should be applied while dancing and the room and different dancers move in a circle around the room.  Another very important part of dancing the tango is how to move through the room without effecting anyone else.  There is no passing no matter how slow someone is moving in front of you, and the man must have control of the womens body so that they do not let her step on anyone else, and that no one else runs into them.
Having an understanding of these different rules is very important, and once you understand them you can then start to add your own style and ability to the dance.  The key really is about understanding and having a great feel for your role.  Once you can completely immerse into your role and also the space you are dancing with, then you are starting to make improvements of dancing the tango.

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