Shoe stretching
Happened to catch this after the Dog and Mother-in-law clip. In theory this should work, and solve those nagging problems from buying ready-made shoes? Perhaps any ladies out there can let me know how it goes? 
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Post-championship performance
Over at Simba Tango, there are videos of (within the last week as a matter of fact) performances by the reigning Salon Champions hailing from Japan from the recently concluded Tango Championships. I actually prefer these few dances compared to what they were doing on the big stage. I suppose here they are simply more relaxed and also get to choose music they are most comfortable with? By the way, if one’s personality and character is revealed by the way he/she dances, I’d describe this couple as being “down to earth”.
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Interview with Gavito
Thanks to Ray Rudowski from Hong Kong and with his permission, here is part of the transcript (will update once he has translated all) of an interview (in Spanish) of Gavito by Miguel Zotto. Here Gavito shares some of his views on tango, role of women and his “struggles” during his early days of teaching. Sadly he died not long after the interview. For me the central message is:
“I say that any man who dances tango and doesn’t look at the woman as a queen, will never be a king. For me it’s all about respect for the woman.”
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Transformations
Had an unusual experience a couple of months ago.
Despite the extremely slow start to the night – it seems people are choosing to arrive later and later for the week-night milongas – I still ended up having a good night of dancing. Halfway through the night, since I am always trying to adopt the notion of “free-ness” and completely “going with the follower” these days, small matters like feet placement, or passing/closing of feet were thrown out the window for the night. However, after quite a few dances, I was suddenly worried that my dancing might be getting a little “messy”!? When I commented to a friend, I was pleasantly surprised by her reply. Apparently my dancing from time to time reminded her of another friend who danced a “milonguero” style, which was a little puzzling initially because during the recent trip to Buenos Aires I had taken only a single private class with a recognised milonguero.
Well, I guess it’s just one of those subtle transformations that people can experience after a trip to Buenos Aires? Nevertheless, I did enjoy myself that night.
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