Let the embrace do the talking
By yy on Sep 9, 2009 in Musicality, Techniques, Videos | 0 Comments
Tango vals is something that I have always enjoyed, since the beginning of my tango journey.
Here is a clip of “some old-timers” (well, they are Osvaldo and Coca who incidentally are the winners of Tango Salon category in the Tango championship in 2004) dancing to a Canaro vals, showing many of the typical qualities [...]
By yy on Sep 7, 2009 in Techniques | 0 Comments
Something for the followers to strengthen their feet, courtesy of Mari of “My Tango Diaries”.
By yy on Aug 27, 2009 in Techniques | 2 Comments
Don’t know about your neck of woods, but visiting teachers will generally insist on dancing with a good posture during their classes. However, from browsing clips on YouTube of well-known (usually very old) milongueros and teachers, what I saw during my trip to Buenos Aires, and perhaps the little streak of rebelliousness in me(!?), sometimes [...]
By yy on May 19, 2009 in Social Dancing, Techniques | 2 Comments
This appeared on a friend’s Facebook tonight. Apparently Jaiver Rodriguez, who will be arriving in Singapore in a few days’ time, said the following duirng Hong Kong leg of his current Asian tour with Stella Misse.
Javier: “When a man walks nicely, the woman dies in his embrace.”
Stella: “When a man walks badly, the woman wants [...]
By yy on Feb 11, 2009 in Techniques | 0 Comments
In March 2007, we organised a series of workshops by Hsueh-tze Lee. After hearing so much about her, finally got some first-hand experiences!
Here are some snippets of thoughts after the lessons, which (the writing, that is…) have stayed in incubation for the better part of a year.
