Let the embrace do the talking
By Louis on Jan 14, 2009 in Musings, Techniques | 0 Comments
“It’s not how it looks, but how it feels.” Over dinner tonight, this phrase popped into my head suddenly. I guess it may have something to do with the conversation I had with a friend after the milonga on the previous night? Basically he was commenting on the quality of the performances he witnessed at [...]
By Louis on Dec 12, 2008 in Techniques | 0 Comments
Over the last weekend, Hsueh-tze Lee had just completed the latest series of workshops in Singapore. As on previous trips, she again emphasized the benefits of “active following” for followers. In fact, after having taken her classes as well as having danced with her in the milongas, I have very high regard for her excellent [...]
By Louis on Nov 25, 2008 in Musings, Techniques | 1 Comment
Over the past weekend, I attended the first half of Hsueh-tze’s Art of Tango workshop series which will run over two weekends. I am happy to say that while some of the materials taught were already familiar to me, I was still able to pick up many subtle technical points. If anything, I think her [...]
By Louis on Oct 20, 2008 in Techniques | 0 Comments
(Renaming the post to something I feel are even more appropriate. 22/10/08) During a recent practica, it suddenly occurred to me that, while practicing, I really need to be careful that I don’t over-emphasise the “intellectual” side while practicing techniques at the expense of shutting out my body’s natural instincts. What do I mean by [...]
By Louis on May 28, 2008 in Techniques | 0 Comments
After a weekend of workshops, a couple of privates and an enlightening conversation with Javier Rodriguez and Andrea Misse over supper, if you were to ask me: what is the essence of good Tango salon? My answer would be simply: the embrace. While there are various techniques and perhaps stylistic considerations which I had briefly [...]
