Continuing assessment
Last night was the third guided practica session.
The turnout of 12 people for the initial part of guided practice was quite encouraging. Especially heartening was that more than two thirds of those who came were relative newcomers. So, despite the fact that I left office late and did not get a bite to eat before the practica, I felt compelled to lead the participants through a good practice session! In short, everyone had a good sweat after the practica…
Dancing the Vals
Just noticed that Royce has commented on some thoughts I had about the music in Tango Vals.
I think I am doing some of the things mentioned in her explanations intuitively (and somewhat disorganizingly…) at present. However, my current understanding – including my understanding in music or lack of, period – is not sufficient for me to articulate it so clearly. In fact, in general, I tend to dance on the <1> and <1><2> beats of the Vals for most of Valses, but occasionally <1><2><3> on the faster Valses – crazy, isn’t it!? 🙂 At the moment at least, I hardly ever dance on <1><3> because it seems the “heavy”, i.e. the <1>, step will always feel rushed, no?? Having said that, may be worth trying out at the practica.
Rushing and confidence
Attended our semi-regular milonga last Saturday night.
Over the course of the night, it occurred that I might still be dancing too quickly – especially during my favourite Vals? That is, while I felt the ‘rush’ from the music, my partner might not have been totally comfortable with the pace…
Guided practice
Had my first session of guided practice last Friday night. Boy, it was certainly a lot of work to keep people interested (or entertained, depending on your perspective :-)) for about one and a half hour*!