Improvisation experiment
Instead of following the pattern adopted over the past month of concentrating on one specific technique during the Friday guided practicas, I decided to try something different last Friday. As a matter of fact, this “experiment” was something conceived as far back as the Porridge Club days (over 3 years ago)! I suppose the History Museum in the end provided the more appropriate venue and context!?
Training log
While in the shower (where else?? :-)) felt inspired to create an ongoing record – the
Music for the not-so-musical
A few days ago, an interesting question was discussed on the Tango DJ list:
Suppose you are a Tango DJ with a repertoire consisting of mostly the Golden Classics of the ’40s and earlier, how should you handle requests for some more lively and sophisticated-sounding – meaning: modern and dramatic but having a generally less pronounced beat – stuff?
There was also a little sub-text that these requests were frequently made by a portion of the dance community that seems to have problems with rhythm.
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…