Silvina told my tanguera friend during our private lesson. My friend has been dancing for less than a year. Even though she has been a modern dancer for many years, she tends to rush the steps in tango.
Quality over quantity. It also rings truth in the dance. Dance slower, stretch the time before you land your foot.
Bad dancers use excessive upper body movement to express the music and feeling. Mediocre ones use steps. Good dancers take time to dance one step. Because between the steps there is infinite moment that one can express so much...
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One of my teachers calls it "filling space and time with movement..."
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I have recently, finally begun to learn how beautiful and sweet tango is between the steps.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with that endless moment of suspension....
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