tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137291688076873480.post867147732422096722..comments2023-04-04T01:11:40.639-07:00Comments on AmpsterTango: Dancing 'Grounded'AmpsterTangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128341367227617647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137291688076873480.post-28347811046909985412016-11-15T05:39:19.462-08:002016-11-15T05:39:19.462-08:00Overall, proper technique is not difficult to lear...Overall, proper technique is not difficult to learn, but it requires specific instruction. Once you master it, however, your dancing abilities will improve phenomenally. <br />Salsa dancing is a popular way to get a great workout and to socialize as well! With salsa, the tempo is faster than most other forms of dance music. Salsa Tanzschulehttp://www.salsapeople.ch/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137291688076873480.post-11978379057700715302011-06-21T08:31:09.676-07:002011-06-21T08:31:09.676-07:00Since this is my favorite tango blog, I'm eage...Since this is my favorite tango blog, I'm eager for a new entry.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266618729820780848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137291688076873480.post-48143646879614546882011-04-21T08:21:50.428-07:002011-04-21T08:21:50.428-07:00I think the need to emphasise being 'grounded&...I think the need to emphasise being 'grounded' in milonguero is because a lot of tango teachers have at least one foot in the world of classical ballet, which is always trying to fly, and where defying gravity is admired and praised. Unconsciously, perhaps, teachers import this predilection into tango, where it doesn't really belong. & of course jive is a 'jumpy' dance, too. 'Being grounded' probably also means a smooth dance, rather than a 'jumpy' dance. &, as you say, contact with the ground emphasises the beat, which is important in improvising in close embrace!<br /><br />I know 'Tete' Rusconi used to emphasise the importance of the ground. In one interview he said: 'Tango is danced in a variety of ways, but principally one gets support from the ground because one finds energy on the ground, and it's on the ground that we dance the music.' He told me: 'Dance like a tortoise, not like an ant!'<br /><br />As for the 'deeply philosophical, enlightened spiritual...', no, really?Tangocommuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060601718946750364noreply@blogger.com