It sounds like a bad idea to me, it can't be good for your Argentine tango.
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Collection is bad for your tango. – TangoBreath.
Collection is something everyone is taught, yet teaches nothing worth keeping and has many bad side effects that must be unlearned.
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I’ve written about collection in other articles, “Moving with your line of gravity” and “How we think affects the way we move”, so it is no secret that I don’t like what thinking about collection does to our dance. When we started developing our TangoBreath vinyasa, “collection” was one the first things we eliminated in our teaching and in our descriptions of Argentine tango movement.
We wanted to avoid “collection” for many reasons. One of them is that it is completely unnecessary. We never mention it in our TangoBreath vinyasa class, yet everyone, complete beginners and advanced dancers alike, all do what “collection” is intended to instruct. Their feet pass each other nicely in every movement. Another reason to discard “collection” is that it is mostly harmful to our development as dancers. We do mention it as something that happens as a result of well executed movement, but collection is not something to which it is necessary to give any thought. A beginning tango dancer has enough to think about already. Later on, it will be essential to think about what it means to have pretty foot movement. But that is a topic far beyond collecting.
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Last week’s body awareness challenge is “Perceiving the dynamic sacrum”.
In TangoBreath we will continue our work from previous classes with adornos by adding a few more. These movements are becoming more important as we continue to explore their effect within the embrace in TangoLab.
In TangoLab we will begin, as always, with presence in the embrace and subtle core movement. This is the perfect way to start learning Argentine tango. We will continue working with variations in linear movement while we begin incorporating the many choices in direction when following a pivot.
Last week we completely dismantled the ocho cortado, this week we will continue to explore all of its parts and the mirrors and reversals of those parts. Including an examination of linear and circular crosses.
As always our class will incorporate changes in direction, and how our internal movement brings life to the embrace. Including how to find which foot your partner is on while creating the opportunity for adornos, and a dynamic, great feeling embrace.
This week’s orchestra is Carlos Di Sarli, which will be quite refreshing after the last few weeks of Biagi. Di Sarli’s music makes it easy to hear the phrasing. Kiki and bouba, are now living at Homewood, so they will always be available to add a visual to what you are hearing and feeling in the music.
Classes start at 7:00, Practica starts at 9:00, BYOB.
There are no prerequisites for any of the TangoLab classes.
| TangoBreath: | 7:00 | $5 |
| TangoLab: | 8:00 | $5 |
| Practica: | 9-11:00 | $7 |
| Entire Night: | $12 | |
We hope to see you there!
Read MoreWe had a great class last night, adding dynamics to the embrace through adornos while pulling apart the ocho cortado into it's separate steps.
Another class means we have another body awareness challenge. This time we move down the spine to the sacrum! The sacrum, sacroiliac joint and ilium bones are much more flexible than we often believe. They are very important to our overall posture, and our ability to move smoothly in tango and all other aspects.
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Perceiving the dynamic sacrum – TangoBreath, the study of tango
This body awareness challenge is focused on bringing attention to the sacrum and perceiving the subtle movements in our pelvis.
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Read MoreLearning to practice is the key to learning any skill, Argentine tango is no exception
Here's a great article on how to practice.
It is really important to focus on movement, and pieces of movement, and to practice them in increasingly bigger chunks as you figure them out. We encourage our students to move slowly through a sticky spot in order to understand it, then work on it in an increasingly larger movement.
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Some Ways to Practice Are More Perfect Than Others | Psychology Today
Want to get really good at something? Follow these principles. By Susan Heitler, Ph.D….
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