Monday, June 18, 2007
Great Jungle Cat
Argentine Tango: Style.
"... Practice walking around the room without music, stepping forward onto the balls of your feet, not onto your heels as you do in ordinary walking and in many dances. This should help you to feel like a great jungle cat. Keep this cat image in mind when you're working on aspects of tango style, and soon when you bring up this image your body will automatically move properly.
Now practice walking BACKWARD along the Line of Dance. ... Straighten your leg a little more than you ordinarily would and reach back a little further than might feel natural at first. This will help prevent bumping knees with your partner when you dance. It also adds to the cat-like look and feel of your walk.
Whether walking backward or forward, keep your weight over the balls of your feet. ... But when you actually dance don't do it on tip-toes. This is too tiring."
From www.learntodance.com. Hee. (That thing about the knees is totally true, though.)
Argentine Tango: Style.
"... Practice walking around the room without music, stepping forward onto the balls of your feet, not onto your heels as you do in ordinary walking and in many dances. This should help you to feel like a great jungle cat. Keep this cat image in mind when you're working on aspects of tango style, and soon when you bring up this image your body will automatically move properly.
Now practice walking BACKWARD along the Line of Dance. ... Straighten your leg a little more than you ordinarily would and reach back a little further than might feel natural at first. This will help prevent bumping knees with your partner when you dance. It also adds to the cat-like look and feel of your walk.
Whether walking backward or forward, keep your weight over the balls of your feet. ... But when you actually dance don't do it on tip-toes. This is too tiring."
From www.learntodance.com. Hee. (That thing about the knees is totally true, though.)
