Breaking out of the shell
I so much admire my singing teacher Gene Raymond. Were it not for his patience, creativity, and support I would never have made it (such
I so much admire my singing teacher Gene Raymond. Were it not for his patience, creativity, and support I would never have made it (such
Summary — After presenting the problem we give two exercises to help both leaders and followers discover how to wait in quiet anticipation. “Anticipation” by
Photo: Port of San Diego, Big Bay Ballroom – Swingtime on Broadway by Dale Frost. CC Synopsis: Instead of the tradition of teaching a pattern
Whether we teach a class or a lesson, or dance with a practice partner, and even when we self-talk about our own practice, we can
“Stop! Just stop,” Jeremy said to me. He went on to explain that if we’re struggling with a movement at the end of a set,
(We’ve talked about imagery and games/exercises for teaching. This post deals with props. Actually, this prop is more like a test instrument…) Every tango school
This is a companion piece to the Bandoneon imagery article. As useful as good imagery can be – some people click into the right image
[Published simultaneously in Austin Tango Lab on Facebook on 14-April-2016, 9pm.] The bandoneon as imagery for equal and opposite presence. Some call it ‘tone’, others
Last night at the práctica at La Pista in San Francisco I said to my delightful partner, “It feels like my steps are cut short.
Summary: We can best practice well-grounded walking by going forward uphill and backward downhill. A fairly steep pitch emphasizes the qualities we want in tango.