Tango
postcard from 1919
Daniel Trenner
It looks great but it is supposed to be one of the hardest dances to learn. Yet men who don't even dance much say they want to learn it. I wonder why...could it be that it's so sexy and you have to dance very closely? But I think that is a mistaken notion because there are some tango dancers who have the usual separation and others who are so close they can't look at each other in the eye.
This is what one tango teacher has to say:
"Many men are attracted to the elegant masculinity of male Tango dancers. Men who love football will recognise many of the signature moves of great football players mirrored in the Tango, and those who enjoy Martial Arts find that there are many resonances with the Tango. In fact Tango has been described as the tender Martial Art. And they get to practice it you in their arms!"
http://www.totaltango.com/acatalog/tango_beginners_guide_42.html
Wikipedia has a lot to say about the tango but I found this:
"Argentine Tango consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions and eras of Argentina and Uruguay. The dance developed in response to many cultural elements, such as the crowding of the venue and even the fashions in clothing. The styles are mostly danced in either open embrace, where lead and follow connect at arms length, or close embrace, where the lead and follow connect chest-to-chest."
It looks great but it is supposed to be one of the hardest dances to learn. Yet men who don't even dance much say they want to learn it. I wonder why...could it be that it's so sexy and you have to dance very closely? But I think that is a mistaken notion because there are some tango dancers who have the usual separation and others who are so close they can't look at each other in the eye.
This is what one tango teacher has to say:
"Many men are attracted to the elegant masculinity of male Tango dancers. Men who love football will recognise many of the signature moves of great football players mirrored in the Tango, and those who enjoy Martial Arts find that there are many resonances with the Tango. In fact Tango has been described as the tender Martial Art. And they get to practice it you in their arms!"
http://www.totaltango.com/acatalog/tango_beginners_guide_42.html
Wikipedia has a lot to say about the tango but I found this:
"Argentine Tango consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions and eras of Argentina and Uruguay. The dance developed in response to many cultural elements, such as the crowding of the venue and even the fashions in clothing. The styles are mostly danced in either open embrace, where lead and follow connect at arms length, or close embrace, where the lead and follow connect chest-to-chest."
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