tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3177680223327511425.post6311039512412741954..comments2023-07-04T13:15:55.594+01:00Comments on Tango with wings: A shared languagePsychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14278866207207171284noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3177680223327511425.post-55963773729333841912008-08-03T18:19:00.000+01:002008-08-03T18:19:00.000+01:00That could be because there's a specific, repetiti...That could be because there's a specific, repetitive, base footwork pattern that's assumed and isn't led - at least in salsa.<BR/><BR/>I salsa very badly - I can keep the footwork going up to a point, but I completely lose it in the spins because I haven't had enough practice.msHedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3177680223327511425.post-17292406837822173312008-08-02T20:32:00.000+01:002008-08-02T20:32:00.000+01:00I have tried both salsa and lindy, when enthusiast...I have tried both salsa and lindy, when enthusiastic people dragged me onto the floor post-milonga, but really couldn't follow. I found I could usually tell where they wanted me to go more or less when they were doing simple underarm turns, but not when or how, and there appeared to be no logic to what they were doing with their feet at all!Psychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278866207207171284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3177680223327511425.post-62235683477089642192008-08-02T13:32:00.000+01:002008-08-02T13:32:00.000+01:00Actually you almost certainly would be able to fol...Actually you almost certainly <B>would</B> be able to follow a good swing, jive, or ceroc lead, because if there's one thing tango teaches you, it's how to follow. I have personally tried this, and it works surprisingly well. Salsa is a little harder because it's faster and you have to know to do "right-left-right-pause-left-right-left-pause" and just keep it going. But knowing that, and no more, I can get by; and rumba and merengue are the same thing, slower.<BR/><BR/>But, if anything, this strengthens your point.msHedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3177680223327511425.post-85473667907667419492008-07-31T21:43:00.000+01:002008-07-31T21:43:00.000+01:00Thank you! I'm glad you approve.Thank you! I'm glad you approve.Psychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278866207207171284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3177680223327511425.post-67647094895865747682008-07-31T18:17:00.000+01:002008-07-31T18:17:00.000+01:00Lovely post. And true. It certainly cuts through...Lovely post. And true. It certainly cuts through the sh*t.Mtnhighmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958886475068251884noreply@blogger.com