tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214689279850264511.post3770957167483815077..comments2023-04-16T19:01:10.443+09:30Comments on Tango Salón - Adelaide: To decorate or not to decorate ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214689279850264511.post-70691030899113709232014-04-12T01:59:24.807+09:302014-04-12T01:59:24.807+09:30I thought I would hate this post on decorations. B...I thought I would hate this post on decorations. But, you know what, I agree with every single word of it. And I decorate a LOT. Really a lot. Why? To express the music (which has a lot of subtlety and detail in it) and because my partners love it. But, yes, it needs to be organic and musical and not obstruct your own or your partner's movement. And never on autopilot (ugh). Terpsichoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096638204125246281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214689279850264511.post-41899500204267361212008-09-12T23:13:00.000+09:302008-09-12T23:13:00.000+09:30Another thought:"Letting it happen" seem...Another thought:<BR/>"Letting it happen" seems to equate to dancing fluidly with the body & heart.<BR/>Whereas "making it happen" suggests the dance remains an intellectual process.<BR/><BR/>Tango Salon AdelaideTango Salon Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602664648454154268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214689279850264511.post-35091925047610365542008-09-12T21:26:00.000+09:302008-09-12T21:26:00.000+09:30I'd like to second that sentiment. Adornments done...I'd like to second that sentiment. Adornments done naturally, inspired by the mood and the music, are a delight to see. Done rigidly, automatically or because you feel they have to, they are not.<BR/><BR/>My own teacher used to encourage me to 'play with my feet' but nothing was happening, it didn't feel natural. Then one night in the middle of the milonga it happened. I started playing with my feet and it felt natural, I didn't feel compelled to do it. To quote Marcus Aurelius 'it loved to happen'.<BR/><BR/>There is value in showing people common adornments or methods of adorning so that when the urge finally comes upon them they will have a basic lexicon that they can begin to express themselves with. But it's important to remind them at the end of the class that you don't <I>have</I> to use them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com