Embrace – Tango Topics

Pushing

Pushing. It is generally used to either move someone, or initiate, or to receive a movement, such as the erroneous ‘pivot’ idea. Usually initiated by a Follower but also a Lead as well, when the Follower will grab or hold firmly to the Lead’s hand, where the Follower’s shoulders and

Resistance

Resistance. This employs the use of one’s arms, and hands to indicate a direction (from a leading perspective) or that one is responding to execute a piece of vocabulary (following). Sometimes this is referred to as Resistance Based Dancing, and is the polar opposite of Intention Based Dancing. See the

Rigidity

Rigid(ity). A very common state of holding one’s hands, arms, torso, and posture to achieve a certain visual line, look, or piece of vocabulary. It is usually brought on by fear, or the insistence to quickly execute technique, or inexperience or a lack of familiarity with Tango Intention. There is

Touch

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Feather

Feather lite contact. This refers to the level of touch with each and every partner as we engage intention

Tension

Tension. Yup! You probably guessed this one, it’s not desirable to do this. Tension is what happens with the dancer’s arms to keep or hold their partner in place. Tension can also be applied with the fingers, neck, shoulders, and torso. However, in this instance, it’s mostly about the arms,

Follower Bashing

Follower Bashing. Put simply, this is where a Lead blames the Follower for missing something musically, or kinesthetically, or not reading the Lead’s mind. This is really Lead arrogance that they’re being superior as dancers. And yes this happens quite frequently, more than you would think or like it to

Connection

Connection. [See ‘The Connection Fallacy‘]. (pron: con-ek-shun) According to Webster’s Dictionary it is an English word which has 5 possible definitions. 1.) The state of being connected. 2.) Something that connects. 3.) A person connected to another person by marriage, kinship, or common interest. 4.) a political, social, professional, or

Contact

Contact. As in physiological Contact, the Tango Topics opinion on this is ‘feather lite‘, tactile, contact with all parts of our bodies coming into contact with our partner’s body parts. There should be no tension, compression, tension, or force in that contact, in any way, shape, or form.

Compression

Compression. This term refers to physiological pressure from the dancer’s arms, around their partner’s bodies, as a way to direct them to do x, y and z. Usually as a directive to indicate from the Lead to the Follower that they do x, y, or z movement. This is sometimes a

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