Augusto tells me something new to think about.
"The pivot is a step. Dance the pivot"
Augusto always stresses the marca and next the direction before the step. Remember he says- every step is a dance in itself. Soon we'll be back in PA and again I don't feel the dance as a natural part of my being. NOW unlearn everything I've learned, feel the music and DANCE.
Maybe next year, or maybe never.
My pivots, this week, are more "into" the floor. More passionate. Maybe?
My body still feels heavy when I dance. Vince Brust and Carina Mele tell me over and over to be lighter when I dance. MOVE! All of it is impossible.
Augusto tells me that the man needs to feel my weight. Lighten it make it heavier???
Taking the Intermediate/advanced lessons the last few weeks with Junior Cervila and Natalia Royo has been a real eye opener. We can JUST handle it all.
Faster pivots, giros and complicated footwork. After the 1 1/2 hours of all this Mike does it well and Junior smiles at us from across the room. When you get a smile at 76 and a nod of approval it just makes the day, but my wrist still hurts from the "great" dancer in the class who tried to unlock my foot from the cruzada by cranking my wrist to the left. Junior had to stop the so called "advanced dancer" and teach him how to unhook the woman's cross with the left shoulder opening to the back. The poor nonmilonguero looked like he was in a gymnastic contest with his partner lifted over his head. And that's tango?
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
ZAPATOS ZAPATOS- Stolen from a blogger -Linda Frear-
Check before the adventure- stores are always changing.
Aurora Lubiz shoes fit my foot perfectly. I'm convinced that I can't buy shoes for tango unless I try on the right one- my larger foot, walk in it a bit. Next put on the left, walk in both. Need lots of flex for me and always a 7.5cm heel with an open back. Having the larger right foot makes the open back an imperative. Too much dreaded lymph in my larger right leg!!!
Aurora Lubiz is only there two days a week, so you will have to contact her if you want to see her shoes. Tuesday and Saturday 2:00- 6:00.
Looking over the list, I see stores I checked out but didn’t purchase shoes at and others I didn’t know about.
ABASTO:
Susana Artesanal - Anchorena 537 -- 4865-3713
http://www.shoes-susanaartesanal.com/ HIGH QUALITY AND ALL LEATHER- even the heels.
Mala Yunta - Anchorena 563 -- 4867-2457 malayunta04@ciudad.com.ar
GretaFlora - Anchorena 575 -- 4776-6807/cell 15-4991-8428- GORGEOUS. I need a size larger than the usual 37 for a closed back. No 1/2 sizes in most stores.
http://www.gretaflora.com/- GO TO PALERMO. The other shoes has very limited tango shoe models.
Lolo Gerard - Anchorena 607 - 4962-3860 www.lologerard.com
Madreselva -- Corrientes 3190 -- 6311-4466
www.madreselvazapatos.com.ar
Tango8 -- Anchorena 602 -- 4864-0471 http://www.tango8.com/
BALVENERA:
Susana Artesanal - Riobamba 448 - 4953-6874
www.shoes-susanaartesanal.com
Neo Tango -- Sarmiento 1938 - 4951-8694 www.neotangoshoes.com
Tango Leike -- Sarmiento 1947 - http://www.tangoleike.com/
CABALLITO:
Candela -- Bravard 1194 by appt. only 4854-0990
COLEGIALES:
Delia Gardel -- Virrey Loreto 3124 -- 4552-9661 deliadegardel@yahoo.com.ar
PALERMO VIEJO:
Fattomano - Guatamala 4464 - 4832-3156 http://www.fattomano./
RETIRO:
Comme il Faut - Arenales 1239 #3M -- 4815-5690 commeilfaut@netizen.com.ar JUST TO LOOK IS WORTH THE TRIP.
SAN NICOLAS (downtown):
Centro Artesanal del Tango - Suipacha 256 -- 4326-5377
Darcos - Suipacha 259- 4326-0232 http://www.darcostango.com/ My first pair came from Darcos and I still where them after 5 years. Plastic heels though.
Flabella - Suipacha 263 - 4322-6036 www.flabella.com
Scarpe Mahara - Suipacha 332 -- 4328-3528 scarpemahara@hotmail.com
Bailarin Porteno - Suipacha 251 - 4390-4067 bailarintango@yahoo.com.ar
Tango Brujo - Esmeralda 754 - 4325-8264 http://www.tangobrujo.com/- She has moved to San Telmo and it is now VB SHOES on Indepencia 389. EXCELLENT QUALITY.
Mirtha Paulo - Esmeralda 461 - 4328-5970 mirthapaulo@hotmail.com
Victorio - Montevideo 224 - 4375-0237 www.victoriotangoshoes.com.ar
Alanis -- Av. R. Saenz Pena 936 (Diagonal Norte) --
alanistangoshoes@yahoo.com.ar
SAN TELMO:
Delie shoes -- Piedras 843 - 4300-8521 http://www.delieshoes.com.ar/ HIGH QUALITY LEATHER- even the heels.
Aurora Lubiz -- Carlos Calvo 960 P.B. 3 -- 15-5699-3537
www.auroralubizropa.com.ar
Artesanos para el Tango -- Av. San Juan 410 -- 4300-9845
Artesanias Ar-Sil -- Avenida Juan Garay 908 - Tel.4362-3936
ar_sil_leo@yahoo.com.ar - They make the shoes to fit your feet. My husband had a problem as the size was reversed and he could never wear the 2 custom made models.
Aurora Lubiz shoes fit my foot perfectly. I'm convinced that I can't buy shoes for tango unless I try on the right one- my larger foot, walk in it a bit. Next put on the left, walk in both. Need lots of flex for me and always a 7.5cm heel with an open back. Having the larger right foot makes the open back an imperative. Too much dreaded lymph in my larger right leg!!!
Aurora Lubiz is only there two days a week, so you will have to contact her if you want to see her shoes. Tuesday and Saturday 2:00- 6:00.
Looking over the list, I see stores I checked out but didn’t purchase shoes at and others I didn’t know about.
ABASTO:
Susana Artesanal - Anchorena 537 -- 4865-3713
http://www.shoes-susanaartesanal.com/ HIGH QUALITY AND ALL LEATHER- even the heels.
Mala Yunta - Anchorena 563 -- 4867-2457 malayunta04@ciudad.com.ar
GretaFlora - Anchorena 575 -- 4776-6807/cell 15-4991-8428- GORGEOUS. I need a size larger than the usual 37 for a closed back. No 1/2 sizes in most stores.
http://www.gretaflora.com/- GO TO PALERMO. The other shoes has very limited tango shoe models.
Lolo Gerard - Anchorena 607 - 4962-3860 www.lologerard.com
Madreselva -- Corrientes 3190 -- 6311-4466
www.madreselvazapatos.com.ar
Tango8 -- Anchorena 602 -- 4864-0471 http://www.tango8.com/
BALVENERA:
Susana Artesanal - Riobamba 448 - 4953-6874
www.shoes-susanaartesanal.com
Neo Tango -- Sarmiento 1938 - 4951-8694 www.neotangoshoes.com
Tango Leike -- Sarmiento 1947 - http://www.tangoleike.com/
CABALLITO:
Candela -- Bravard 1194 by appt. only 4854-0990
COLEGIALES:
Delia Gardel -- Virrey Loreto 3124 -- 4552-9661 deliadegardel@yahoo.com.ar
PALERMO VIEJO:
Fattomano - Guatamala 4464 - 4832-3156 http://www.fattomano./
RETIRO:
Comme il Faut - Arenales 1239 #3M -- 4815-5690 commeilfaut@netizen.com.ar JUST TO LOOK IS WORTH THE TRIP.
SAN NICOLAS (downtown):
Centro Artesanal del Tango - Suipacha 256 -- 4326-5377
Darcos - Suipacha 259- 4326-0232 http://www.darcostango.com/ My first pair came from Darcos and I still where them after 5 years. Plastic heels though.
Flabella - Suipacha 263 - 4322-6036 www.flabella.com
Scarpe Mahara - Suipacha 332 -- 4328-3528 scarpemahara@hotmail.com
Bailarin Porteno - Suipacha 251 - 4390-4067 bailarintango@yahoo.com.ar
Tango Brujo - Esmeralda 754 - 4325-8264 http://www.tangobrujo.com/- She has moved to San Telmo and it is now VB SHOES on Indepencia 389. EXCELLENT QUALITY.
Mirtha Paulo - Esmeralda 461 - 4328-5970 mirthapaulo@hotmail.com
Victorio - Montevideo 224 - 4375-0237 www.victoriotangoshoes.com.ar
Alanis -- Av. R. Saenz Pena 936 (Diagonal Norte) --
alanistangoshoes@yahoo.com.ar
SAN TELMO:
Delie shoes -- Piedras 843 - 4300-8521 http://www.delieshoes.com.ar/ HIGH QUALITY LEATHER- even the heels.
Aurora Lubiz -- Carlos Calvo 960 P.B. 3 -- 15-5699-3537
www.auroralubizropa.com.ar
Artesanos para el Tango -- Av. San Juan 410 -- 4300-9845
Artesanias Ar-Sil -- Avenida Juan Garay 908 - Tel.4362-3936
ar_sil_leo@yahoo.com.ar - They make the shoes to fit your feet. My husband had a problem as the size was reversed and he could never wear the 2 custom made models.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Still (and forever) Struggling with the BASICS
Back we are for the Lady's Program and whatever else unfolds here in Buenos Aires for the next 6 weeks. The space at Tango Porteno was spacious with room for more than 25 of us. It was so much fun seeing old friends- Amalia, Ivana and Johana plus the cool translator from Boston, Joe Zina. Joe thinks he was invited to translate because Johana may have thought he was Josephina???
New things I've added to my long list of tango technique to work on:
From Johana Copes.
This one is important and because she taught with a translator I finally understand this concept.
In the back step when I push onto the free leg the weight goes back to where my heel is placed even though I'll step onto my metatarsal. Mike and I practiced this at the EAT at the Galerias later in the evening and I love the feeling. Go with the body.
Also she emphasized keeping the distance the same from the man on the left arm and the torso during the entire dance.
From Augosto Balizano?
Don't keep my body light. Mike needs to feel my weight. Don't move the left hand all over the place on his back while I dance.
Today we experience Maria Nieves- Mike is coming as an asistante.
The only thing I'm better at this trip is keeping notes a little more organized and cooking beans in the 3 qt bean pot we hauled from PA with pounds and pounds of heirloom beans in tow.
One more unrelated item.
Read Moby Dick. How did that book escape me when I was told to read it in high school and when I immediately put it on the "never read" list with the others I was "instructed" to read. By suggesting this to my huge array of blog fans am I repeating this for others who never read what they are asked to read? I am posting this without reviewing the post.
New things I've added to my long list of tango technique to work on:
From Johana Copes.
This one is important and because she taught with a translator I finally understand this concept.
In the back step when I push onto the free leg the weight goes back to where my heel is placed even though I'll step onto my metatarsal. Mike and I practiced this at the EAT at the Galerias later in the evening and I love the feeling. Go with the body.
Also she emphasized keeping the distance the same from the man on the left arm and the torso during the entire dance.
From Augosto Balizano?
Don't keep my body light. Mike needs to feel my weight. Don't move the left hand all over the place on his back while I dance.
Today we experience Maria Nieves- Mike is coming as an asistante.
The only thing I'm better at this trip is keeping notes a little more organized and cooking beans in the 3 qt bean pot we hauled from PA with pounds and pounds of heirloom beans in tow.
One more unrelated item.
Read Moby Dick. How did that book escape me when I was told to read it in high school and when I immediately put it on the "never read" list with the others I was "instructed" to read. By suggesting this to my huge array of blog fans am I repeating this for others who never read what they are asked to read? I am posting this without reviewing the post.
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