Freedom in the dance has come my way. A wonderful dancer and teacher here in Buenos Aires has given us a private lesson in a little studio with mirrored walls and a smiling assistant. He ends up on the floor with his eyes at ankle level. "What do I think about the way I move my ankles?", he asks.
My ankles? Well, they talk about my posture, my head, my knees/legs/hips/shoulders/chest and on and on but NOT my ankles.
The wonderful teacher has me roll around on my feet and relax my ankles in place and then in the steps. I feel my whole body changing- feeling more relaxed and balanced.
Next I work on keeping my axis at all moments when I move. This only works if I use more weight on my heel when I walk. It takes a little practice, but I feel the vertical axis at every point in my step. Mike loves what this gives him as MY LEADER. We move around so freely. Now I work on keeping my head level. Yes it does organize my body. I train my eyes to always look above my eye level to look out at the space where I am dancing.
"Be aware of the space", he suggests gently.
Again the wonderful teacher has given me another way to find the freedom I crave and need in the dance. The mysteries of tango unravel. We only walk forward with an added rock step, 2 more forward steps and a side step if it fits the mood and the music I can't wait to return for Tango Lesson 2.
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