"Terri's Tango Tutor" Issue number: #8 - July 2020
Published: Tue, 07/14/20
TERRI'S FIREHOUSE
TANGO -MILONGA II
"The Place to Be"
Terri's Tango Tutor Issue: #8 July 2020
Welcome to Terri's Tango Tutor
The First Rule of Terri's Tango Tutor is ..Have Fun!, The second rule of Terri's Tango Tutor is.. have fun!... the third rule is... say it out loud.. TO HAVE FUN!!!
"Tango is an art form, passion is the paint, music are the colors, the dance floor is the canvass, and each of you are the Picasso of your own Dibujo." ~ Terri's Haiku
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT:
"I for one will not be conquered by fear or ruled by it. I alone choose when or how to step out of my comfort zone." ~ Terri Lopez
Tango is courage. The courage to try what you thought you could not do. The courage to overcome fear of rejection but ask anyway. The courage to ignore the critics, mockers, and doubters, and do your own thing. The courage to take that first lesson. To take that long walk across the floor to ask a stranger to dance with you. To mess up a step but keep trying, even when others around you seem to have mastered it. Tangueros are courageous. Be courageous.
Together we are courage.
Courage: the ability to do something that frightens one... the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. mental or moral strength to venture,or, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. [Merriam's Dictionary]
The Classic Elegance and Allure of Tango:
Terri's Firehouse Tango-Milonga 2 is open for Tango dancing again!
Terri's Firehouse Tango-Milonga II is an original and successful because of your loyalty to each other, our passion and mutual respect. This is what Tango is all about.
Let's enjoy the optics, sounds, and feeling that encompasses the Tango. Here are our Master Tango instructors Luis Ramirez and Analia Carreno in a timeless performance.
Tango is timeless. It is for all ages. It is an attitude. It is a learned skill. It is a technical and precise series of steps and moves in sync with each other and the music. It is courteous. It is respectful to one another. It is abandon and control, like opposite poles of a magnetic field attracting and repelling in sequence. It is what you make it. It is all up to you.
**"Tango Etiquette": In the art of Tango seduction, it is more than steps and moves, but mastering courtly conduct also. It projects an air of confidence but tempered by impeccable good manners.
Tango encourages our guys to "coax" the lady onto the dance floor, to "court" her , "beguile" her, "win" her into his masculine embrace. The gentleman is dashing, the lady is hesitantly demure.
First and foremost, it is always the ladies feminine discretion over her level of resistance before she is persuaded. In Tango, the gentleman has to win her over. Guys be gallantly chivalrous but resolute. Ladies be artfully coy but consenting. **
Look, Listen, Learn: Tango Terms -
MARCAR [mar-kar] from marque- to plot a course; guide. To lead. The man leas or guides the woman's movements and steps throughout the dance. He must communicate this to her though use of his body, hands, and arms so that she feel his lead and follow effectively; his foot pattern does not necessarily create the mark.
MOLINETE [ moh-lee-neh-tay] Windmill - wheel. A figure in which a partner [usually a woman] dances a grapevine action in a circle around the other, stepping- side-back-rise forward in a continuous manner. The man usually directs the woman around his body while he is position in the center of the turn.
HOT STUFF: This is a Milonga - [the dance] Watch our Master Tango instructors - Luis Ramirez and Analia Carreno on fire: