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shame in learning to dance?
Do not neglect the classics in your studies. Just as in music and art, you have at least to nod to the masters to know how it’s done. Fred and Ginger films should be issued on DVD as mandatory.
Decline with etiquette
Just as we are no longer in corsets it is now somewhat easier to decline a dance without totally wounding someone. Dance cards may have been abolished, but do not let the polite panache of courtship go with it.
If a hip-shaking Lothario shimmies over and starts to dance with you, it’s good manners to endure a split second to assess whether this is friend or foe. Then, either turn firmly away, with a smile, or perhaps do the opposite.
Quick get-aways include:
Sudden and extreme dehydration. An urgent call of nature can’t be argued with.
‘Oh my GOD! My top has JUST gone out of fashion, must dash.’
A sudden need to find a missing friend; or you have just spotted your long-lost fiancé over on the other side of the room.
‘Sorry, dancing JUST gone off trend – gotta fly.’
You urgently need to call your office – in New York. Thank God the way he grabbed you, reminded you.
Your heel has suddenly twinged; it’s about to snap. Curses.
All are highly effective and plausible, but develop your own and keep them a closely guarded secret.
Nights in can become essential research evenings. Watching in your leotard try Fame or Flashdance for frenetic moves, any Fred and Ginger or Singin’ in the Rain for tapping tips, Strictly Ballroom for your waltzing and Dirty Dancing for your wooing.
How to tango your way in and out of trouble
‘Heaven – I’m in heaven – and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak; and I seem to find the happiness I seek when we’re out together dancing, cheek to cheek’ Fred Astaire , in Top Hat , ‘Cheek to Cheek’, music and lyrics by Irving Berlin
They weren’t tangoing – but the lyrics still apply. Tango is a fusion of South American roots and flaming Spanish passion. Originating in Buenos Aires, the music comes first, then the rhythm then the moves. It is an intimate dance, not for the faint-hearted, but classier than the hip-gyrating salsa moves.
Being the most sensual of all partner dances it is only fitting that this is the glamorous tool you should use to dance your way out of a situation. Not enough people do this nowadays.
A brief history
In the early 1900s around 2 million immigrants arrived in Buenos Aires to make their fortunes in Argentina or Uruguay; many were single men, hoping to earn enough to return to Europe. They had nothing, and were penniless; it was all fairly desolate and bleak – but in the brothels and gangster-run streets they restored their male pride and danced their troubles away.
The dance is a blend of influences from Europe as well as South America. It takes traditional polkas, waltzes and mazurkas and mixes them with the Cuban milonga dance.
Rumour has it that in the first brothels men were picked by the women for their dancing skills and they only had three dances to prove themselves . . .
When dancing
Partners should be too close to see each other, and your feet should mingle into one. You should be so close that you can feel the beat of your partner’s heart. Try not to fret if this is the first time you have met him, this is the pulse for the rhythm of your dance. The woman needs to be submissive, ‘the follower’, and is led by the male who is called ‘the leader’. He basically twists and turns the follower as he desires, but shows her off to great advantage.
Don’t look at each other, and definitely no talking; you need to concentrate. Feel, trust and anticipate each other as you glide your way across the floor. This is why you have to find a strong and capable male leader to dance with, as it’s his fault if things go wrong.
Wear leather or more ideally suede-soled shoes; one distinct plus with this dance is that women HAVE to wear heels. These are a special
Do not neglect the classics in your studies. Just as in music and art, you have at least to nod to the masters to know how it’s done. Fred and Ginger films should be issued on DVD as mandatory.
Decline with etiquette
Just as we are no longer in corsets it is now somewhat easier to decline a dance without totally wounding someone. Dance cards may have been abolished, but do not let the polite panache of courtship go with it.
If a hip-shaking Lothario shimmies over and starts to dance with you, it’s good manners to endure a split second to assess whether this is friend or foe. Then, either turn firmly away, with a smile, or perhaps do the opposite.
Quick get-aways include:
Sudden and extreme dehydration. An urgent call of nature can’t be argued with.
‘Oh my GOD! My top has JUST gone out of fashion, must dash.’
A sudden need to find a missing friend; or you have just spotted your long-lost fiancé over on the other side of the room.
‘Sorry, dancing JUST gone off trend – gotta fly.’
You urgently need to call your office – in New York. Thank God the way he grabbed you, reminded you.
Your heel has suddenly twinged; it’s about to snap. Curses.
All are highly effective and plausible, but develop your own and keep them a closely guarded secret.
Nights in can become essential research evenings. Watching in your leotard try Fame or Flashdance for frenetic moves, any Fred and Ginger or Singin’ in the Rain for tapping tips, Strictly Ballroom for your waltzing and Dirty Dancing for your wooing.
How to tango your way in and out of trouble
‘Heaven – I’m in heaven – and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak; and I seem to find the happiness I seek when we’re out together dancing, cheek to cheek’ Fred Astaire , in Top Hat , ‘Cheek to Cheek’, music and lyrics by Irving Berlin
They weren’t tangoing – but the lyrics still apply. Tango is a fusion of South American roots and flaming Spanish passion. Originating in Buenos Aires, the music comes first, then the rhythm then the moves. It is an intimate dance, not for the faint-hearted, but classier than the hip-gyrating salsa moves.
Being the most sensual of all partner dances it is only fitting that this is the glamorous tool you should use to dance your way out of a situation. Not enough people do this nowadays.
A brief history
In the early 1900s around 2 million immigrants arrived in Buenos Aires to make their fortunes in Argentina or Uruguay; many were single men, hoping to earn enough to return to Europe. They had nothing, and were penniless; it was all fairly desolate and bleak – but in the brothels and gangster-run streets they restored their male pride and danced their troubles away.
The dance is a blend of influences from Europe as well as South America. It takes traditional polkas, waltzes and mazurkas and mixes them with the Cuban milonga dance.
Rumour has it that in the first brothels men were picked by the women for their dancing skills and they only had three dances to prove themselves . . .
When dancing
Partners should be too close to see each other, and your feet should mingle into one. You should be so close that you can feel the beat of your partner’s heart. Try not to fret if this is the first time you have met him, this is the pulse for the rhythm of your dance. The woman needs to be submissive, ‘the follower’, and is led by the male who is called ‘the leader’. He basically twists and turns the follower as he desires, but shows her off to great advantage.
Don’t look at each other, and definitely no talking; you need to concentrate. Feel, trust and anticipate each other as you glide your way across the floor. This is why you have to find a strong and capable male leader to dance with, as it’s his fault if things go wrong.
Wear leather or more ideally suede-soled shoes; one distinct plus with this dance is that women HAVE to wear heels. These are a special
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