Monthly Archives: July 2008

Preparatory V

Posted on July 30, 2008 by LimerickTango

A Mordida. Simple case of lead a backward ocho or two. On her backward ocho to the closed side stop her and catch her foot with your right. Sandwich her foot by placing your left foot on the other side … Continue reading →

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Limerick Argentine Tango Night, August 16th

Posted on July 29, 2008 by LimerickTango

Limerick Argentine Tango Night Venue: The Bank, 62 O’Connell St, Limerick Date: August 16th Time: 9pm to 1am Cost: €15 At this point I would like to thank Alexander Zabara of zabara.org for the original picture.

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When in Rome

Posted on July 29, 2008 by LimerickTango

Much is made of the Codigos of argentine tango and the various attempts to transplant them to tango scences outside of Buenos Aires. This is not a post about the merits of the codigos but about why it is pointless … Continue reading →

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Nuevo Escrima

Posted on July 28, 2008 by LimerickTango

Is possibly what Jules Jacob could have called his seminal 1887 tract that established the epee as a distinct weapon from the french foil. He didn’t. Instead he called it Le Jeu De L’Epee but his reasoning and his reception … Continue reading →

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Good following

Posted on July 25, 2008 by LimerickTango

In writing this I am very aware that I am touching on a subject that I know very little about following. Most of my experience in this area is as a foil to Veronica as she was trying to work … Continue reading →

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Wood for the trees

Posted on July 23, 2008 by LimerickTango

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few. -Shunryu Suzuki So many times I meet people who are daunted by the sheer infinity of possibilities in tango. (Hurray! for improvised dance.) Leaders … Continue reading →

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Preparatory IV

Posted on July 22, 2008 by LimerickTango

The walk and turns. Beginning first with the structure of the turn, moving in a straight line. Changing to turns proper, focusing on the turn being led. That the continuation of the turn being physical momentum instead of mind or … Continue reading →

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More walking

Posted on July 22, 2008 by LimerickTango

I have changed my YouTube search methodology recently. Rather than search for particular dancers I have taken to searching for a particular piece of music to see how different dancers interpret it. The most recent search was for El Recodo, … Continue reading →

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My foot!

Posted on July 21, 2008 by LimerickTango

Slightly inspired by the previous post, and by other recent observations, I have come to the conclusion that human beings are not designed with eye-foot co-ordination in mind. Far too often one sees dancers crucify themselves by trying to watch … Continue reading →

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Just plain awkward looking

Posted on July 18, 2008 by LimerickTango

The reason for him to place his feet between hers, I can understand. His need to have his nose shoved in her armpit while doing it, I can’t. From Leone in the Vuelvo al sur pool on Flickr.

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