Tentative steps in Milonga
The addictive character of tango has been long described and documented. The absence of tango is easier to bear thanks to the web. Read, watch and listen: I can't wait to dance again!
So let me share with you a beautiful dance from Igor Polk and Teressa. Igor happens to write one of the best tango blog in my opinion and is definitely my inspiration for writing myself. Let's hope I will do justice to the wonderful words he has been sharing with us for years... In the meantime, get inspired: http://www.virtuar.com/tango/tango_weblog.htm
Now let's dance! I have always been slightly apprehensive of milongas: the speed, the elegance and the musicality seemed so hard to master at first. It's all about joy: joy to be here, joy to share, joy of the music too even if it is interlaced more often than not with melancholy. Watching Igor and Teressa there is a beautiful energy flowing through and true complicity. I like the supple rigidity and tension sometimes seen in the embrace. I love the simplicity of the little steps around the 50sec mark. Tiny little sliding drawers full of violins. Typical milonga steps so useful to get you out of a tight spot surrounded by swirling couples and snappy ganchos.
What is your dearest milonga step? Inspired by this post?
