tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post8458616164317579633..comments2023-07-08T02:39:59.762-07:00Comments on Confessions Of A Tango Dancer: 4 Secrets To George Garcia's "Lush Connection"Mark Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03624215008409343913noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-61137703360013177162008-04-09T11:40:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:40:00.000-07:00My Dear 5 Year Old Nephew,As always, you make very...My Dear 5 Year Old Nephew,<BR/>As always, you make very smart comments. You're right--they do dance like they're in love--all great dancers do. These dancers are just friends, though. But when two great dancers share a tango they connect in a way that it looks like they're in love for those 3 minutes. And then they go back to being friends.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your wonderful comment!<BR/>Love,<BR/>MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-41875838437455449212008-04-09T11:34:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:34:00.000-07:00Yes, Red Shoes, I danced with a woman last week wh...Yes, Red Shoes, I danced with a woman last week who had just gone through George Garcia's "Naughty Tricks" workshop for women, which she loved. She used a number of them on me and they definitely got my attention. Thank you George Garcia--may you continue to spread this wonderful teaching.<BR/><BR/>Let the naughtiness continue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-26748969314588268362008-04-03T10:54:00.000-07:002008-04-03T10:54:00.000-07:00Uncle Mark, are these people in love? They dance ...Uncle Mark, are these people in love? They dance like they are in love. The man has a black dress and the girl has a pink dress, that's how you know they are in love. I love you, you can come over to play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-91244759340518812042008-04-02T08:56:00.000-07:002008-04-02T08:56:00.000-07:00George is such a treat to learn from...I took a wo...George is such a treat to learn from...I took a workshop from him a while back on "dirty tricks"--it was a wonderful reminder of the playfulness available in tango, and the power of the follower.Red Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826132596078871131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-82973104257990373842008-04-01T21:55:00.000-07:002008-04-01T21:55:00.000-07:00I'm happy to hear that, Anonymous. There should be...I'm happy to hear that, Anonymous. There should be more classes that just focus on creating a "lush connection". The more I tango the more I realize that if there's not an excellent connection, the rest doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-88638800055442463502008-04-01T21:45:00.000-07:002008-04-01T21:45:00.000-07:00Yes, Alex--George was here by himself on this trip...Yes, Alex--George was here by himself on this trip, so I'm guessing Kai was home holding down the classes/milonga fort back in Hawaii. Everyone knows George is such a bright tango light, but having seen Kai on YouTube dancing with him, she looks like a fantastic tanguera, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-36379558919789799132008-04-01T21:22:00.000-07:002008-04-01T21:22:00.000-07:00That's a great point, Sappho. Actually, when I too...That's a great point, Sappho. Actually, when I took privates with Oscar & Georgina they focused a lot on the importance of the "up & down of tango", too. <BR/><BR/>If you're not already, you really should be teaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-42857610222719622562008-04-01T15:43:00.000-07:002008-04-01T15:43:00.000-07:00I've only been dancing for 6 months, so I'm a begi...I've only been dancing for 6 months, so I'm a beginner really. Someone danced with me in an embrace that didn't quite recognised, but it was truly wonderful and I've loved dancing with him every since. I do believe it sounds something like what you've been describing..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-38427820060755352272008-04-01T14:08:00.000-07:002008-04-01T14:08:00.000-07:00Not to veer of topic, but you talk about George......Not to veer of topic, but you talk about George...what about his "dusky jewel" of a wife, Kai? Does she stay back in Hawai'i?AlexTangoFuegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021896615610939454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620431287674527501.post-22399111119341083932008-04-01T09:14:00.000-07:002008-04-01T09:14:00.000-07:00Also, it is the source of your 3rd dimension of ta...Also, it is the source of your 3rd dimension of tango - the up and down of tango. For a fully involved tango, leads can raise their shoulder in such an embrace to embellish their tango for an "up" movement. It can be done with both shoulders for a full up or just the right shoulder for a half up. This causes the follow to raise her shoulder along with yours (done to the music of course), or in a gancho you raise your shoulder as her leg wraps around yours and she (hopefully) raises her leg up and over yours for a different kind of gancho, instead of swinging her leg out of the gancho. <BR/><BR/>I can't begin to tell you how important the embrace is. It can make or break a dance.Vixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384728660987180233noreply@blogger.com