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| From Patrick J. Lademan |
When I was tidying my notes, I found something really wonderful (I actually forgot I had such amazing stuff) that I have to share with every one. Please note that the copy right stamp, I DO NOT develop such. My major focus is Latin Dancing, though Argentine Tango is also my love.
© 2009 Patrick J. Lademan
Forward posture
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Place all your weight back on the inside edge of your right heel
Rest your left foot on the floor next to your right foot
Align your head over your spine
Align your shoulders over your hips
Align your hips over your knees
Align your knees over your ankles
Reach as high as you can with your arms while keeping your right heel on the floor
Visualize moving your hip forward as you do the next 3 steps
Hinge forward from your right angle
Bend your right knee to keep your body vertical
Move your entire body forward 4 inches
Feel your weight shift from your heel to about 50% on your inside metatarsal and 50% heel
Keep your heel on the floor
Spread you toes out and relax them
The goal is to have your spine aligned so that you can dance for hours without back pain
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Hips
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Place your hands on the top sides of your hips
Relax your hip
Using your hands rotate your tailbone forward and back several times to feel the full range of motion
Rotate your tailbone forward so that it is tucked in
Keep your butt tucked in to prevent lumbar pain
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Shoulders
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Stretch your arms out from your side about 45 degrees from your body
Relax your shoulders
Rotate your palms from palms down to palms up
As you rotate your palms up, feel your shoulders gently turn back
The goal is to have your shoulders down, back and relaxed but do not arch your back
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Rotation
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Place all weight on inside edge of one foot
Move your body into posture
Reach your arms up as high as they can while keeping weight on your heel
Keep your hips facing forward, rotate your shoulders as far as possible clockwise then
counterclockwise without moving your hip
Do the same on the other foot
The goal is to rotate with ease while keeping the vertical posture
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Practice
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Regardless of the embrace, the step or rotation of your body, do not compromise your posture
Regardless of the height or width of your partner, do not compromise your posture for anyone
Be in this posture whenever you are standing during a tango lesson, standing waiting to dance, walking from the car to the Milonga, waiting in line, cooking dinner, washing dishes, cutting the grass
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Metaphor
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Men are masculine and strong like Superman. Superman is very strong and confident yet gentle with the ladies.
Ladies are feminine and strong like the Queen of the ball. The Queen of the ball can walk confidently and elegantly with books on her head.
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