October 11th, 2005
Vals vs Milonga
“Milonga, we dance on the rhythm; valse, we dance on the melody.”
“Milonga, we dance with the beat; valse, we dance with the distance – the distance between 2 steps.”
Dancing Milonga
“You’re (follower) like the water in the glass, I’m (leader) the glass.”
About Walking
“Make the follower walks on the beat, your (leader) step is just the consequence of that move.”
Walking in Vals
“Enjoy the axis! As if you step on one spot and you don’t want to go away.”
Notes of a Vals workshop and a private lesson with Julio y Corina in Hong Kong, October 2005
Julio & Corina’s insights on milonga vs valse are very illuminating. I love their classes during the 3rd Taipei Tango Festival.