This past weekend I put Her Puppiness in her crate and went to a Tango weekend workshop taught by Margaret Spore. This one was on Close Embrace & Milonga. Close embrace is a style of dance where the couple looks like they are madly in love, regardless. It provoked a lot of lively conversation. A warm fuzzy atmosphere. And I found it easier to tell where my partner was leading me.
I’m short and the first man I danced with is tall. I told him I was glad I liked the color of his shirt. During the class, I discovered the variety of smells of many armpits. Rather enlightening! And fun. One person; four legs.
Milonga is a dance style, based on African Tribal rhythms. It’s done stepping on each beat. A heavier step. Very different from classical tango, but with many of the same moves. It can go very fast (the music, the dancing) and I was very pleasantly tired after the classes. Too bad Lila can’t dance yet.
Posted by leya at January 16, 2006 08:08 PM