Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
toad.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Mastodon server operated by David Troy, a tech pioneer and investigative journalist addressing threats to democracy. Thoughtful participation and discussion welcome.

Administered by:

Server stats:

258
active users

toad.social: AboutProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.4.1

#tango

3 posts3 participants0 posts today
maco

Omg Erin of #ErinAndDoruk is the best!

A local tango teacher had commented on my right shoulder being lower than my left, and I knew that was the case because 13–14 years ago I noticed it when sewing. A PT had determined it wasn’t scoliosis or a leg length discrepancy, just my pelvis being twisted and told me how to reset it, but that doesn’t last by itself.

Activating all the core & pelvic muscles Erin told me to when dancing? They’re level.

#tango#ArgentineTango#posture
Continued thread
maco

Erin did her degree in dance and used to be a Pilates instructor before becoming a full time professional #tango dancer. She KNOWS how bodies move.

She’s also hypermobile like me.

She was able to pinpoint exactly what muscles I need to activate to dance without pain from my knee injury! And she pointed out specific steps that were putting me in dangerous positions and how to correct that and gave me exercises to help with the hypermobility-related problems.

maco

I’m now at the airport after spending the weekend at the home of #ErinAndDoruk in Michigan. It was a #tango fundamentals seminar; not “first day dancing,” but rather a fair bit of “tango theory,” understanding the structure of the dance and how to analyze figures in terms of the code of walking. And of course, how to execute them.

I also did the teacher training with them, since I’ve started substitute teaching in @dcqueertango

It was great! #ArgentineTango #dance

Continued thread
*
Katj_ann

"[Festivalorganisatorin] Astrid Weiske versteht #Tango als Sinnbild und Medium von respektvoller und achtsamer Begegnung, als getanzten Dialog zwischen zwei Menschen auf der Basis eines gleichberechtigten Austauschs – unabhängig von nationalen Grenzen und Kategorien wie Herkunft, Rasse, sexueller Orientierung oder sozialem Geschlecht. [...]"

#TangoArgentino #QueerTangoFestival Berlin

queertangofestival-berlin.de/

3/3

www.queertangofestival-berlin.de.:: WILLKOMMEN QUEERTANGO FESTIVAL BERLIN ::.Queer Tango Festival in Berlin 2025 - Workshops, Performances, in Berlin f�r Lesben, Schwule, Transgender and heterosexuel dancers
DC Queer Tango Collective
Yesterday we worked on our walks in the beginner class. Most of us yesterday’s group has actually been doing this a while, but it’s always good to return to the basics and shore up our foundations.

We thought about how we project, transfer weight, and collect, maintaining our hips level both side-to-side and front-to-back. We tried to keep our weight forward over the arches of our feet, knees relaxed, not tilting our ankles too far to either side. We worked on giving our arms and backs enough muscle tone to communicate well without being rigid. We thought about controlling that tone to convey “stop” when we wanted just a projection or a partial weight transfer.

After the práctica, we had our techniques class. We reviewed sacadas on front ochos and did exercises on elastically changing the distance within the embrace, so we can apply that to the sacada.

And we had a visitor who lives far from any major cities so rarely gets a chance to dance tango!

#tango #queerTango #queer #DC #DMV #WashingtonDC #queerDance #queerJoy
#QueerJoy
Continued thread
maco

Me, last night, to carpool buddy: “imagine if I’d started Pilates in 2012 when my doctor told me to. Well, second best time is now.”

Pilates teacher, today: “imagine if you’d started Pilates before tango.”

Yeah.
#pilates #tango #exercise

TrendingLive feeds
About