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바깥 선과, 안쪽 선이 또한 고속도로와 다르군요!
To experienced dancers, the following guidelines of Tango
dance etiquette are usually well known, but not often discussed. For
new dancers, it's good to know what's what to help avoid embarrassing,
awkward, or unsafe situations. In any case, following these guidelines
can help to maximize your Tango dance experience.
1. At a Tango milonga (dance), couples dance Tango counter-clockwise
around the dance floor. The faster "lanes" are those toward the outside
of the counter- clockwise line of dance. The slower "lanes" are toward
the center. As you dance, refrain from cutting across these lanes, cutting
through the center, and dancing backward to the line-of-dance especially
on a crowded dance floor.
2. If you are not dancing, show respect to those who are by not walking
through the busy dance floor and by staying clear of the dance space.
For example, while others are dancing, do not stand in the dance lanes
and talk. On the dance floor, real estate is always in demand. First
prioity goes to the dance and the dancers. Give them room.
3. If you are trying to show your partner a new step, move to a distant
corner or non-dance area for your demonstration and discussion.
4. The safety of your partner and surrounding dancers is your first
concern. Both leader and follower should always be alert to the presence
of other dancers infront, to the sides, and in back to help avoid collisions.
If a collision occurs, try to soften the collision by bringing your
arms in and stopping movement. Afterwards be polite and friendly, even
if it was not your fault. To a large extent, dancing on a crowded Tango
dance floor is an exercise in avoiding collisions in a safe, creative,
and fun fashion.
5. No one likes being kicked, run into, or stepped on, so on a crowded
dance floor, avoid aggressive movements, high boleos, hard-hitting ganchos,
and leg extensions. If you feel you are about to step on someone, hopefully
not your partner, try to not follow through with the stepping action
to soften the blow of your foot landing on another's. Also, leaders
keep your left arm down and about shoulder height with your left elbow
down and fairly close to your side. It's not fun on a crowded dance
floor having to duck when another dancer swings around with their partner
and the leads left hand is three feet in the air and three inches from
your nose.
6. On a crowded dance floor, "showboating" in the outer fast lane is
frowned on since it usually stops dancers coming from behind from making
forward progress and it usually involves steps that are not safe to
the surrounding dancers. Remember, it's not the Olympics or "show time",
it's social dance, so relax and have fun. If you feel the need to do
a little showboating, move to the center of the floor where you can
stop and do multiple ochos or molinetes, for example, and not stop forward
line-of-dance movement.
7. For the leaders, if you absolutely must travel backwards to line-of-dance,
look to the rear first. For the followers, as any dance pattern unfolds,
be alert to dancers potentially in the way and let the leader know of
a possible collision verbally, by a hand squeeze, or by pulling your
partner closer, or all of these, especially on a crowded dance floor.
8. If a dance couple in front of you stops, then either dance around
them, mark time or use a Tango side-rocking step, for example, to continue
dancing until they move.
9. Followers, do not backlead. Not only does it make leading more difficult,
but it also makes it more difficult for the leader to avoid collisions.
10. It's ok to smile and have fun on the Tango dance floor. The Tango
police have stopped giving citations for this, at least in the San Francisco
Bay Area.
11. For more experienced dancers, set a good example for beginners:
be patient, polite and sensitive. It is acceptable to give advice, provided
it is asked for first, or provided you first ask permission to make
an "observation" or a "comment". Remember you where once a beginner.
A harsh or insensitive, but well intended "comment" can still ruin someone's
evening.
12. Last but not least: Argentine Tango is an intimate and elegant dance.
For a pleasent experience, good hygiene is essential; bathe before lessons
or dancing and use deodorant. Use breath fresheners frequently. No or
minimal talking while dancing; focus on dancing and floor traffic. Hold
off on the aftershave and perfume. Some people are sensitive to them.
If you perspire, use a towel or handkerchief often. People as a rule
don't like dance partners that are walking wet towels (in the literal
sense.) So men, if you perspire heavily, use a towel, take a break and
cool down, bring an extra shirt, and change into it at halftime. This
is social dance, go to the track if you want an aerobic workout. If
you wear glasses, consider contact lenses or removing your glasses while
dancing unless you can't see where you're dancing. Getting whacked in
the head with someone glasses as they turn their head is not pleasent.
One last thing, PLEASE, no jeans, sweat shirts, tennis shoes, or other
similar causal attire when you take lessons or go to a dance. Tango
is an elegant dance, dress up.
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