Woman weight to be lifted in tricks?

[Dissonant Harmony]

Well... she could jump into your arms.

Good things I have been told I have the instincts of a father!

Yep, It's "proper " A/Tango. More into advanced styling, with the Hip lift being fairly common place ,

Thank you! This dance was very interesting to watch - it actually made me want to dance Argentinian Tango as well.

-Plus I really liked the music!

 

[terence]

Good things I have been told I have the instincts of a father!


Thank you! This dance was very interesting to watch - it actually made me want to dance Argentinian Tango as well.

-Plus I really liked the music!

Most that begin T/Arg, never quit .
The variety of styles are also interesting, from Nuevo to Milonga ,and Tango Waltz ; it has more " drama ", dance wise than any social dance..

 

[DiVachata]

Oh my , you liked it Dissonant ! Then you have to watch this:
Its called milonga, a quicker paced Tango

youtube . com / watch?v=_4G03HpzArc

 

[DiVachata]

Just to clarify that while for lifts the weight does matter, the posture is even more important. If we forget about lifts, I have danced social normal moves with ladies that were 80-90kg (or more) and felt light as a feather but also with super thin girls that almost broke my back. It is a lot about the centre of gravity of the lady.

Thanks! Any other tips Live2Dance ?

 

[Live2dance]

Thanks! Any other tips Live2Dance ?

Any time DiVachata! My advice is to reduce the lifts to a minimum especially in a social context. I enjoy watching dancers which are "grounded", in other words they "feel" the floor or push/apply pressure into the floor if you like. If you are going to do a lift then the same push into the floor should be there but this time "through" your partner. This is why you both need to have good postures/frames and be close to each other during the lift or risk both of you ending on the floor.

But as I said above, my advice is to reduce lifts and concentrate on the quality of the dance. Especially this "grounded" feeling. Bigger ladies are usually more grounded than thin ones as they prefer to really step every step (transfer fully their weight) while more often thin ladies tend to keep their weight in the middle. Full weight transfer helps the dance a lot and this is why I don't mind at all dancing with bigger ladies. In fact, I would say that up there, on my top 3 dance experiences are 1 if not 2 ladies which were definately rounder but dancing with them was divine. One was an Italian lady called the "queen of reggaeton". Amazing! So don't worry too much about size but focus more on quality.

 

[Offbeat]

na.

Whatever floats your boat. In fact if you were in LA you'd probably be considered a low key dancer.

WTH yuca ? You don't even live in LA! I don't think lifts are common in LA social dancing.

 

[DJ Yuca]

Apologies to the LA salseros, however to be fair they did make a name for themselves back in the 90s as tricks fanatics. Glad to hear that's no longer the case.

Incidentally I have already been corrected:

I live in LA and go out a lot and never seen tricks on the dance floor when social dancing. Dips.. yes.

Glad to hear it. Looks like that era has been consigned to the history books.

 

[DiVachata]

Any time DiVachata! My advice is to reduce the lifts to a minimum especially in a social context. I enjoy watching dancers which are "grounded", in other words they "feel" the floor or push/apply pressure into the floor if you like. If you are going to do a lift then the same push into the floor should be there but this time "through" your partner. This is why you both need to have good postures/frames and be close to each other during the lift or risk both of you ending on the floor.

But as I said above, my advice is to reduce lifts and concentrate on the quality of the dance. Especially this "grounded" feeling. Bigger ladies are usually more grounded than thin ones as they prefer to really step every step (transfer fully their weight) while more often thin ladies tend to keep their weight in the middle. Full weight transfer helps the dance a lot and this is why I don't mind at all dancing with bigger ladies. In fact, I would say that up there, on my top 3 dance experiences are 1 if not 2 ladies which were definately rounder but dancing with them was divine. One was an Italian lady called the "queen of reggaeton". Amazing! So don't worry too much about size but focus more on quality.

Sorry been MIA in some tango workshops that happen once in a blue moon around here so you cant miss them ! Super advice !!! Awesome, yes !
The push of the ground now I recall those words from a workshop taken about 3 years ago and can relate it to tricks too.

Im glad you had a great dance with the rounder girls thats cute !!

 

[MacMoto]

I ask cuz want to try out for performance team and want to give it a try first in socials after losing weight last year. Hoping someone will be helpful with a reply.

You've already received good advice, but I'd like to stress that you should NOT try lifts in socials! Lifts and tricks require very specific training, and you risk injuring yourself or your partner if you don't know what you are doing. Both you and your partner need to have core strength and know the exact technique used.

When I was in a student team, our choreography included a shoulder-height lift. The instructor demonstrated it first with his favourite tricks partner and it worked fine, but when he did it with another teacher (who was very slight and slim but hadn't practised the lift enough), it didn't quite work, and he pulled a muscle and was in pain for a few days as a result.