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Understanding the Mystery of the Embrace Part 1: Filling in the Blanks of Argentine Tango Book 2
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About Understanding The Mystery Of The Embrace Part
Product Description "Tango is the embrace." Do you dream of finally having a good tango embrace? Imagine if you, too, could have the kind that magical dances are made from? Most likely, you've only been given scattered pieces of information and left to figure it out yourself. But it seems to be taking a lot longer than you expected! Using clear illustrated instructions, this book guides you step by step through the process: The two most essential elements of the embrace. Shoes!!!!!!!!!! How to adjust and fine-tune your embrace when dancing socially. The Secrets of the Hinge and Double Hinge. Written for dancers of all ages and experiences, Understanding the Mystery of the Embrace Part 1 will give you the confidence and joy that come from having a good embrace. Ready to start enjoying tango dances more? Scroll up, Click on 'Buy Now with 1-Click', and Get Your Copy! Review Another useful addition to any Tango library no matter if you are just starting out, an experienced teacher, or want to understand the importance of the complexities of the embrace. This is Oliver Kent's second instalment in hisseries of books in which he is aiming to Fill in the Blanks of Argentine Tango although this is not a follow on to the previous book. The first book in the series: Enjoy Getting the DancesYou Want, concentrated on the situations that arise in the social milonga of argentine tango with particular focus on people who partake. This new book's focus is far more elemental and is based on the first thing we should all learn when starting tango: The Embrace. Explained over the course of 99 pages and 9 Chapters Kent goes into detail on the importance of the embrace, posture, types of embrace, before finishing with how making the embrace work for social dancing, the double hinge, and using a framework of building a tower as an example. A large proportion of the book (nearly 30 pages) is understandably dedicated to tango posture, even though it has its own chapter, the topic is extended into the next two chapters including the highlight of the book, Chapter 4: Shoes. The author explains how different footwear such as high heels, flats, socks and even ballet shoes influence your posture and ultimately how it can affect your tango style. There is also a useful section on how to look after your dance shoes. Other notable highlights of the book include the chapters that look at how grounded-ness and lightness can affect the dance and the comparisons on open, V and close embraces. This book has significantly different tone toKent's previous book in the series, although it is still very easy to read. Whereas 'Enjoy Getting the Dances You Want' was very conversional in writing style and was more of a commentary to situations that arise and possible ways for how to deal with them, this book is far more instructional. The author has kept his use of quotes from famous tango dances to introduce concepts and has kept his comical elements with quotes from a number of sources including Stargate SG1 to emphasise his point. As far as the instructions are concerned Kent has drawn from a number of sources to give examples to his points including yoga technique and analogies such as WWE wrestling. The author has made extensive use of illustrations by Oscar B Frise to give visual examples and walkthroughs of the technique and exercises presented in the book. Overall the book is well structured making sure the reader, no matter if the reader is a complete beginner or a professional tango dancer, is well informed of the reasons why the technique and choices are important and the impact those choices have. This is another great addition to any tango library and is another stable block in the tower that Oliver Kent is creating with his series. If I have any criticism I would say it would have been nice to see a section comparing the differences in embraces between the different styles of Argentine Tango, however this may appear in Part 2!
