Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Ney Melo and Jeniffer Bratt

This past Fri-Sun was a delicious tango weekend in Gainesville with Ney and Jeniffer.



A pair of nice young people, great dancers, enthusiastic teachers, and very, very friendly and approachable, they represent a very nice blend of classic and modern tango. The most noticeable feature is the posture they promote. I recognize it with many dancers today, most notably Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa.



That posture is where the torso is slightly bent forward with the weight straight on top of the middle of the feet with straight legs, for the most part. It allows for a great degree of freedom of movement between the two dancers while maintaining close connection and an illusion of leaning. One must be careful, though, not to bend lower back forward which may result in an injury.

It was really a very nice weekend tango escape with a great group of friends from Tallahassee, Gainesville, Tampa area and anywhere in between.