tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post2376430909838308538..comments2009-05-04T23:04:39.219-07:00Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814965814308408209elizabethbrinton@gmail.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post-67276725687193487092009-05-04T23:04:00.000-07:002009-05-04T23:04:00.000-07:00Johhanna, I still wanna make it look a little more elegant however. But meantime...just plan to enjoy.<br />Thanks for the boost.<br />EElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814965814308408209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post-29197404720198155872009-05-04T23:01:00.000-07:002009-05-04T23:01:00.000-07:00Good girl!Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03224087264094534260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post-84531033718118560002009-05-04T22:29:00.000-07:002009-05-04T22:29:00.000-07:00Johanna, you make a good point about the comparison to all the YouTube videos. I was not really taking that into account. <br />Feel much better.<br />EElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814965814308408209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post-81335620559803826932009-05-04T16:43:00.000-07:002009-05-04T16:43:00.000-07:00It is very rare that the outside looks like what the inside feels. <br /><br />When we look at ourselves dancing socially in a video, we are watching through YouTube-trained eyes. We are judging our social dancing by performance yardsticks. I'm wholeheartedly with Liz: if you and your partner are happy, and you are always in demand, what could be better?Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03224087264094534260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post-36154043695619704112009-05-04T12:20:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:20:00.000-07:00Liz,<br />XOXO<br />EElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814965814308408209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post-78024084042384510472009-05-04T12:18:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:18:00.000-07:00Hi Elizabeth: How uncanny! Alan and I were talking last night about how you can't really tell much about a dancer by the way he looks on the floor. I think we have all had the experience of finally being asked to dance by Mr. McDreamy only to discover he is AWFUL -- and the converse of being asked by a plump little guy who walks with a limp and then spending the rest of our dance life cabaceo-ing him like crazy because he is the sweetest, most musical thing in dance shoes. And don't be so hard on yourself -- I've seen you dance and you have the loveliest intention toward your partner -- it's clear that you are listening and experiencing every moment. Who wouldn't want a woman like that in their arms? You can always learn to have pretty feet -- you can't learn to have a pretty soul.Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post-8126675974851957782009-05-04T12:17:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:17:00.000-07:00Right, MT, and it sure does feel good to me...so maybe just a little refinement of technique is what I need. But to chase that down with a lot of energy just detracts from my goal in tango I think, which is to relax, to enjoy, to transport and be transported..<br />But as you know, we like to look good. I suppose it is natural to focus on it a little.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814965814308408209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16759375.post-36683536115223527852009-05-03T15:44:00.000-07:002009-05-03T15:44:00.000-07:00I have to keep reminding myself that if it feels good to me and my partner, I shouldn't spend lots of time worrying about how it looks to everyone else. Of course, I still want to see a video of myself. ;)ModernTanguerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10040745494540069595noreply@blogger.com