You know how people sometimes compare sex and tango? And how some will go so far as to say that a good tanda is almost as good as (if not better) than sex?
I have always been firmly convinced that, if comparisons must be made, then (good) sex is BETTER than tango.
But I am beginning to foster some grave doubts as to whether sex is really better than -
a really good MILONGA!
Yes, I´ve had a couple of fantastic milongas yesterday, and by the end of the set I was in that state of insane bliss (you know, that one..) and floated home sur un nuage, insanely smiling at the few loosers sharing the last métro with me.
I have become something of a milonga addict. And I think men who also love milonga can feel it.
I have a hunch though that men who CAN dance milonga (I won´t say dance it well, with milonga you either can dance it, or you cannot. Full stop.) are really thin on the ground - perhaps more so then good lovers.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Better than sex?!
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Oh, how well I understand this feeling, being a milonga addict myself!It can be such a reckless delight that leaves you breathless, happy, yet also bewildered. And so does (sometimes) good sex:-)
Sex and dance are very close related, of course. When you see someone dancing, you can tell pretty much how he/she will be in bed. And when you dance something like tango with that person, is like share a kiss: You know how it will be the chemistry between you too (we call it "tener piel").
I'm not quite sure if understand the expression being "really thin on the ground" but yes, a men or women who can dance milonga are gonna be very good in bed (specially if they are good in tango too)
I partially agree with your saying about milonga. Like tango canyengue, or even like salsa, candombe, cumbia, and that kind of rhythm, you dance milonga or you not. "Tenés el sabor" or not. If you have it you are not going to dance bad, but of course, you can have it and dance good, really good, extremely good, etc.
Hmmm... I think I will write about this too, maybe.
Besos!
PD. I have some more cumbia to deliver :P
Hmmmmmm... Señor Tanguillo (hola! qué tal?:)- I am not entirely convinced about the parallel of how one dances and what they are like in bed - but maybe this is due to a lack of empirical evidence on my side... it´s quite a common belief, I know, but I think there´s a bit more to both sex and dancing... but then, who knows, I haven´t been to bed with all my dance partners, nor have I danced with all my lovers.. the matter would certainly deserve a wider study, but I am not sure that I am willing to undertake it myself:) I think I´ll leave it to Tangoscopio, I´m sure it would make a splendid article;)
´Thin on the ground´ just means rare, hard to find.
Oh but of course, if you enjoy dancing with someone, and you really mesh, there is some (sometimes loads) of chemistry... To make a long story short: just send over the cumbia!;)Besos
Oh yes, you can definitely tell when a follower loves milonga and that usually feeds back and makes it even more fun.
I don't really understand why leaders have problems with milonga compared to tango. For me it was always a simpler dance than tango. Because you tend to dance every beat plus double time steps, it has to be kept simple.
But then I've been told by many followers that relatively few leaders have a good sense of rhythm, which would obviously cause problems with leading a milonga!
And the bliss thing happens for leaders too when the right combination of follower and music happens.
I also love Vals which has a lovely energy of it's own and is so smooth and flowing. For me though, Vals needs space on the dance floor as I love to travel and there's nothing more frustrating than continual blockages in the line of dance.
CDT,
So did U have a orgasm when danced with Javier shoeless? :-) You don't have to answer that.
This is a milonga month for me: Omar Vega'workshop and a few privates with Silvina Valz. Although, I am still not convinced that I am good milonga con traspie material.
How are you otherwise?
TP
David, I actually have this theory that to dance milonga well, you must love milonga, nothing less will do;) I also find it hard to understand what some leaders mean when they say they can´t hear the rhythm of milonga, since it is much more pronounced than that of tango; though I reckon it can be fairly complicated - if you really listen to the rhythm and don´t dance every beat, or dance off-beats (or contratiempos, sincopadas, what do you call them..?), it does require a sharp ear.
I used to adore vals, too, but, like I said - a really good milonga...:)
TP, I am shocked:) FYI I did NOT have an orgasm when I danced with Javier in his socks - we were just messing around! Besides, it was more like an ice revue on that floor, I remember just holding on for dear life:)))
I do envy you the privates with Silvina Valz! And I´m looking forward to your milonga dancing;)
Otherwise.. todo bien.. in the porteño sense of the word (hysterical smile)
Besos
Well, milonga is rhythm! At least that's how I hear it. I've been to dances where the only tracks that get me off my seat are the milongas. But I tend to dance to the strongest rhythm whether it's milonga, tango or vals so milonga wins out there.
I guess we all hear different things in music and for some, the rhythm isn't what gets them going. There is a leader who started in the same class as me and for him it's the melody that he follows and he dances a milonga as if it's a neo-tango!
It took me a lot longer to get into vals than milonga, so if we ever get to dance one day I'll show you my interpretation of a milonga and a vals and you can decide what's best then;-)
Now I understand why my milonga lead is so strong....(grin)
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