Originally Posted by Jennifer_F:
“There is nothing wrong in standing still in dance, as long as its done in the right way and is meaningful. I fully get what Bruno meant. I can also remember at last years British nationals at the start of the Paso, both Neil and Katya just stood still for at least 8 bars of music - perfectly still, not moving at all, whilst everyone else was well into their routines. It worked for them, they retained their title.
Even in something like Tango, we were always taught never be afraid to stand still, - too many couples race round the room and that is not a characteristic of Tango. Incidentally the coach that told us " never be afraid of standing still" was a former World Champion and in all his Professional career was never ever beaten at Tango, so he does know what he is talking about.
I have seen in a top International competition, where again in Tango, a couple stood still, initially as there was a couple in their way. They stood and stood, maintaining their fabulous posture and frame, their dynamic personality and floor presence commanded your attention. After many bars of music, the entire audience broke into rapturous applause. It was amazing.
Nothing wrong in standing still.”
I totally agree with you, in relation to dance in general, except the the OP post was about Argentine Tango - that is, Ore and Joanne's version of it.
We do not stand still in Argentine Tango, except at the very beginning before we start to actually dance.
Whilst dancing we have some very quiet, slow moments but, unless the performance is very 'nuevo' and therefore slightly out of the box, we don't do any
standing around and the movement is continuous. The man leads so standing still for him is not an option.
It is not at all like Ballroom Tango.