Comments for Universalis http://petere.wordpress.com About a way... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:44:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Poema by René http://petere.wordpress.com/poema/#comment-1688 René Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:52:09 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/poema/#comment-1688 Hi Your comment and your YouTube selections are very dear to me. Listening to Poema is one of the great pleasures in my life, dancing to its music means even more to me (and my wife). Maybe playing this music on my accordeon might still add something from heaven to my earthly life: imagine me playing it while my tango friends are dancing! Unfortunately, I cannot find the music sheets of this wonderful music. Could you possibly give me a hint as to where I can download or buy it? Thank you in advance. Bye René Hi

Your comment and your YouTube selections are very dear to me. Listening to Poema is one of the great pleasures in my life, dancing to its music means even more to me (and my wife). Maybe playing this music on my accordeon might still add something from heaven to my earthly life: imagine me playing it while my tango friends are dancing!
Unfortunately, I cannot find the music sheets of this wonderful music. Could you possibly give me a hint as to where I can download or buy it? Thank you in advance.

Bye

René

]]> Comment on Poema by Vero http://petere.wordpress.com/poema/#comment-1680 Vero Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:12:59 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/poema/#comment-1680 There is our version of it :-): http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=nkzQFwsaBz0 There is our version of it :-): http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=nkzQFwsaBz0

]]> Comment on Homo futuris by Dr Abigail Abbott http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1679 Dr Abigail Abbott Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:20:59 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1679 WOW............I am a Cranio Sacral Osteopath, and this is what we do. We are concerned with the fluid mechanics of the Occiput and Sphenoid and the relationship of this 'cranial base' to the dura, brain, spinal cord, sacrum, and flow of cerebrospinal fluid.....to allow free flexion/extension motion. Much research has been done, but it has been a challenge to gel the findings of cranio sacral osteopathy with current scientific models of the function of the skull. We aim with treatment to restore motion to the SBS - sphenobasilar symphysis (joint between the occiput and sphenoid) WOW…………I am a Cranio Sacral Osteopath, and this is what we do. We are concerned with the fluid mechanics of the Occiput and Sphenoid and the relationship of this ‘cranial base’ to the dura, brain, spinal cord, sacrum, and flow of cerebrospinal fluid…..to allow free flexion/extension motion.

Much research has been done, but it has been a challenge to gel the findings of cranio sacral osteopathy with current scientific models of the function of the skull.

We aim with treatment to restore motion to the SBS - sphenobasilar symphysis (joint between the occiput and sphenoid)

]]> Comment on Homo futuris by Carl http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1678 Carl Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:19:08 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1678 When I read the title to the article from the Sunday Times, I thought..."the Chinese are going to be in trouble. If we're been "losing face" for 10,000 years, and knowing the Chinese propensity for wanting to "save face", they're going to be awfully contrite and embarassed about it all :P :-)" Seriously, though, it was a great documentary. Actually it was on TV today (SBS - Australia), and it was good to watch it over again. When I read the title to the article from the Sunday Times, I thought…”the Chinese are going to be in trouble. If we’re been “losing face” for 10,000 years, and knowing the Chinese propensity for wanting to “save face”, they’re going to be awfully contrite and embarassed about it all :P :-)”

Seriously, though, it was a great documentary. Actually it was on TV today (SBS - Australia), and it was good to watch it over again.

]]> Comment on Tango in medieval castle by petere http://petere.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/tango-in-medieval-castle/#comment-1676 petere Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:48:38 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-1676 So I went to the festival on sunday night in the Vaudeville theatre. It was the best night of the festival as usual, with great and funny impro demo's. <a href="http://www.milonga.be/2008/04/btf-sunday-salon-vaudeville/" rel="nofollow">Milonga.be has an article on it</a> So I went to the festival on sunday night in the Vaudeville theatre. It was the best night of the festival as usual, with great and funny impro demo’s. Milonga.be has an article on it

]]> Comment on Homo futuris by Mercedes Anzures http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1672 Mercedes Anzures Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:43:03 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1672 Vivo en México. Ayer (domingo 30 marzo) oasaron el documental. Es interesantísimo. Me gustaría poder conseguir una copia ¿alguien sabe como?. gracias Vivo en México. Ayer (domingo 30 marzo) oasaron el documental. Es interesantísimo. Me gustaría poder conseguir una copia ¿alguien sabe como?. gracias

]]> Comment on Tango steps notation by petere http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/tango-steps-notation/#comment-1669 petere Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:49:19 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/tango-steps-notation/#comment-1669 @Frede: The collection of short video clips of figure elements is a very interesting idea and I'm sure it can be very helpful. I also find myself recording workshops when allowed. It's a very good way to remember the steps, but when I do this I don't bother writing down the figure so that in the end I tend to forget the ones I recorded, maybe because portability and accessibility of such a video catalog is a problem. I have used my video iPod to carry around those videos until I had too much music and no more space on the iPod. The way I used my notes the first years was mostly by looking at a few figures to refresh my memory each time before I went to a milonga. This way I could best incorporate the elements into my regular dancing and expand my vocabulary. Now I tend to just pick one or two elements that I like from a workshop and try to incorporate them in my dancing the milonga's after that workshop. Anyway I think that after a while everyone creates his own catalog of favorite figures/elements that he uses a lot and that define his style. When the catalog is big enough there is less need for notation but I still find it useful for the continuing evolution of my dancing. The notes give me ideas to incorporate fresh elements or some steps that didn't work in the past can suddenly make sense. It's the joy of learning :) @Frede:
The collection of short video clips of figure elements is a very interesting idea and I’m sure it can be very helpful. I also find myself recording workshops when allowed. It’s a very good way to remember the steps, but when I do this I don’t bother writing down the figure so that in the end I tend to forget the ones I recorded, maybe because portability and accessibility of such a video catalog is a problem. I have used my video iPod to carry around those videos until I had too much music and no more space on the iPod.

The way I used my notes the first years was mostly by looking at a few figures to refresh my memory each time before I went to a milonga. This way I could best incorporate the elements into my regular dancing and expand my vocabulary.
Now I tend to just pick one or two elements that I like from a workshop and try to incorporate them in my dancing the milonga’s after that workshop.

Anyway I think that after a while everyone creates his own catalog of favorite figures/elements that he uses a lot and that define his style. When the catalog is big enough there is less need for notation but I still find it useful for the continuing evolution of my dancing. The notes give me ideas to incorporate fresh elements or some steps that didn’t work in the past can suddenly make sense. It’s the joy of learning :)

]]> Comment on Tango steps notation by Frede Stuber http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/tango-steps-notation/#comment-1668 Frede Stuber Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:48:26 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/tango-steps-notation/#comment-1668 I started tango 3 years ago, have spent a great deal of time trying to come up with a step notation for my own use. Now I have just read what you and Peter Forret have to say about this. My experience is exactly as yours: "looking back at my notes I notice that there is an evolution in my notation style that is parallel to my evolution, experience and knowledge as a dancer". My second to last notation version was very close to Forrets but now I am rapidly moving to a “vocabulary of steps and figures" version as you mention. I have also made a collection of very short video clips (e.g. from YouTube videos, DVD’s or class videos using QuickTime) of figure elements that are easy to learn and can be easily combined or improvised with. These videos, annotated with my vocabulary of steps and figures have resulted in a real boots to my learning speed. I sometimes even take them with me to milongas on my phone to have a quick look. I am quite convinced that this is the best way for learning at an intermediate or advanced level. Talking to others I have come to the conclusion that there could be a market for a DVD based on this principle. I started tango 3 years ago, have spent a great deal of time trying to come up with a step notation for my own use. Now I have just read what you and Peter Forret have to say about this. My experience is exactly as yours: “looking back at my notes I notice that there is an evolution in my notation style that is parallel to my evolution, experience and knowledge as a dancer”.

My second to last notation version was very close to Forrets but now I am rapidly moving to a “vocabulary of steps and figures” version as you mention.

I have also made a collection of very short video clips (e.g. from YouTube videos, DVD’s or class videos using QuickTime) of figure elements that are easy to learn and can be easily combined or improvised with. These videos, annotated with my vocabulary of steps and figures have resulted in a real boots to my learning speed. I sometimes even take them with me to milongas on my phone to have a quick look.

I am quite convinced that this is the best way for learning at an intermediate or advanced level. Talking to others I have come to the conclusion that there could be a market for a DVD based on this principle.

]]> Comment on Homo futuris by petere http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1667 petere Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:01:09 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1667 If you live in Belgium and have digital TV from Belgacom or Telenet you can use the service <a href="http://multiblog.vrt.be/wereldvancanvas/ooit-gemist-het-aanbod/" rel="nofollow">"ooit gemist"</a>. If you live in Belgium and have digital TV from Belgacom or Telenet you can use the service “ooit gemist”.

]]> Comment on Homo futuris by Hendrik http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1666 Hendrik Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:39:36 +0000 http://petere.wordpress.com/2006/01/27/homo-futuris/#comment-1666 I am very interested in a copy of thedocumentary Homo Futuris. Have you any idea where I can get a copy. I am very interested in a copy of thedocumentary Homo Futuris. Have you any idea where I can get a copy.

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