You love the Argentine tango and regularly conduct classes and a workshop under the guidance of great teachers. Nevertheless, you feel that you have something missing on the dance floor. If you so wish, it’s time to hire a personal tango fitness trainer! No, I did not write it wrong. You need a personal fitness trainer, not a dance coach. You already have enough tango instructors, now you need someone else. If you're interested, read on.
On the surface, Argentine tangos are not too different from those in everyday life. Instructors often tell us to walk as we walk down the street. But whatever we do, our dance is not like tango. In fact, the more we try to imitate the instructors, the more movements become uncomfortable.
Although most leaders try to lead their followers as carefully as they can, she never moves because she is “supposedly”; therefore, the leaders are ultimately pushed or pulled with arms and hands to tell her what kind of intentional movement this is. However, followers complain that leaders have no idea how to lead and push them all the time.
What we lack is the basic physical ability of tango dancing in Argentina. Any dance, in fact, any act requires the use of a specific muscle group, and many casual Argentine tango dancers do not have sufficient muscle strength, flexibility or coordination of tango dance.
Take back Ocho. This is one of the most basic movements in tango, but few can do it right! Why is this? This is due to the fact that most people lack strength in their groups of abdominal muscles, leg muscles (toes to hips), flexibility of the lower back and legs, coordination of each muscle group and a sense of balance.
If you are serious about any kind of sport, you know how important all this is. In tennis or baseball, when you hit the ball, how much you can hit the ball depends on how well your abdominal muscles and muscles are developed, and how well you can coordinate them, and not how strong your upper body muscles are ( although a strong upper body helps).
Unfortunately, many people who love tango often don’t play sports, and they don’t understand the benefits of muscle development. Even people who exercise regularly often miss important target areas for dance, and, besides the general health benefits, their efforts are not reflected in their dancing art.
For example, take Yoga. Yoga will develop flexibility, strength and a sense of balance and, in general, is very useful for dancing. However, since most movements in Yoga are performed slowly, without any other additional exercises, the practice of yoga is not directly translated into dance art.
Can we develop these physical capabilities just by practicing tango?
Yes you can. This has been done by many tango dancers. Under the supervision of a good tango instructor, if you train an hour a day, you will certainly explode the ability. You can also practice backwards 10-15 minutes at a time, but without the necessary strength and flexibility you can do them wrong and you can develop bad habits. Another problem is that some tango instructors do not know how to help their students develop certain muscle groups. Because the movements are so natural to them, they do not know how to learn this part. If I ask you to teach me to walk, will you? It is so natural for us, we do not know how to describe the "how."
Here, where comes the personal fitness trainer.
Although most personal fitness trainers are not experienced in Argentine tango, they are trained in how to develop certain movements and can quickly determine which exercises are suitable for developing the muscle groups that you need to dance in tango. In addition, unlike a personal trainer, they do not tell you what to do, but they allow you to learn how to find what you need to do (although more and more coaches are moving into the field of fitness trainers). This is the main difference between a coach and a coach. Of course, most likely, hire a personal trainer and ask to teach you what training to use for the development of muscle groups, but once the coach is gone, you do not know what to do. A fitness trainer helps you identify your needs and develop your own workout. In addition, thanks to their knowledge of helping you, a fitness trainer can prevent potential physical harm.
If you are interested in working with a fitness trainer, here are some recommendations.
* Be prepared to do a lot of preliminary work. Unlike personal trainers, a personal fitness trainer will not tell you what to do immediately. They prefer you to learn how to develop your own program. For many people, this is a tedious step, and they may prefer a personal trainer. if you're one of them, that's fine. You must find a personal trainer. Although the advantage is not as great as working with a personal fitness trainer, you will greatly benefit from working with a personal trainer, and your dance will noticeably improve.
* Find a local fitness trainer who has experience in fitness training (for example, a former personal trainer, dancer) and can actually meet with you and work with you. Many coaches do their work, although the phone and / or on the Internet, even fitness trainers. You can use a coaching directory, such as the Coach U or the Coaching Federation, to find it, but it's probably easier for local fitness trainers. It's great if they also have a dance background, but it is not necessary.
* If the person you are working with does not know the Argentine tango, have them borrow one of your tango training DVDs so that he or she knows what you are looking for. Prepare in detail what you are looking for. Most dancers need the development of abdominal muscles and legs, flexibility in the same areas and a well-developed balance. Paste them into your list.
* Do not expect immediate results. A fitness trainer will help you learn to understand your body, how to determine what is needed, how to approach a problem and how to achieve the goal. It takes time, just like learning the tango itself. You may not even begin a real workout until the third or fourth session with them. However, in the long run, you can create your own program for any task, and you can even help others do the same.
Although I highly recommend you work with a personal fitness trainer, this is not for everyone. Each person has his own taste and way of solving problems. Probably one out of ten people considering the possibility of improving their dance will receive a generous benefit by working with a personal fitness trainer. So think before you work with a fitness trainer, but not for too long. Without action, you cannot expect any results!
