Re: [Tango-L] Ball or Heel?

2009-06-03 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
It could also be how you're presenting your leg. I do both heel-first and toe-first depending on what I need to do. Going heel first is the most natural and least stressful way of walking. However, if you want to continue doing toe-first, there's a way of doing it with less stress on the cal

Re: [Tango-L] Ball or Heel?

2009-06-03 Thread Sergey Kazachenko
Here's a video of Naveira where you can clearly see him stepping heel first with his left and toe first with his right.In a class, no less. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgnjOZxVsCw Obviously, when you step heel first, you can make a larger step. Beginning leaders often don't realize that they ca

Re: [Tango-L] Ball or Heel?

2009-06-03 Thread Steve Littler
Dear Jack, Yes, in the last month I experimented with the ball lead for two weeks and got the same bad pains in the arch, heel, ankle, calf, knee. (It was then further exacerbated by a bump to the knee by a theater seat. An Activator doctor helped with some treatment http://www.activator.com/ )