[Tango-L] Lead an invitation that can be ignored or fought

2008-09-24 Thread Sergio Vandekier
"The way some are slanted against follower initiative on this list,why not propose the word "assimilation"? As in "Resistance [pun intended]is futile; you will be assimilated". I'm all for synergy - but not dominance and assimilation. " To dance tango and any ballroom dance is very simple:

Re: [Tango-L] Lead an invitation that can be ignored or fought

2008-09-17 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
--- On Tue, 9/16/08, Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I dare say that, in North America, who leads and who > follows will soon have to be negotiated...hence, the > confusion. Certainly expecting a woman to follow everything > you lead, without negotiation first, would be terribly > demandin

Re: [Tango-L] Lead an invitation that can be ignored or fought

2008-09-17 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
Sean here. If you were to search through the archives, you would find that I once thought like Mario does. With only 4 or 5 years experience, I was barely a tango beginner... Mario, I know you are excited and enthusiastic about your new hobby, but please, aquire a decade or 2 of experience befo

[Tango-L] Lead an invitation that can be ignored or fought

2008-09-16 Thread Mario
"El hombre marca y la mujer sigue" Dear Sergio, I hate to have to tell you this but the good 'ol days are going fast...soon they will be gone. Didn't we have a woman post her PHD thesis here last month. In which she tells us how the old world mentality of male/female roll playing (in t

[Tango-L] Lead an invitation that can be ignored or fought

2008-09-16 Thread Sergio Vandekier
"Of course, the indication is just that. Like every other lead in Tango, it is an invitation, not a command. The lady may ignore it if she wishes, or even fight it. One hopes that the latter will be rare." I do not wish to brake "the one liner rule" so... This would be the same as saying th