In theory, yes. In reality, no. Most people do not understand they do things that are disastrous both aesthetically and technically. One of the great features in this dance (and maybe some others) is that they coincide - or even, that aesthetics comes from the correct technique. Not the other way around. In other words, form follows function. So when people try to learn a combination, they try to repeat the form, and have no idea how it is ticking, what the function (the technique) is. Even if they suspect something is not correct, they'll need many years to discover it themselves. It is the job of a qualified teacher to explain where do the problems come from. And in 99% of the cases, it is from improper walking, pivot and posture technique (leading and/or following). I do not separate these basic things. You cannot have correct posture for more than a short second, if the walking is incorrect, because the next bad step will spoil the posture. And the other way, you can't walk properly, if you use bad posture. Same with the pivot. So these things are inseparable, and this is how I teach them. ALWAYS in couples, NEVER individually.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A good combination will make people more aware of when their posture is bad or when their embrace is too tight, etc. It should make it self-evident to the dancers when their technique isn't good. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l