<Charles> Theoretically, it sounds fun to start that way, but pedagogically speaking it is a little like putting the cart before the horse. </Charles>
Having taught dance for over 10 years now, I find that pedagogy often dictates that fun precede deep study. Nothing wrong with coasting around in the cart before you learn to ride the horse. Also, I think that because of the "step-on-every-beat" aspect of Milonga (ignoring traspie) I found Milonga far far easier to led as a beginner. I always knew what foot my follow was on, even if I was messing up the lead badly and even if I was failing to lead anything. I could have fun without the fear and trepidation that paralized me when I tried to dance tango. One less thing to worry about and to screw up. doug _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l