Please excuse the following rant; I just need to vent some frustrations. :-)
****** At a recent class, through the vagaries of rotation, I spent most of the time paired with a very helpful follower. When I tried to lead the pattern we had been shown, she very helpfully did her steps exactly as taught. When I tried to lead something slightly different, she very helpfully did her steps exactly as taught. When I tried to lead the pattern we had been shown, she very helpfully did her steps exactly as taught. When I tried to lead something slightly different, she very helpfully did her steps exactly as taught, and she very helpfully backled me through the correct steps. I have heard many times that Argentine tango is very different to any other dance. At that recent class, I realised just how true that is. In every other dance I have tried, the follower's steps vary according to what the leader does. Tango is the only dance I have tried in which the follower's step are identical regardless of what I do. On a related question, in browsing various sites and discussions about tango, I often read about a good lead being necessary. Why is a good lead necessary? After all, the follower's steps do not change in any way with the lead. ****** _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
