I'm going to chime in here... It sounds like Andreas might be referring to patterns as habits, e.g. getting "stuck" in always doing something the same way in a dance - being repetitive. And "struggling" with the pattern is trying to break the habit.
Versus what Chris is talking about (I think) is the concept of "figures". But maybe not. I am sure there are some dancers who never get stuck in "patterns" and therefore never struggle with them. I am sure there are dancers who never "struggle" with "figures" either. Most of us, I think have struggled with breaking bad habits or repetitive patterns, and also struggled with complex figures, as well. Personally, as far as struggling with patterns, I am still trying to break myself of the rock step. The only reason being is that I default to it too often, and by trying to break myself of leading it, in theory, I will open up other possibilities in my dance. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
