Sorry for the time delay. It's difficult for me to put things into words the right way, the first, second, or even the third time I try. :-)
But you *can* give more than one lead at a time, within a single step, or followers weight change. The leader's entire body is in fact the lead.., including every movement it makes. The follower needs to be in tune with all of it... I know most everyone goes the single lead way.., I have been teaching that way myself. So with that in mind of course..., no one is to be faulted.. ;-) But now I'm seeing that perhaps single leads, given and looked for each and every step, are a pretty basic way of teaching and explaining how to Tango. Perhaps a way for non Argentine people to learn? Perhaps the only way most anyone who was not brought up in an A/Tango household *can* learn?? But I'm sure, it is a 'simplificaton' of Tango. Examples of *multiple* leads are everywhere... But they're camoflaged as special things the follower must know and remember 'when the time comes'. Like when they sense the leaders stance and his foot near theirs, they go into the *barrida* mode Take a simple step backward by the leader while 'dropping' a bit, which causes the follower to drop too, with her knee then extended so the leader can hook behind it with his trailing leg. That was two leads together., and if both were followed at once, the move would work for the leader without the follower knowing what was coming. In fact I would go so far as to say *any* move can be done without the follower knowing anything of what's coming..., IF she truly follows ALL the leads she feels from the leader's body at any one time. Another multiple lead would be to start the follower back on her right foot but then to cross your left foot behind you so it ends up to the right of your right foot. This would give the follower a lead to the back and to her left too, thereby throwing her off balance. Her right foot ending up to the left of her left foot. Along with the music, one can also increase or decrease the tempo of the dance by the speed of the leads. Speed or squeezing the air between partners are leads too, right? They being done while also leading the particular step itself.. The four main leads that I've always considered basic are for the follower to stay centered, keep the distance constant, keep the shoulders parallel and respond to right palm pressure, at least via the hips if not the entire body, depending on the shoulders, when pressure is applied or released. I only consider followers taking single steps only. I never consider multiple steps, which I call 'moves'. Within any single 'one of three' steps taken, there may be two or three 'leads' applied to that step. There may be more. Some coming sequentially within the step and some paired with another one or two. There can be sub (foot) leads thrown in too. Not to mention stops, reversals, obsticals to the step, etc. I was trying to say that the follower must keep her senses open for many leads at once. Coming all the time within each step she takes.. To be ready and able to perform the various steps and the modifications she feels.., as opposed to the vanilla one of three step leads, coming one at a time. The followers need to become totally 'sensuous' with the leader... I hope it makes sense... It does to me... Floyd On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:57:01 -0400, you wrote: >>Floyd: >>I don't know what you mean "leads are not just given one at a time. That they >>will come to see two and three being given at once." >> >>I only give one at a time. The woman has to finish a step before she can do >>the next step. I can't give her three steps at once. >>I must be misinterpreting what you wrote. >> >>Michael >From: "Floyd Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:30 PM >Subject: [Tango-L] Buffalo's Ladies Only lesson report. > >They were taught that leads are not just given one at a time. That >they will come to see two and three being given at once. >Take care... > >Floyd Buffalo Tango - Argentine Tango - How To Tango * * * * * * www.buffalotango.com * * * * * * _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
