"Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men, the other 999 follow women." Groucho Marx
At 07:07 PM 5/3/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >The second Tuesday there starts here in L.A. a practica hosted by >CasaDePractica.com for ladies who lead. I intend to go as a follower. > >When I first saw women leading (mostly) other women I was >annoyed. It meant that TWO women were taken out of the pool of >women dancers. I was also annoyed because most of the women had all >the bad qualities of beginning leaders: insensitivity to their >surroundings, trying movements too advanced for them, trying fast >and big movements which endangered others, and so on. > >As time went by I noticed more women leading, but grew less >annoyed. As their average skill level improved they became less >dangerous. It also dawned on me that here was a chance to learn to >be a follower. I'd heard that learning to follow made (most) leaders better. > >Also, in classes I'd had teachers who were really good leaders >demonstrate a technique by leading me in it. It was fun. I didn't >have to think or be responsible or anything but just float along and >enjoy the music. It took me years to get to the point where I could >experience this "Zen tango" while leading and it might have taken >longer if I hadn't had some meditation training. > >So out of curiosity is this phenomenon, ladies leading, on the rise >in other areas? And do they lead men a lot? > >Larry de Los Angeles > >_____________________________________________________________ >Looking for insurance? Click to compare and save big. >http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifSf08r7S7J1g5xO1uQ8fNnN5BiKtjXfZdaBr2hsiThnIx0m/?count=1234567890 > > > >_______________________________________________ >Tango-L mailing list >Tango-L@mit.edu >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l