Leading and following is something we do from the moment we’re born, it’s in our nature. In tango no matter what you name it someone is leading and someone is following. The question is who’s doing what? The man leads the woman into a figure and then he follows her movement. That’s right the man is the follower. He leads and then he follows. Think about it for a moment. So is the woman the leader? No she never initiates a figure that is the man ’s responsibility but once he leads the figure he follows.
In a message dated 11/14/2010 6:08:12 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, syarz...@gmail.com writes: Well said Pat! AFAIK, in Spanish the roles are simply called "hombre" and "mujer", regardless of the gender of the dancers. I usually avoid saying "leading" and "following" for exactly the reasons you mention. I will make a mental note from now on to use "invite" and "respond" when explaining in English. Thanks, Sergey _______________________________________________ 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
