I personally think Sherrie has a legitimate complaint and I am a male.  I am 
always admonishing my male students about teaching.  They start doing that from 
the beginning class but it gets worse after they learn a few steps.  Teachers 
have to not only emphasis this but they should correct and constantly remind 
the males/leaders to not do it.  Yes, she is generalizing but many males tend 
to reinforce this generalization.  I also notice that it's the males who 
over-intellectualize the most on the Tango-L  demonstrating more their use of 
language than actually explaining clearly some point about tango, as if their 
intellect makes them better dancers.  This is the same attitude they bring to 
the dance floor and practicas.  
In fact they tend to dominate the discussions on Tango-L as well.  I think 
Sherrie has a valid point.  

Cheers,
Charles
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