Al wrote :Feet are important, but landing on the toe first isn't. And landing on the toe first certainly doesn't affect the way you lead. It's pointless to argue with you, though.
This isn’t an argument it’s a friendly discussion. The way we were taught to dance tango affects how we dance. Everyone has different methods of teaching and everyone has opinions about how tango should be danced. I don’t think I could sway anyone over to my beliefs nor would I want to. I was taught the way you lead starts with the way you address the woman the way you stand in balance and on axis heels together feet at an angle. The way you take her hand and where that hand goes how and where you place your other hand and where you position your head. Marking the music sending a signal to your partner by compressing into the floor that you’re about to take that first step. Observing the flow of traffic and respecting the floor and the other dancers. That’s how I was taught to lead and we haven’t even taken a single step. As you can see the way that we are taught influences the way we dance. In my world heel leads are not permitted…haha David In a message dated 5/5/2011 3:01:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, a...@sgi.com writes: On 05/05/2011 22:26, hbboog...@aol.com wrote: > > The feet are what ground you to the floor if it’s not that important > to the teachers you’ve had it won’t seem that important to you. Feet are important, but landing on the toe first isn't. And landing on the toe first certainly doesn't affect the way you lead. It's pointless to argue with you, though. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l