I agree. Hands maybe helpful for executing very complicated figures in
open embrace but in salon, they quickly throw you out of your tango trance.
Deby Novitz wrote:
The embrace is just that...an
embrace. With good posture the force of the torso moves the body
smoothly and naturally
With hands it
cannot be
smooth. AND with a bad lead I feel like I am being worked
like a slot
machine. Horrbyy.
I think a follower's input will far out-weigh a leader's input on THIS subject!
I wouldn't want my follower to feel horrbyy about MY lead!
FWIW, my belief is that the physical aspect of the lead comes through the
physical connection.
Thus, in close embrace, since the physical connection is via the torso, hands
and arms are not needed and perhaps
not desirable.
In open embrace, the physical connection is via the hands and
I'm with Deby. Most leads who use hands either over-lead or under-lead. All
the twisting and pushing of my hand does not make my feet move. But the worst
of all is when their body says one thing and their hands say another. I have
learned to just stop until they figure out where they want me
NANCY wrote:
But the worst of all is when their body says one thing and their hands say
another. I have learned to just stop until they figure out where they want
me to be.
yes, me too. Sometimes it surprises them, but they seem to understand
and it gives them a chance to learn. If
NANCY wrote:
But the worst of all is when their body says one thing and their hands say
another. I have learned to just stop until they figure out where they want
me to be.
yes, me too. Sometimes it surprises them, but they seem to understand
and it gives them a chance to learn. If
Pittsburgh
--- On Fri, 8/1/08, David Thorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: David Thorn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Leading with hands
To: tango-l tango-l@mit.edu
Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 1:41 PM
FWIW, my belief is that the physical aspect of the lead
comes through the physical
