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
