Sergio Vandekier wrote:
The point is: if the woman decides not to blink despite Gavito's lead, [...]
What do you do with a woman that does not follow the lead?
Ah, but you're missing the entire point (that following the lead is not a
binary
proposition) - and also miss the obvious irony
The point is: if the woman decides not to blink despite Gavito's lead, what
doeshe *then* do? Run away screaming? And is she ever wrong if she decides not
toblink, even if she's *not* dancing with Gavito?
What do you do with a woman that does not follow the lead?
It is a personal matter:
Wow, some of you guys are tough. It seems that Sean will not only not
dance with women who are not good dancers but with women who agree
to dance with men who are not good dancers. It makes me feel a little sorry
for the nice ladies who agree to dance with me :-). Does it mean they will
miss
p.s. in tango, you have to earn the right to be on the floor and to
dance with good dancers. It's just the way it is.
Jack Dylan wrote:
Wow, some of you guys are tough. It seems that Sean will not only not
dance with women who are not good dancers but with women who agree
to dance with men
I once asked a very good, very well known dancer who had asked me to
dance several times and was very complimentary, why he didn't dance with
me anymore.
he said... basically... look at who you are dancing with...some of them
are not very good and they don't make you look very good. If I dance
--- On Wed, 9/24/08, Jack Dylan wrote:
Wow, some of you guys are tough. It seems that Sean will not only not dance
with women who are not good dancers but with women who agree to dance with men
who are not good dancers.
Hi Jack,
I don't mean to be tough, punative, or to prevent other guys
--- On Tue, 9/23/08, Alexis Cousein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Whether resist is an appropriate word is a matter of semantics. And I
disagree that it's totally unkosher for her to force room or take over,
at least if you understand the context (i.e. don't take the words
as if they came from
Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote:
Fusion and Synergy come closer to the mark.
The way some are slanted against follower initiative on this list,
why not propose the word assimilation? As in Resistance [pun intended]
is futile; you will be assimilated.
I'm all for synergy - but not dominance and
Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote:
--- On Tue, 9/23/08, Alexis Cousein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Whether resist is an appropriate word is a matter of semantics. And I
disagree that it's totally unkosher for her to force room or take over,
at least if you understand the context (i.e. don't take
--- On Tue, 9/23/08, Alexis Cousein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But given a lead is an invitation, she can certainly
*resist* a lead, i.e. change the timing. She can even take over the lead
momentarily (which is no problem with me, but bruises the ego of some other
leaders) . Given that the
Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote:
No, no, no. These aren't the right words either. A follower can suggest
things
but she shouldn't resist or force room or take over.
Whether resist is an appropriate word is a matter of semantics. And I disagree
that it's totally unkosher for her to force room
In a lot of ways, this debate reminds me of the salon (or viejo) vs nuevo
argument. It seems to me that people sometime forget that Tango is an art, and
not something like physics, where you can possibly solve a differential
equation or conduct a lab experiment to prove your point and declare
--- On Tue, 9/23/08, Anne wrote:
- but the resistance is more often the ONLY response to a poor lead...the only
physical means to let the leader know he is inviting a poor lead that is
impossible to follow...
Sean here.
1. Hi Anne, would you reconsider that position? I think ONLY is a limit
My reaction to Laurie's statement was different than that of some on this list.
I simply took it as a statement of fact, acknowledging that women are active
participants in a dance, not puppets.
Most of the time they seek to relax into the direction the leader supplies, but
IN AN EMERGENCY it
I agree with Sergio that it sounds like a joke. I've always understood and been
taught that tango is all about 'lead and follow', as is every other partner
dance.
Surely, leading is the man's major responsibility in tango. How can the lady
ignore or fight his lead unless, of course, she
Of course, the indication is just that. Like every other lead in Tango, it is
an invitation, not a command. The lady may ignore it if she wishes, or even
fight it. One hopes that the latter will be rare.
This has to be a joke.
Sergio
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