Carol, Yes, the method you cited is used often for technique and I agree it can be helpful. But what I've found most interesting about this thread (thanks Razorgirl, Nina, et.al.) is that it focuses on roles, not technique. There is usually a tendency to discuss techniques ad nauseam here. It is much easier to teach/learn techniques than roles.
On the importance of roles, Jake, who is very often capable of expounding on technique far beyond the limit of my attention span, made one of his usual astute observations when he said: These are perhaps illusions or ideals, but we cannot dance well without them. W. B. Smith Original Message: ----------------- From: Carol Shepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:14:31 -0400 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Women's role Rather than relying on references to the superiority of ethnicities and other stereotypes in discussing the building of one's dance prowess: The best method I have seen to teach women to follow (any dance), is to simply ask them to close their eyes in partner work. A. The lead and the move itself has to be mechanically and rhythmically correct for them to know what is being asked. This quickly flushes out any balance and axis problems. B. They won't be able to anticipate. An 'eye opener' for the man who is used to back leading, as well. A win-win technique. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
