There's no disagreement. Counts 3 to 6 of the 8CD are certainly a variation on back, open, front, side.
Christopher On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:33:57 -0400, "Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Dear All, > > Leading the cross is certainly an interesting subject. > > Manuel and Huck are adherents of Gustavoâs theory that the first 5 > steps of the 8CB, up to and including the cross, follow the > code of the Giro to left. As a result, at the time of the cross, the > lady will turn her hips a little to the right and this is how Gustavo > teaches it. He specifically states that for the woman to turn to the > left is wrong, as this is contrary to the code of the Giro. > > But, recently, Christopher and Sergio have both stated that to cross is > best led by a body turn to the left. > > Can I ask how Manuel and Huck lead the cross and whether they think, > like Gustavo, that Christopher and Sergio are > wrong? Or, are there many ways to lead the cross and Gustavo's theory is > not set in stone? > > Keith, HK > > > On Sat Aug 25 23:40 , "Sergio Vandekier" sent: > > > > >If you want to lead the cross in tango you may do so, and this does not > >interfere at all with the dance. All you need to do is at step # 4 of the > >base, you walk slightly diagonally away from the lady and turn your chest > >slightly from your right to straight to the LOD (as described by somebody > >before). > > > >> > >There are many ways to dance tango. > > > >Best regards, Sergio > > > Christopher writes on 24 August: > > If he twists his spine so that his chest points a bit to the > right of the LOD at an angle, then she need not cross to keep > the frame. In that situation, I would expect her to twist her > to the right so our chests remain parallel while she walks in > the direction I lead. If so, when she steps back with her > right leg, it will open a bit, and when she steps back with > her left leg, she will cross in back a bit. > > If the man should decide he does after all want her to cross, > then all he has to do is untwist his spine so that it points > directly down the LOD again, and she must cross to stay in > the frame. > > > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
