Fortune, Since you're already expecting flames, please let me be the first.
3 weeks of classes and you already know what you need from the lead. Wow, that's impressive. Might I suggest that you concentrate on what you need to learn as a follow before you start telling your leads what they should be doing. What you say happens to be correct but I suspect it's what you've been told rather than what you actually know from experience. Excluding your teacher I doubt if you can recognise a good leader from one of the many morons who manhandle the beginner girls around the floor. The worst dancer here can impress beginners. But after 3 months, they'll never dance with him again. Finally, please don't judge all the leads by comparison with how well your teacher leads you. Otherwise you'll be in for a world of disappointments and you may end up not dancing with anybody. You're a beginner - expect to dance with beginners and don't think too much of yourself. And, IMHO, a beginner of 3 weeks who closes her eyes just looks stupid. Keith, HK On Fri Sep 21 1:18 , "fortune elkins" sent: >As a total newbie, who has been taking classes for about 3 weeks, let >me say that I personally benefit from a lead who knows who he is, >where he wants to go, isn't afraid to be Tango Man and give a clear >lead. I personally find I dance much better when I can zone out, >listen to the music, close my eyes, and just focus on the leading >signals. > >But that requires the lead to LEAD ME. HE HAS GOT TO DRIVE. Then the >dance looks like tango and not say, jitterbug. Thank god tango seems a >refuge from political correctness. > >This is my first post, but I am equipped for the inevitable flames >that will come my way. (grin) All I can say is, if any patient guy >with a clear assertive lead is around, that's the one I hope to dance >with! > >On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:01:33 -0400 > Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hahahaha. That's what I thought, but it sounds better coming from a >>woman. >> >> Guy sounds like a dufus. >> >> Keith, HK >> >> On Thu Sep 20 23:01 , Nina Pesochinsky sent: >> >>>If someone had offered me to "do a few milongas", I am not sure I >>>would have answered it any differently than this woman. :) >>> >>>Language holds power. Never underestimate the power of seduction >>>(salesmanship, persuasion). This is an example of a failed sales >>>attempt. The man had 2 seconds for a sales pitch and he failed to >>>sell himself and the experience he was offering to the woman, and she >>>did not want to be a woman with him. >>> >>>Nina >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Overheard recently at a Portland Tango event: >>>> >>>> MAN: Would you like to do a few of these milongas? >>>> WOMAN: Not as a woman. >>>> MAN: OK. Thanks anyhow. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Igor Polk [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> A woman. >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Tango-L mailing list >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>--------------------------------- >>>>Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Tango-L mailing list >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Tango-L mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tango-L mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l >> > >_______________________________________________ >Tango-L mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
