I would not still be dancing without the encouragement I got from the women in my previous community in my first year or so of dancing.
Christopher On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:44:18 -0400, "Carol Shepherd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I would passionately second this request for more advanced leaders to > nurture the growth of the US tango community by taking some time out to > dance with beginning follows. If a beginning follow dances only with > other beginners, and does not get any dance time with instructors who > are leads, the follow will not learn what it feels like to be able to > balance properly having a good lead. Since the dance is so axis- and > balance-oriented, this is essential. > > I'm sure the reverse is also true (advanced follows should give some > practice to beginning leads to experience a follow who does not drape, > gives feedback and frame, is responsive to leads, etc) but I will let > the leaders speak to that issue. > > Regards, > > Carol Shepherd > > L wrote: > > > > > It is important for the more seasoned participants in the world-wide > > tango community to nurture newcomers and, perhaps, remember when they > > were beginners themselves. > > > ... > > > > As far as Fortune expecting to dance with beginners, it would > > probably be a good idea for some more advanced dancers to make a > > point of dancing with an obvious beginner from time to time. > > Afterall, he can always ask for that dance at the last dance of a > > tanda and then if it's awful, it's only one dance. What a really > > good leader should do with a beginner -- or for that fact anyone he > > dances with for the first time -- is to start as simply as possible > > and keep adding to the repertoire as she is able to follow the lead. > ... > > -- > Carol Ruth Shepherd > Arborlaw PLC > Ann Arbor MI USA > 734 668 4646 v 734 786 1241 f > http://arborlaw.com > > opinion letters e-commerce employment law outsourcing > > _______________________________________________ > 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
