Sorry Steve, I forgot to send this one to the list... So here it is:
Again, Please, do not confuse ability to work with higher resistance with strong lead. Strong lead is a totally different thing than high resistance. The next is true: Strong leader is able to manipulate with low or high resistance at ease. And resistance is always present. Low resistance does not mean NO Resistance. No resistance means as it is: no high, no low one. And answering your question in a short sentence, Michael and Steve, here is some substantiation ( very short ) High resistance in a body allows high frequency oscillation to be transmitted easier - it means making you more sensitive to changes in small movements or sharp movements. It allows feedback to the leader - he feels her much better. It is by far does not explain all the effects possible with high resistance. ( a little clarification to people unfamiliar what "oscillation" means in scientific sense. If means sharper, smaller signals are transmitted and reacted to better. Not necessarily real oscillating moves, just changes. It means - yes, sensitivity ). As Steve put it, it allows bodies to be unified in the dance like nothing else. In a way, resistance means answering to a man - affecting him, telling him "I am here, and I am listening, and I do what you want - in other words - Feedback. Low resistance is better for wider, slower moves, or when you feel like flying... High resistance is great for good milonga. I would say, essential. And for old Salon Style. The less space is for dancing, the higher resistance better. Or whatever which tickles your fancy - it is an art. Do what you want, but with it. Igor Polk. Ps Resistance does not mean blocking the movement. * * * About the paradox of "teachers insist on more resistance while experienced dancers insist on low resistance" 1. Teachers teach women resistance. It is one of the cornerstone of dancing - without it - it is impossible to dance. While the experienced dancers often are tired of over-resistance of student women. These women have not mastered yet what their teachers told them. So these dancers bring them to higher level, but they do really bad job for hard-working teachers if they insist on "no resistance at all". See 2. ( Again - over-tension is not a resistance ). 2. Dancing with resistance is at least a level up of average dancing skills I observe. A lot of people, especially men, do not know much about resistance and do not know how to handle over-resistance. That is bad, and I hope it will be remedies. I will put all my efforts in helping bringing good dancing back to life. * * * Thank you for the great "Fly-By-Wire" example, Steve !!! * * * If you want to read some more about it, please, read my old article http://www.virtuar.com/tango/articles/2005/looking_mirror.htm No newer one, sorry. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
