Of course, Jeff, I'm sure the reason couldn't possibly be your poor leading. Personally, I've never had a woman ... "automatically resolve into an ocho". If you want something different, Jeff, lead something different. And if you can't - don't blame the woman.
Keith, HK On Thu Oct 11 22:05 , Jeff Gaynor sent: >I actually don't really know many figures at all. I am referring to attempting >to get, e.g., a clockwise turn that the woman doesn't automatically resolve >into an ocho. Heck last week I had one so bad I actually tried letting go of >her in the middle of it and she *still* did a solo ocho. I could have been >across the room for all I could influence her. > >How do you politely indicate to >someone like that they need to actually pay attention to the lead for a >change? Women talk about a man's delicate ego but forget they have one too. >I see tango as an interaction: I offer something and then follow how she >resolves it. >If there are only a couple of resolutions women seem to know or at least >bother practicing >up to any level of fluency, what to do? I'm starting to think like Manuel and >just avoid >certain women on the floor. > >Jeff G > >_______________________________________________ >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
