Hi Alex, A comment you made in your private response led me to some additional thoughts that might be useful to you or perhaps give the guys who are working on following something to try.
It sounds as if you dance the same way I do - with the femur (upper thigh) turned slightly outward in its natural position with the free leg kept relaxed. So staying crossed does feel awkward whether it's a short or long pause after the actual cross. However, when I first started tango, I didn't have my femur turned out (nor did my normal walk). So staying crossed did not feel awkward to me. I now know that staying crossed when my spine is at neutral means either contracting the inner thigh muscles or stretching those calf muscles all the way down to the heel. And so much for freeing up your right leg for the man to direct! Staying crossed can make for more drama by creating tension, but only if the man invites a subsequent forward step. Perhaps "slowing down the unwinding as he leads the forward step" would be a more accurate of phrasing it. As for a stance, I prefer a position with the instep of my right leg angled against the heel of my left leg. And if it's a really juicy pause, the right foot might decide to be a little flirty. Trini de Pittsburgh PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburghs most popular social dance! http://patangos.home.comcast.net/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
