If by "cross-foot dancing" you mean stopping at a cross, you're right, I don't know of any ballroom dance that has that. However, quickstep has vocabulary that progresses down the floor using crosses (both lead and follow).
Jay Rabe wrote: > The question is, what makes tango different from ballroom? > > I have often repeated the mantra that "tango is not ballroom," but I confess > to believing that mostly on blind faith, since I've never done enough > ballroom to understand WHY that is the case. > > I think thorn-inside has hit on a couple of possible parameters, however: > * ballroom doesn't allow cross-foot dancing (can someone with ballroom > experience verify that?); > * in tango the leader is responsible for leading every weight change; > > I'd like to add a third, having had experience teaching tango to people with > a lot of ballroom experience: > * in tango the weight/intention/energy (whatever you want to call it) is > forward and towards their partner, whereas in ballroom the dancers tend to > lean their upper body slightly away from each other. > > Comments or additions to the list? > > J > TangoMoments.com > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> ... ballroom versions of Tango do not admit crossed feet. Is this so? >> >> I interpret "Tango Lead" to be that the lead is responsible for leading >> every weight change and step of the follow ... > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > Tango-L@mit.edu > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > -- Carol Ruth Shepherd Arborlaw PLC Ann Arbor MI USA 734 668 4646 v 734 786 1241 f Arborlaw - a legal blog for entrepreneurs and small business http://arborlaw.com _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
