Sergio, I've always enjoyed reading you posts over the years and have always agreed with what you had to say. You've written before about the cross and I agreed with your comments then because they matched exactly how I was taught Tango by Argentineans. But, as the years pass and I learn more, I've come to realise that it's just not that simple. To illusrtrate what I have to say I previously commented on this video posted by Mario. No one responded.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErmwG5IIe6k&feature=related The first figure clearly shows Dani 'El Flaco' Garcia leading Maria Plazaola to the position where you say she should "cross by default". But it doesn't happen and Dani leads a Back Cross. Nancy has also commented that many leaders in Buenos Aires do not lead the cross from this position and, because of that, she does not auto-cross. If the lady crosses by default, it takes away any other option from the man. Why should that be? Sorry Sergio but, IMHO, I now think that what you say about the cross by default is not the best way to dance the cross. IMO, it should always be led by the man and that's the way it should be taught. Keith, HK On Thu Apr 3 12:05 , Sergio Vandekier sent: crosses. > >In the second one, Oscar Casas shows the correct way to the cross. >With the woman well framed with him, she does the cross by default, when he >does not wish that she >crosses then he blocks her left foot with his right one, this removes her >option to cross and she steps back. > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
