At 04:23 AM 4/26/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hand leads have gotten a bad rap in tango. It's >sometimes said that one should not use them to >lead at all. That's wrong. It's more correct >to say that one should use one's hands only for >leading that is not better done by something >else. But there are some actions for which >hands are crucial to leading properly. (If you >don't know what they are, consider this a thought exercise!)
I agree. When I was first learning AT, I was taught that the more open the embrace, the more "alive" the right hand should be in position and pressure to positively indicate the lead/mark. Works for me. Also, instructional videos by people like Norberto "Pulpo" Esbréz clearly explain, emphasize, point out the purpose behind each right hand lead position used -- without this hand lead, the intention is not clear to the follower. Marty _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
