Jack Dylan wrote ------> "Astrid, These concepts are only of any value to the man, as leader; they have no relevance to the lady, as follower. So don't worry your pretty little head about it :-))"
Oooh, are you in deep shxx, at least if any of the women you want to dance with are on tango-l. And putting smileys after your message doesn't make it into a joke. I hope you don't pat your partners on the head and say "Good girl!" He also wrote ------> "The great thing about Naveira's terminology is that the lady's step is determined by her position relative to the man." "For example; if the lady steps LF backward on the man's right side, this would be a LF back cross. This means, for example, that the man could lead her directly into a Back Ocho or a Giro to Left, both of which incorporate a LF back cross." "But if the lady stepped LF backward on the man's left side, this would be a LF open step. This means, again for example, that the man could lead her directly into a Giro to Right, which incorprates a LF open step. He couldn't lead her directly into an Ocho without an intermediate step." >From my perspective as a professional systems engineer, with well over a dozen >years experience working for NASA and Boeing deconstructing systems (including >human systems) much more complex than than the Naveira/Salas effort, I >consider the Naveira/Salas terminology poorly thought out. There's a whole >list of requirements for good terminology resulting from such system analyses. >One of them is that labels have invariant meanings. Labels that change the way >you decribe is a no-no. Perhaps the problem is that we're using English translations. Maybe the Spanish terms are instantly crystal clear to the average Spanish speaker. So maybe you can give us a simple explanation of just what "open" and "closed" mean. Larry de Los Angeles ____________________________________________________________ Sweepstakes!!! Enter for your chance to WIN a summer spa getaway! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/JKFkuJNzuHgFThcnVKzGYAVA5JUNGPqfc82p7FQ29NuJvZ1E0dzi4C/ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
