--- On Tue, 9/16/08, Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I dare say that, in North America, who leads and who
> follows will soon have to be negotiated...hence, the
> confusion. Certainly expecting a woman to follow everything
> you lead, without negotiation first, would be terribly
> demanding and chauvinistic.
Trini, here. This issue came up a couple of weeks ago in a milonga workshop
with Susana Miller. Her initial response to a question was pretty much along
Sergio's remarks, but she offered a further explanation. A man proposes a
movement and she "answers" but she knows that her answer affects the man's next
proposal. So there is a dialogue going. And she always has the option of not
dancing with them the next time he asks.
And I'm afraid as long as tango communities have limited competition and people
feel social pressure to dance with everyone or folks feel entitled to a dance
by anyone who "should" be dancing with them, this issue will always rear it's
head.
Trini de Pittsburgh
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