Sergio, I really think that Mario was trying to mix in a bit of hyperbole and humor into his post (at least I hope so). In any case, I would go a step further on one of your points (although they all were pretty good), that to have a follower that fights or ignores the leader IS absurd.
FWIW, my current philosophy is that I lead steps, and invite embellishments. Regards, David ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Sergio Vandekier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I guess we can agree about certain elements: 1- Couple Dance technique requires the existence of a leader and a follower. 2- Historically the leader has been the man and the follower has been the woman. 3- One of the characteristics of dance is to move in a harmonious way throughout the floor. Lots of technique and practice are needed in order to acquire the necessary skills to achieve this goal. 4- To have a follower that ignores or fights the leader sounds somewhat absurd. 5- A good tango has to be wished by both the leader and the follower. When a leader does not like to dance with a particular follower he does not ask her to dance 6- If a lady does not wish to follow a particular leader all that she has to do is refuse to dance with him. 7- There is a masculine and a feminine role in tango dancing. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
