I would Mario wrote: >> love to see a video of this give and take between partners...even Chichi >> Fromboli >> doesn't do this..he leads and she follows..
In full knowledge that the flame throwers are in alignment, here goes: Mario - Yes, compelling me to slow down, speed up, etc as contributions to musicality are certainly part of this. But it can reach much deeper if one chooses to allow it to. Although I give this example in open embrace, we (my regular partner & I) dance similarly, but with much more subtlety, in close embrace. And yes, probably 60% of the time we are apilado/close and 40% of the time open - or something like that. Spose I lead a back ocho to my right (follow's standing leg is her left). My lead indicates the degree to which rotates. I.e. - do we keep moving LOD? does she go side to side and we make no progress LOD? etc. As she rotates I step to my right to "receive the ocho", but I give the lead indication for her to step prior to my stepping (I generally try to lead so that her foot moves prior to mine.) Spose that she sees that the floor behind me is clear (we DO NOT run into people or even threaten to!!!) and wants to play a little. She might over-rotate, stepping into me, and compelling my receiving step to actually be counter LOD. She has even been known to WAY over rotate and back secada my left (leaving) foot as I step to receive her ocho. Yes, that TOTALLY breaks frame, but so what? I am however compelled to deal with it, for example by leading her to subsequently pivot 180 deg CCW while I step right outside with my left foot. Now we are back in the embrace, but facing counter LOD. I now deal with it and get back to moving LOD. etc. Possibly not AT, but a hellovalota fun to dance like this: I lead, she follows in her own manner, I deal with it and then lead the next step, and she does something, and I deal with it... etc. Cheers, David _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
