Charles; I don't see the disagreement. You said exactly what I said, though in more detail. The man leads the barrida using his torso, not by pushing the woman's foot.
Michael On 11/20/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > re the barrida as "adornment" (?) > > Sorry Michael but I disagree about the barrida. The barrida (sweep, like > a > broom, in Spanish, or loosely, slide or drag) is definitely led, and does > involve actually moving the follower's foot, but as with some other steps > in > tango, it is often taught incorrectly. There are several different types > of > barridas but if you are talking about where the lead opens up slightly and > places the follower to his right while touching her front foot, then > stepping across, > then moving her foot, that is not an adornment. The lead sets up the > follower > by placing her weight on the back leg, which takes the weight off the front > foot, which makes it possible and fairly easy to slide it. But the > mistake is > usually in where the leader is positioned. All too often it is taught that > the lead then pushes the foot but that is the mistake. If the lead pushes, > he > and she will be slightly off balance and might have to depend on her moving > it, > i.e. making it her "adornment" to finish, because it can cause her to shift > her weight to that foot for balance, which firmly plants it instead of > leaving > it without weight, and difficult to move. > Cheers, > Charles > > > ************** > One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social > networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com > today!( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin > =new-dp%26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001) > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > -- I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
