But look at the object video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbUai1Lv5-0>. Elena clearly commits weight left at about 22 seconds and then right to the cruzada.
Don "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem with not being able to execute the ocho cortado is FRAME. The man > steps sideways to his right for a rock step, and then rotates his shoulders > to the left with a slight lift, closing his feet. The woman should step side > left but not commit her weight to the left foot because it's a rock step. > This is identical to leading the woman to the cross. The lift is needed to > tell the woman to keep her weight on the right foot. If the woman's frame is > too tight (pushing her right hand outward as far and as stiff as she can), > she has physically locked her frame so she can't stay on her right foot. Her > stiff frame pushes herself onto her left foot. Now on her left foot, the only > way she can get in front of the man is with a forward ocho. > > Another problem is if the man leads a side step that's too big, forcing the > woman to transfer her weight to her left foot _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
