Sorry Tony; others might disagree but if you passed behind a dancer, within a single step, I'd say you were at least 50% to blame.
Good dancing is like good driving; you need to anticipate what the other dancer [or driver] might do and always err on the side of caution. Many porteños in that position are likely to start with a back step, no matter what we might think is the 'correct' thing to do. You also put your partner in harm's way. Lesson learned, I hope. Just my opinion. Jack > From: tony parkes <[email protected]> > > i was dancing and decided to overtake a porteño who was just about to > begin a tanda after everyone else, and like ruben lopez he was facing > the tables and like ruben he began with a backward step.... and guess > what, he bumped into me just as i was trying to dance around him... > me, a poor innocent just trying to avoid someone who had lately joined > the pista. > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
