Hard to believe there are still people propogating this old canard again. The best dancers in the world, many of whom I've taken classes with and spoken to, use both, depending on the size and speed of the step, the direction, the dynamic effect sought, and they will tell you it's a matter of personal choice, not tango dogma. Even the alleged "toe" leaders, in a forward step actually just project the toe but then the weight is usually compressed mainly from the heel to the toe, not from the toe to the heel, especailly in longer steps the latter would make for very jerky walking. For example, if you started out dramatically with a toe lead in a side step and then started walking straight ahead in front of her in close embrace, you would send the heel first. That doesn't mean the toe is lifted very high, obviously, you want to minimize hwo much of your sole is visible. Its more like a soft drop of the foot, the ankle is articulated, not held rigid.
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