[Tango-L] What Does It Take to Dance Tango?

[Gibson Batch]

Of course men beleive the women should know how to dance tango - let's not 
take this too far!

But isn't it fair to say it is far easier for a couple to dance together if 
the leader knows what he(she) is doing and the follower is given a simple 
set of instructions that she(he) can use?

I was lead through a salsa set last week by a woman who knew far more than 
I, and it was fine.

I dance nearly every weekend with someone who has never had a lesson in 
tango.  By the end of the song, you would never know it - at least among the 
untrained eyes that look on.  Women who can do this are angels - I know how 
hard it must be.  And I am thankful that my lead is simple enough and clear 
enough that we can enjoy ourselves.

But I have tough times returning to women who 'know tango' after a 
beginners' dance.  I am not sure why.

Gibson
Minneapolis