[Tango-L] leading and following

[Ronda Patino]

Hi Astrid,

I have noticed this too!  My theory is that when a leader allows you to step
right with the music and on your point of balance there is great pleasure
and no foot pain, but if the position or timing are off, you may be either
sliding on your foot as he is trying to rush or delay you in or out of a
step or pushing you off the balance point in which case your toes may grip
to try to stabilize your landing or position.  So, I think the pain comes
from muscles contracting and ligaments being twisted as we try to maintain
our grip so to speak and from the friction produced by errors in timing.
For me some of the greatest pleasure from dancing is when I am free to land
exactly on my point of balance exactly to the beat!

Best Ronda www.tango-rio.com

-----Original Message-----
From: tango-l-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:tango-l-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of
astrid
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 2:30 PM
To: Razor Girl; tango-l at mit.edu
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] leading and following

But let me ask another question: last week, another woman at the milonga
told me:"I like dancing with this man and that man... but when I dance with
a beginner, my feet hurt." I have noticed the same thing: with certain men,
my feet start to hurt while we dance. With others, this does not happen. Can
anyone explain the mechanism behind that? I am not aware of the men leaning
or bearing down on me. Could it be that these men make me pivot in an
unnatural, anatomically incompatible way, placing unnecessary extra weight
on the wrong places of my feet? Or hold my body in the wrong angle in
relation to my moves or my walk?

Astrid



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