[Tango-L] Leading and following

[Chris, UK]

Astrid wrote:

> one of the new Argentine assistents trying to teach me women's
> back sacadas before a practica asked me in an almost angry way
> "Look at that! Why do you go there now?!?"

> ".... .... Tu marca?" He swallowed that and the next time turned me
> perfectly vertically on my axis, and everything went as smoothly as butter.

I hope he paid you for the lesson. ;)

Chris




-------- Original Message --------

*Subject:* Re: [Tango-L] Leading and following
*From:* "astrid" <astrid at ruby.plala.or.jp>
*To:* "Tom Stermitz" <stermitz at tango.org>, <Tango-L at mit.edu>
*Date:* Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:38:50 +0900

I'm not sure the leaders realize how transparent they are to the
follower. Because she has x-ray vision into his heart, she can read
every hesitation, all his tells, his gathering energy for a move, his
bobbles, the quality of his embrace, etc...

Is that why one of the new Argentine assistents trying to teach me women's
back sacadas before a practica asked me in an almost angry way when my left
foot started turning into an ocho while we were standing in an embrace:"Look
at that! Why do you go there now?!?" I looked at him perplexed, shrugged my
shoulders apologetically and resignedly and replied:".... .... Tu marca?" He
swallowed that and the next time turned me perfectly vertically on my axis,
and everything went as smoothly as butter.

So, Tom, are women not as transparent to the men embracing them in tango?

> A good follower has the ability change his mind without him even
> realizing it.
>
If only real life was as easy as that.

Astrid,
a better and more willing follower when on the dance floor...


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