[Tango-L] Leading with hands... and even legs

[Michael]

Astrid:
Then I don't know the difference between "drapes" and "wraps."

Michael

I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: astrid 
  To: Michael ; Tango-L at mit.edu 
  Cc: Michael 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 10:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Leading with hands... and even legs



  >
  > Now for this special walk, if I'm interpreting it correctly. As I lead the
  woman to step backwards on her right foot, I step forward on my left. As I
  lead her step back on her left, instead of stepping forward in front of her
  left foot, I wrap my right foot around her (free)  right foot. I have to
  bring my foot down to her ankle so as she puts weight onto that foot, it
  will pop out of the caress. I don't lead it with my foot. I have to get her
  to move onto her left foot with my torso so I can wrap her right foot. There
  is NO leading with my feet.

  Your explanation in itself shows that this is no walk but a wrap, Michael.
  I said, he "drapes", he does not wrap. They touch frontally while they walk.
  >
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  >
  > Somebody wrote:
  > > Wow. Does anyone here have experience of being lead by the /legs/?
  >
  > You forgot sacadas (the leg is part of it) and barridas (using the foot
  and the leg)
  >
  > There is also a very special kind of walk a few men apply, where they hold
  the woman close, lead her straight ahead while kind of "walking into her"
  while draping her vertically over their thighs. Sort of a full body contact
  walk of the four legged monster, and yes, it feels as sensuous as it sounds.
  The legs are part of the lead.