[Tango-L] Tango Personality Types

[Ernest Williams]

Hello All
   
  I thought it would be fun to get the opinions of those on this list about terms we can use to describe the many different personalities we see on the dance floor.  Imagine you were at a milonga or a workshop and you were sitting to the side writing in a notebook putting people into broad categories.  You would use one or two word phrases to describe the category that a particular leader or follower falls into.  I know that we are all individuals, but at the same time people can be identified by often reoccurring tendencies that they share with others.
   
  For example there is the "Cowboy/Cowgirl" a person who dances wide legged like they're going to the Ho Down, and then there is the "Ghost dancer" where their lead or following is so light that you can hardly feel them, or the "Ocho machine" unending ochos from a follwer or "Teacher on the dance floor" self explanatory but feel free to add your own definition, etc.  These may be things you can see or feel when dancing with someone.  The test is that you must have seen these in more than one person and these two or more people cannot have developed the habit from the same source.  I would love a long list to be compiled of these personality types.  
   
  Feel free to be creative with descriptions and definitions without personally attacking any dancer, teacher or community.  I'm not looking for long three paragraph arguments about the validity of anyone's entry or any defense of any entry.  If you are being defensive, it's probably because they are describing you, so if you don't want to be associated with a particular category, don't try to defend or undermine any particular entry.  I'm looking for as many positive and neutral ones as negative ones.
   
  Thanks
   
  Ernest
  www.emotionLdance.com