[Tango-L] Boleo/ contra-boleo

[Tango For Her]

And, one surprising aspect, for the woman, is that if it is led correctly, her foot will wind far enough around to hit you in your thigh!  They tend to like the fact that they appear so flexible.


doug at swingfusion.com wrote:  keith at tangohk.com> wrote:

>> It's important to remember that leading a snappy Boleo doesn't depend on
>> force but on timing the change of direction precisely. And after the
>> sharp change of direction, it's important to slow the woman down so that
>> the over-rotation described in the previous post doesn't occur. 

But change of direction need not be sharp. Can do wonderful, languorous
boleo with (relatively) slow change of direction. Contra-boleo involves no
change of direction. Only a rotational acceleration sufficient to leave
free leg behind. No??

D.


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