[Tango-L] Boleo & Contra-boleo

[Keith]

Doug,

A Boleo with a leg that goes nowhere - that is confusing, as is your general 
description of a Boleo. In a Boleo the woman's foot will change direction. A
Back Boleo will start in a Back Cross and end in a Front Cross - the opposite 
for a Front Boleo.

For a woman's footwork in High Boleos, check out this YouTube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdUpCPUJkR8&feature=PlayList&p=48B72A2BE938B1B3&index=26

Keith, HK

On Mon Dec 17  0:37 ,  sent:

>I'm confused.  I thought:
>
>Circular boleo - I rotate woman and then stop or reverse her rotation.  Free
>leg continues to create boleo.
>
>Circular contra-boleo - I initiate rotation and free leg remains behind
>creating boleo.
>
>If I understand correctly, her leg goes nowhere(!) in contra-boleo, just
>remains where it is, so it could not possibly hit anything.  Now if at end
>of contra-boleo I stop her rotation with some energy, or reverse her
>direction, I have led a second boleo that is a regular circular boleo and
>leg could certainly hit something.  But if I slow her down nicely, free leg
>just collects.