[Tango-L] How to Tango

[Igor Polk]

"As for the other extreme, heavy lead, there are followers who want to
be pushed and leaders who push.  They go together..  They enjoy each
other for their own personal  satisfaction.   But that way it only
takes one to tango."

I can dance with what you call "heavy lead". And I do enjoy it. You are very
wrong that this way it is only takes one to tango. I assume you have no idea
what it is about. That is why you talking so much about it, and used
actually wrong term "heavy lead" which is has nothing to do with this sort
of dancing. ( I hope you do not suspect me for protecting those who do not
know how to dance yet ).

Your writing is so arrogant and refusing to express contrary opinion that I
should probably stay away from this discussion.

It is difficult to write you, because I share many of your ideas, and I do
not want to be looked upon like I refuse them. However I know other people
like you. I do not believe that I can change your opionionizm, but I feel
something has to be said.

Floyd,
You have written many interesting things, but I am sorry, it looks like you
suffer from misunderstanding, aggressiveness and unforgiveness. Like many of
us.


I have several questions for you.

- Have you ever danced Argentine Tango with an advanced ballroom partner, so
that she said "Wow!" ?

- Have you ever "heavy" lead a beginner so that she said "Wow!"?

- Have you ever looked at distinguished Argentine Tango dancers and noticed
a heavy forces between them playing their symphony? Do you really think they
"heavy" lead each other?

- Are you able to dance fast and powerful?

- Can you put a lady on your chest and make her fly?

- Have you ever danced Vals, the way it supposed to be: with rotation? If
you had what do you think is the most "fun" in this dance?

- Have you ever tried to teach people who can not make a step nicely, who
are not able to stay on one leg at all, who might have a sense of rhythm,
but their physical abilities prevent them from expressing it?

- Have you ever experienced personal discomfort dancing with advanced
dancers of "other" schools than yours?

- Do you enjoy dancing with people from other schools, communities?



Frankly, you should go through you writing an mercilessly eliminate your
firm opinions when you judge about something which is disputable. You do not
leave room to save face. Then all the good stuff you have will increase its
usefulness.

Your writing suffers from "heavy lead" in your own sense.


Igor