[Tango-L] Chicken Little

[Caroline Polack]

Ok, I understand you now....I think.

Runway models sashay because it's considered feminine and sexy to do so. 
Maybe that's the same reason some women dance that way too.

I had a teacher tell me that I tend to stick my hips out to the side when I 
do giros and that I stick my butt out when doing salidas. I wasn't even 
aware I was doing that until he pointed it out.

It was a funny coincidence that you mention runway models because my older 
sister was a model and a runway teacher for a long time and she was the one 
who forced me to change from walking like a tomboy to walking like a woman. 
She was embarrassed to be seen with me in public until I changed to a more 
feminine walk. My high school yearbooks was filled with compliments about my 
walk from the guys. One cannot help but feel encouraged to keep on walking 
that way given the positive feedback from both girls and guys.

But because in tango, that is considered improper, I am making the effort to 
change a habit that was ingrained into my consciousness for 25 years. It 
hasn't been easy but I'm trying. Good thing I have a teacher who gives me a 
hard time whenever I move my hips - that helps a great deal.

Anyways, the point is, I am sure many women who move their hips in tango are 
unaware they are doing so. And others who are aware are doing it because 
they feel it's feminine to do so.

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