[Tango-L] Flaming women at classes

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

Chris,

You're behind in reading this thread.  I understand you've
been swimming, lately.  :)  Check subsequent threads.

Trini

--- "Chris, UK" <tl2 at chrisjj.com> wrote:

> Trini wrote
> > she's likely to be lead into stuff like boleos or
> ganchos or paradas
> > before she is even taught those elements in class.
> 
> Well yes, especially if she doesn't do classes. So what's
> the problem?
> 
> > when Sean & I finally teach some of those things in a
> class setting,
> > we have to teach the women what is NOT a gancho or
> boleo or whatever.
> 
> Ah, I get it. The problem is she didn't learn these steps
> from you.
> 
> Trini, that's /your/ problem. Trying to make it hers does
> not help.
> 
> > Since the pressure for women is to move and do the
> step, they tend to
> > anticipate.
> 
> Good leaders do not pressure women to "move and do the
> step". Such 
> pressure comes only from bad teachers and bad leaders.
> Good leaders make 
> the dance out of whatever she can do naturally and
> comfortably.
> 
> Instead of trying to fix the girl, you could ask yourself
> where these bad 
> leaders learned their bad leading.
> 
> --
> Chris
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