[Tango-L] Women's role

[tangosmith@cox.net]

Carol,
Yes, the method you cited is used often for technique and I agree it can be
helpful.  But what I've found most interesting about this thread (thanks
Razorgirl, Nina, et.al.) is that it focuses on roles, not technique.  
There is usually a tendency to discuss techniques ad nauseam here.  It is
much easier to teach/learn techniques than roles.  

On the importance of roles, Jake, who is very often capable of expounding
on technique far beyond the limit of my attention span, made one of his
usual astute observations when he said:  These are perhaps illusions or
ideals, but we cannot dance well without them.

W. B. Smith


Original Message:
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From: Carol Shepherd arborlaw at comcast.net
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:14:31 -0400
To: tango-l at mit.edu
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Women's role


Rather than relying on references to the superiority of ethnicities and 
other stereotypes in discussing the building of one's dance prowess:

The best method I have seen to teach women to follow (any dance), is to 
simply ask them to close their eyes in partner work.

A. The lead and the move itself has to be mechanically and rhythmically 
correct for them to know what is being asked.  This quickly flushes out 
any balance and axis problems.

B. They won't be able to anticipate.

An 'eye opener' for the man who is used to back leading, as well.  A 
win-win technique.





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