[Tango-L] Switching roles

[Melinda Kausek]

Last time I checked it was "hombre" and "mujer" or "el rol masculino" and "el rol feminino." 
However, the verb for "lead" is usually "marcar" (mark) or "llevar" (take). Literally translated that would be something like:  'the leader marks the step,' or 'the man takes the woman to the cross.' The verb for follow is "seguir" and it can literally be translated to "follow" in English.

Melinda


Tango Tango <tangotangotango at gmail.com> wrote: Hi everyone.

I forgot the Spanish words for 'leader' and 'follower'. What are they again?

Neil



On 9/11/07, Keith  wrote:
>
> Really? And which milongas in BsAs accept switching roles? I can only
> recall
> La Marshall - and that's because it's a gay milonga.
>
> Keith, HK
>
> On Tue Sep 11 23:42 , "Lois Donnay"  sent:
>
> >After my Following for Leaders class last night, the men sat around
> talking.
> >One question came up. We know there are milongas in Buenos Aires where
> >switching roles is acceptable. Are there any other communities in the
> world
> >where men are free to dance with men, women with women, etc? Are the
> >milongas billed specially or is this acceptable in regular milongas?
> >
> >We also lamented the lack of male teachers who can follow, and the number
> of
> >men who teach on the floor. Ladies, when you pick teachers or listen to
> your
> >leaders, do you take into consideration whether they can follow?
> >
> >Loisa Donnay (adding the "a" in preparation for BsAs)
> >Minneapolis, MN
> >
> >
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