[Tango-L] Who's leading?

[Keith]

Fortune,

Since you're already expecting flames, please let me be the first.

3 weeks of classes and you already know what you need from the lead. 
Wow, that's impressive.

Might I suggest that you concentrate on what you need to learn as a 
follow before you start telling your leads what they should be doing.

What you say happens to be correct but I suspect it's what you've been 
told rather than what you actually know from experience. Excluding your
teacher I doubt if you can recognise a good leader from one of the many
morons who manhandle the beginner girls around the floor. The worst 
dancer here can impress beginners. But after 3 months, they'll never 
dance with him again.

Finally, please don't judge all the leads by comparison with how
well your teacher leads you. Otherwise you'll be in for a world of 
disappointments and you may end up not dancing with anybody. You're a
beginner - expect to dance with beginners and don't think too much of 
yourself.

And, IMHO, a beginner of 3 weeks who closes her eyes just looks stupid.

Keith, HK

On Fri Sep 21  1:18 , "fortune elkins"  sent:

>As a total newbie, who has been taking classes for about 3 weeks, let 
>me say that I personally benefit from a lead who knows who he is, 
>where he wants to go, isn't afraid to be Tango Man and give a clear 
>lead. I personally find I dance much better when I can zone out, 
>listen to the music, close my eyes, and just focus on the leading 
>signals.
>
>But that requires the lead to LEAD ME. HE HAS GOT TO DRIVE. Then the 
>dance looks like tango and not say, jitterbug. Thank god tango seems a 
>refuge from political correctness.
>
>This is my first post, but I am equipped for the inevitable flames 
>that will come my way. (grin) All I can say is, if any patient guy 
>with a clear assertive lead is around, that's the one I hope to dance 
>with!
>
>On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:01:33 -0400
>  Keith keith at tangohk.com> wrote:
>> Hahahaha. That's what I thought, but it sounds better coming from a 
>>woman.
>> 
>> Guy sounds like a dufus.
>> 
>> Keith, HK
>> 
>> On Thu Sep 20 23:01 , Nina Pesochinsky  sent:
>> 
>>>If someone had offered me to "do a few milongas", I am not sure I 
>>>would have answered it any differently than this woman. :)
>>>
>>>Language holds power.  Never underestimate the power of seduction 
>>>(salesmanship, persuasion).  This is an example of a failed sales 
>>>attempt.  The man had 2 seconds for a sales pitch and he failed to 
>>>sell himself and the experience he was offering to the woman, and she 
>>>did not want to be a woman with him.
>>>
>>>Nina
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Overheard recently at a Portland Tango event:
>>>>
>>>>   MAN: Would you like to do a few of these milongas?
>>>>   WOMAN: Not as a woman.
>>>>   MAN: OK. Thanks anyhow.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Igor Polk ipolk at virtuar.com> wrote:
>>>>   A woman.
>>>>
>>>>
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