[Tango-L] Fwd: Who's leading?

[ceverett@ceverett.com]

I would not still be dancing without the encouragement I got from the
women in my previous community in my first year or so of dancing.

Christopher

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:44:18 -0400, "Carol Shepherd"
<arborlaw at comcast.net> said:
> I would passionately second this request for more advanced leaders to
> nurture the growth of the US tango community by taking some time out to
> dance with beginning follows.  If a beginning follow dances only with
> other beginners, and does not get any dance time with instructors who
> are leads, the follow will not learn what it feels like to be able to
> balance properly having a good lead.  Since the dance is so axis- and
> balance-oriented, this is essential.
> 
> I'm sure the reverse is also true (advanced follows should give some
> practice to beginning leads to experience a follow who does not drape,
> gives feedback and frame, is responsive to leads, etc) but I will let
> the leaders speak to that issue.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Carol Shepherd
> 
> L wrote:
> 
> > 
> > It is important for the more seasoned participants in the world-wide  
> > tango community to nurture newcomers and, perhaps, remember when they  
> > were beginners themselves.
> > 
> ...
> 
> 
> > As far as Fortune expecting to dance with beginners, it would  
> > probably be a good idea for some more advanced dancers to make a  
> > point of dancing with an obvious beginner from time to time.   
> > Afterall, he can always ask for that dance at the last dance of a  
> > tanda and then if it's awful, it's only one dance.  What a really  
> > good leader should do with a beginner -- or for that fact anyone he  
> > dances with for the first time -- is to start as simply as possible  
> > and keep adding to the repertoire as she is able to follow the lead.   
> ...
> 
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