[Tango-L] Strong Lead - resistance effect

[Michael]

Igor:
I now exactly what resistance is-- and why it's bad for dancing. There's a big difference between a firm lead--and resistance. Why would I want a woman to resist my lead? I want my partner and I to move around the floor like figure skaters, effortlessly, with minimal effort. Resistance causes muscles to tense and it's difficult to move a tense muscle. I went to a yoga therapist for three years to squeeze the tension out of my body, there was so much.

I am so sorry you feel you have to dance with resistance. I'm even sorrier for your partners who have to dance with resistance.


Michael
I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Igor Polk" <ipolk at virtuar.com>
To: "'Michael'" <tangomaniac at cavtel.net>; "'Igor Polk'" <ipolk at virtuar.com>; <shepherd at arborlaw.com>
Cc: <tango-l at mit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Strong Lead - resistance effect


Dear Michael

I am so sorry you have no idea what resistance is..
Once you learn it, you will find it for yourself that you do not need any
"substantiation". 
You just will not want to dance in any other way.

Still, there is substantiation. I wrote quite a lot about in on my website.
Not complete yet, sorry..

Igor Polk



-----Original Message-----
From: Michael [mailto:tangomaniac at cavtel.net] 
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 12:23
To: Igor Polk; shepherd at arborlaw.com
Cc: tango-l at mit.edu; Michael
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Strong Lead - resistance effect

Igor:
I agree completely with Carol that less resistance is desired. Resistance
causes muscles to tense and when they tense, it's difficult to move them.

However, you wrote that there is strong scientific substantiation. Where is
the substantiation.

Michael
I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Igor Polk" <ipolk at virtuar.com>
To: <shepherd at arborlaw.com>
Cc: <tango-l at mit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Strong Lead - resistance effect


I missed that, sorry..

Carol: "the more advanced the dancer, the less resistance is desired,
because it allows more nuance."

Actually it is opposite: Stronger resistance in body and in hands allows way
more nuances. 

And there is strong scientific substantiation to that.
Igor Polk