[Tango-L] No arms?

[Michael]

Nina wrote:
It is an incredible mistake to teach people to dance without
arms. Great male dancers never lead "from the chest". 
Instead, they lead from the embrace, which
> includes everything.  
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Nina:
I think this might not have been explained well. Too many
men lead with their arms. They push the woman backward and
then step forward. The idea of teaching without arms takes
away the man's pushing. If he steps on the woman's feet, it
means he stepped first instead of leading her to step first.

As for leading from the chest, that's where most of the body
contact is. I think this is an issue of semantics

Michael Ditkoff
Washington, DC

I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango