[Tango-L] Not leading vs.leading the cross

[Tango For Her]

I remember in classes, the discussions of leading
versus automatic movement relative to the cross.  But,
as you mature, from the leader's point of view, there
is no automatic cross.

If you want her to cross, then you lead such that the
path of her upper body suggests that the left foot
should pass in front of the right.

If you do not want her to cross, you lead with a
strong enough intention so as to communicate to your
follower that her foot should not cross.

There is a gray area in between.  That gray area is
the "automatic" area for followers.  They have been
taught that it is (can be) automatic, so they,
typically, choose to cross.  That's fine.

I DO think that a lot of leaders are thinking in terms
of "automatic" and, therefore, aren't thinking in
terms of clarity for the woman.  

So, to come around full circle, there shouldn't be any
"automatic" thinking for the leader.  There should
only be the awareness that there is "automatic"
thinking by the follower.  And, even at that,
"automatic" is a bad word.  Doing what someone (a lot
of people) called the "protocol" is a better way to
put it.

With all that said, it is still an improvised dance, 
an improvised dance where accurateness sure makes it
so that the follower doesn't have to help the leader
do his part by operating in automatic mode to cover
for the leader who is leading with ambiguity!



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