[Tango-L] Leading with hands

[David Thorn]

FWIW, my belief is that the physical aspect of the lead comes through the physical connection.  

Thus, in close embrace, since the physical connection is via the torso, hands and arms are not needed and perhaps 
not desirable.

In open embrace, the physical connection is via the hands and arms.  Thus the physical aspect of the lead can totally come from WELL EXECUTED lead with the arms or hands.  The problem here is "well executed".  Using a body lead 
insures that the lead is asking the follow to move in a manner consistent with how the lead's body is moving.  It almost automatically eliminates rough, jerky, abrupt movements.  For a lead to have adequate sensitivity and control to lead as smoothly with hands or arms requires a lot of skill.  Perhaps more than most, but certainly not all, possess.

It is also the case that leading with the hands need not include a constant guiding of every motion of the follow any more than a torso lead includes constant guiding.  That again is a skill issue, and not an absolute. 

Just M2CW

Cheers

D. David Thorn

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