[Tango-L] Boleos - back and front

[Tom Stermitz]

On Aug 8, 2008, at 12:00 AM, Jack Dylan wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: David Thorn <thorn-inside at hotmail.com>
>>
>> First few seconds.  Liz is lead to spiral at the waist, her leg  
>> does float
>> behind and then wraps around front, and then
>> she is lead to settle onto her left foot.    A front boleo???  A  
>> front ocho???
>> Simply a cross??
>>
>
> I'd say that Liz is dancing a small, low, Back Boleo because, as Tom
> says, her free leg is floating behind. In a classical Front Ocho,  
> the man
> would lead the lady to collect, prior to rotation. IMHO, leading the  
> change
> of rotation prior to collection is what causes the free leg to swing  
> into a
> Boleo. After the Boleo, Liz dances a nice cross.

"Collecting" i.e. stopping with her feet together will kill the boleo.  
The woman should do the opposite. She should NOT collect, she should  
"pass by close".