[Tango-L] Two of My Teaching Pet Peeves

[Krasimir Stoyanov]

Both are possible, and both are correct. Most Argentineans dance with the 
follower slightly to the right - but, in my experience, not many are the 
people that have the necessary posture and dissociation to perform correctly 
in this position.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anton Stanley" <antonst at alidas.com.au>
To: <Tango-L at mit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Two of My Teaching Pet Peeves


> In response to the below posts, could someone put me straight on the
> trend to hold the follower to the right side of the leader. from my very
> first lesson in Tango, it was insisted upon that I keep the follower in
> front of me. I found that difficult after years of Ballroom. Even today,
> my teachers insist that the correct position to hold the follower is in
> front. Any comments please?
>
> Anton
>
>
>
> (Bravo, Astrid.  I have been having this problem for years and could not
>
> exactly pinpoint why my lower back was in so much pain from dancing with
>
> certain people.  Thanks Carol
>
> CS
>
> Astrid wrote:
>>> Hmmm, I'm always trying to get further outside on my left especially
>>> when
>>> in close embrace. Is this my problem?
>>
>> No, you are not alone. A lot of men do this, and let me tell you, the
>> further left you go, the more uncomfortable it gets for the woman.
>> Especially if you turn the right side of her body at an angle to you.
> It
>> means, she has to walk while constantly having her back twisted into
> an
>> unnatural angle. Lasrt time I danced with a Japanese tango teacher who
> took
>> this to such an extreme that he looked like he would have almost
> prefered to
>> dance behind me. Why do guys do this?)
>
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