[Tango-L] If not thinking, and besides the music, what are you paying attention to?

[steve pastor]

Well, yes, the man should know where the woman's feet. Many instructors 
  never add that the woman can (and I would say should) learn how to make
  it easier for the man to feel where her feet are. And, obviously, then, the 
  women aren't taught how to clearly convey where their feet are. 
  This is done non verbally, of course, and the man "feels" where her feet 
  are, rather than knowing intellectually. 
  This is where it becomes crucial to have instructors that know what terms
  like "axis" mean, and can convey that knowledge to their students.
  At that point, if the woman steps only under her own body, as does the man
  (in general, but with many exceptions), you can make your dance very 
  improvisational.
   
  
Astrid <astrid at ruby.plala.or.jp> wrote:
  
>I have been told by one teacher "What do you care about where the woman's 
>feet are?"
>
> ..and reading here, have seen " a leader should always know where the 
> woman is, where her weight/feet are.."
>
> ... is that what smooth improvising dancers are paying attention to? or 
> what?? thanks
>
You teacher sounds a little strange but I think, he may have been scolding 
you for looking at the floor, no? Of course the man has to know where the 
woman's feet and the rest her is, so that he won't step on her and can lead 
her exactly from where she is. A good dancer can feel where she is. This is 
certainly not limited to improvisation. 

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