[Tango-L] Krasimir, peralta vs gustavo

[Keith]

Oh dear, Krasimir. I enjoy your posts and your ideas about Tango. But now it 
seems you're just another of those guys who blames everything on the girl. 
Sorry if I'm interpreting you incorrectly but that's what it sounds like. If you've 
been teaching a lady for 2 months and she still can't dance well with you as her 
partner, then maybe you're not cut out to be a teacher. And please don't blame 
the lady for lacking the talent needed. Look to yourself. Maybe you've discovered 
that teaching Tango just isn't as easy as a lot of people seem to think.

Krasimir, you should come to Hong Kong. We have wonderful ladies here who are 
a delight to dance with - easy to lead and excellent followers. They don't guess 
and they don't anticipate. The reason is that that we have excellent local teachers. 
We now have around 4 or 5 local couples teaching Tango and all are producing 
very nice dancers. We have a few bad apples, but they're always the ones who 
don't go to classes.

Keith, HK


 On Wed Jan 23 12:42 , "Krasimir Stoyanov"  sent:

Yes, I know how to do 
>it, but I need a partner, right? So far I fail in my efforts to "create" 
>one. The thing that I have no idea how to stop is their doing things on 
>their own. Sometimes they stop, and we dance well. But most of the time, 
>they anticipate, and the millisecond they "discover" the step, they are 
>already ahead of you in the step. This is very, very bad thing in tango, it 
>simply kills the dance, kills the connection. And I don't know how to make 
>them not do it. I have a lady that I teach to for two months. She can 
>already perform the correct walking. BUT, only when she stops anticipating. 
>It happens once a week or so. But, most of the time, no. And this stops her 
>progress for now. So you see, I am not ready to show anything.
>
>I am desperate, and I don't think anyone can help, it is the job of the 
>follower to stop guessing and anticipating - the correct technique is in 
>place to make the movement the right way, but she's simply not using it. The 
>second she "decides" to do something, she just ignores the skills I thought 
>to her. Yes, I know she is too new in tango, but these kind of going from 0% 
>to 100% and back from dance to dance are something I have no idea how to 
>deal with.
>
>Is this because she lacks the talent needed?
>