[Tango-L] tall men in close embrace

[jackie ling wong]

i'm not laughing but i am totally smiling.  this is why i love this  
dance.   good for you for figuring out how to make it work with a bad  
foot.

one of my favorite phases is "it's all good".  before anyone jumps on  
me, believe me, i am known for my focus on technique... but you have  
to also be flexible and willing to look at something though a  
different lens.

and the payoff.... this attitude makes for a more joyful life.

can i laugh now?  if i laugh with you?
j
www.tangopulse.net

On Mar 11, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Tango For Her wrote:

I haven't had time to read through the posts.  But, I
have an interesting, probably, quite different, tid
bit:

I am 6 feet tall.  Tall enough to comment.  I have had
a very bad left foot.  So, I have learned to lead in
rather different ways.   Don't laugh! :o\  Here goes:

I do this just once in a while to rest my foot.

You know how older clocks are driven by wheels with
cogs?  One wheel turns clockwise and, because the cogs
(teeth) are interconnected, the next wheel turns
counter-clockwise.

Well, if I make contact with my belly and turn my body
counter-clockwise (turning to my left), I can, quite
easily, lead my follower to turn her body clockwise
(to her right).

Then, as I slightly take my belly way and turn a bit
further, she takes her front step.

Women comment that "it is different" and "it is
effective".  They don't mind it and they know why I am
doing it (compensating).

I recommend teaching it only as a body-awareness
exercise just as you should teach to change your
embrace.  Maybe, it would do the trick for a taller
man with the problem mentioned by Jackie.

Hey!  I said don't laugh!





--- jackie ling wong <jackie.wong at adelphia.net> wrote:

> i have two very tall guys...  like alex krebs... in
> my beginner close
> embrace class.  i have tried everything and still
> they come very close
> to stepping on their partner's feet.  i can dance
> with them because i
> really extend but others have problems.  they are
> beginners so i
> understand the problems with leaning extension,
> intention etc at that
> level.  i also explain that you have to find the
> connection with every
> partner you dance with because size, height, embrace
> is different with
> each person.
>
> but...  does anyone have any special advice that
> they find resonates
> with the "giants"?  are there any differences?  in
> emphasis?
>



       
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