[Tango-L] A Troublesome Lead

[Floyd Baker]

Keith...  

The link is not working..

So I didn't see the video.., 

but what you're saying is a single step to the followers right,
directly into a cross...   If you'd care to know how I do it.., here
it is.

One can do a vine in the direction of the followers left?   Side step,
front step..?  

I simply simulate the start of the second vine step by a 'jog' to the
shoulders...  Then immediately come back to flat on and not moving
latterally at all.  A fake pivot I guess?  But it causes the ladies
left foot to cross over her right foot.    

And when that step is cancelled, the left foot just falls back to the
right side of her right foot.    Because the lady knows that's where
the leader put it.  

Easy enough...  ??

Floyd









On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:26:46 -0400, you wrote:

>
> There's one lead that I always find troublesome and generally avoid. It's LF side, 
>lady RF side and then, without a pause, lead the lady into a LF Front Cross in 
>front of me. The reasons I find it troublesome are:
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>1. I feel that it results in a break in the connection; and
>2. I feel that it needs a lead with the right arm, which I generally don't like to do.
>
>The reason I raise the subject now is that I was watching an excellent video of 
>Alberto Dassieu that was posted by Mario. 
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>http://www.youtube.com/watch\?v=VqgujDIWlOc
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>Alberto gives this lead 4 times during the dance at 0.39, 1.06, 1.17 and 2.40. 
>On 2 ocassions he does it without moving his RF and the other 2 he steps forward, 
>with the lady, with his RF.
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>Do others who dance in close embrace lead this step and, if so, how do you resolve
>the problems I have? I emphasise that the lead is without a pause. I have no trouble 
>leading the lady to step in front of me with her LF if I pause after my RF side and 
>LF close.
>
>Keith, HK
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