[Tango-L] A Troublesome Lead

[Floyd Baker]

On Fri, 02 May 2008 09:00:05 -0400, you wrote:


>Keith...  
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>The link is not working..
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>So I didn't see the video.., 
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>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.
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>One can do a vine in the direction of the followers left?   Side step,
>front step..?  

Sorry... I meant "one can do a vine to the followers *right*?"

>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.    
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>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.  
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>Easy enough...  ??
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>Floyd
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>On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:26:46 -0400, you wrote:
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>> 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.
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>>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.
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>>Keith, HK
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