[Tango-L] Fw: Ladies leading

[PJ Grant]

I think Anna says this very well! I have been fortunate to have danced with some excellent female leaders.

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From: "desdelasnubes at web.de" <desdelasnubes at web.de>
To: Dyane Auclair <auclairdy at hotmail.com>; tango-l at mit.edu
Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:00:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Ladies leading


Some leading ladies give proof that the world is more complex than simplistic minds adhering to x-y-chromosom- theory might suggest ;)

Are there some ladies that lead better than some men do - YES! There are a lucky few that can lead better than a vaste majority of men. 

As a follower I do not feel any ambition to lead on the dance floor, but I have danced with many male and female leaders over the years. The very best leaders I have danced with were males.  
Most of the women leaders that I have danced with lacked of a decisiveness, but they tend to be highly sensitive to the music and the follower. Their leading is a lighter one which encourages the follower to be even more sensitive to the lead (but it's no fun if the lead gets so light you can't feel it at all), female lead is not rude (rudeness seems to be reserved to some y-chromosom-owners) but often female leading might be called careless. Careless because they do not care about the embrace or the dance but  just lead to show to the people watching what they can do to be invited by a male leader for the next tanda, or because they consider it a waste of sitting and watching. 
I think gender imbalance or impatience to sit and watch is no good reason for females to learn to lead. 
Stay away from leading if you don't feel comfortable in the embrace or you have no patience sitting and watching other people dance.  If you learn to lead to be a teacher, you know that milongas are not a place to exercise teaching skills. 
But if you feel like exploring the other side of the dance and you have the navigation skills and decisiveness plus you enjoy interpreting the music and you feel comfortable embracing a woman, go for it ;)

Anna 




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> Gesendet: 05.05.08 23:08:44
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> 
> I have been dancing AT as a follower for about 3 years but I started to learn leading only recently for two main reasons: 1) I want to explore musicality at a different level2) I want to experience the intellectual and physical challenge that leading represents in order to understand better the leader role and become a better followerThe other reasons are "unfortunate reasons" due to:1) often not enough intermediate/advanced male leaders enrolling in classes or in workshops 2) difficulty finding a male leader for regular practice
> 3) gender imbalance at milonga (usually too many followers)Dyane PS: It was easier to find a "male-follower" (an experienced leader) than a "female-follower" willing to re-enroll with me (as leader) in a basic beginner class. I find dancing with a "man-follower" to be a fun, rewarding experience.
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