[Tango-L] Barridas, sweeps, drags, etc

[Michael]

Charles;
I don't see the disagreement. You said exactly what I said, though in more
detail. The man leads the barrida using his torso, not by pushing the
woman's foot.

Michael


On 11/20/08, Crrtango at aol.com <Crrtango at aol.com> wrote:
>
> re the barrida as "adornment" (?)
>
> Sorry Michael but I disagree about the barrida.   The barrida (sweep, like
> a
> broom, in Spanish, or loosely, slide or drag) is definitely led, and does
> involve actually moving the follower's foot, but as with some other steps
> in
> tango, it is often taught incorrectly.   There are several different types
> of
> barridas but if you are talking about where the lead opens up slightly and
> places the follower to his right while touching her front foot, then
> stepping across,
> then moving her foot, that is not an adornment.  The lead sets up the
> follower
> by placing her weight on the back leg, which takes the weight off the front
> foot, which makes it possible and fairly easy to slide it.   But the
> mistake is
> usually in where the leader is positioned.  All too often it is taught that
> the lead then pushes the foot but that is the mistake. If the lead pushes,
> he
> and she will be slightly off balance and might have to depend on her moving
> it,
> i.e. making it her "adornment" to finish, because it can cause her to shift
> her weight to that foot for balance, which firmly plants it instead of
> leaving
> it without weight, and difficult to move.
> Cheers,
> Charles
>
>
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