[Tango-L] front ochos or crosses in close embrace?

[Jack Dylan]

I'm always looking for ways to improve my Front Ochos in close embrace and 
finally found some time to read Eero Olli's lengthy post. While I appreciate his 
effort, I quickly got lost. If anyone else understand's what he is trying to say, 
could they please enlighten me. I got lost here ... "the dancers weights are 
moving in the same direction in a circle (and thus in opposite directions in 
relation to a line)." From there it was all downhill with reference to the man 
leading with his back, rather than his chest and the follower responding to 
a man's weight shift with a turn of her hip. And those 3 concepts came in 
a single sentence. Can anyone please explain?

Jack

 
----- Original Message ----
> From: Eero Olli <privat at eero.no>
> 
> The way I use this concepts, in linear system of movement the center of both 
> dancer (their 
> weight) is moving in same direction, the lead is more in leader's chest,  and a 
> follower's 
> response to a leaders weight shift is a weight shift (a step).  In circular 
> system of movement 
> (used in most giros), the dancers weights are moving in the same direction in a 
> circle (and 
> thus in opposite directions in relation to a line), focus moves away from the 
> leaders chest to 
> leaders back, and a follower's response to a leaders weight shift is turning 
> their hip (a pivot). 
>