[Tango-L] Tergiversar = to distort, twist

[David Thorn]

I would Mario wrote:
>> love to see a video of this give and take between partners...even Chichi Fromboli
>>  doesn't do this..he leads and she follows..

In full knowledge that the flame throwers are in alignment, here goes:

Mario - Yes, compelling me to slow down, speed up, etc as contributions to musicality are certainly part of this. 
But it can reach much deeper if one chooses to allow it to.  Although I give this example in open embrace, we (my 
regular partner & I) dance similarly, but with much more subtlety, in close embrace.  And yes, probably 60% of the 
time we are apilado/close and 40% of the time open - or something like that.

Spose I lead a back ocho to my right (follow's standing leg is her left).  My lead indicates the degree to 
which rotates.  I.e. - do we keep moving LOD? does she go side to side and we make no progress LOD? etc. 
As she rotates I step to my right to "receive the ocho", but I give the lead indication for her to step prior to my 
stepping (I generally try to lead so that her foot moves prior to mine.)  Spose that she sees that the floor 
behind me is clear (we DO NOT run into people or even threaten to!!!) and wants to play a little.  She might 
over-rotate, stepping into me, and compelling my receiving step to actually be counter LOD.  She has even been 
known to WAY over rotate and back secada my left (leaving) foot as I step to receive her ocho.  Yes, that TOTALLY 
breaks frame, but so what?  I am however compelled to deal with it, for example by leading her to subsequently 
pivot 180 deg CCW while I step right outside with my left foot.  Now we are back in the embrace, but facing counter 
LOD.  I now deal with it and get back to moving LOD.  etc.

Possibly not AT, but a hellovalota fun to dance like this:  I lead, she follows in her own manner, I deal with it and 
then lead the next step, and she does something, and I deal with it... etc.

Cheers,

David
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