[Tango-L] For Tango-L: entering the floor

[Roger Edgecombe]

Jeffrey Maddox wrote:
> <snip>
> Thoughts on entering the floor?
>   
Over the years I have made something of a study of floor-entering 
techniques. The following seems to be a much favoured, and effective,  
approach:

The leader approaches the floor backwards. This avoids any requirement 
for eye contact, except with your partner, with whom you indulge in deep 
conversation.  Since you have no idea if/who/whether you are about to 
intrude on a couple's space, you can simply ram backwards into the line 
of dance. Make a 90 degree rotation to keep your back turned to any now 
inconvenienced couple(s). Demonstrate your coolness by standing and 
continuing that all-important conversation with your partner.  When you 
are finished conversing, then you can start to dance.  This is the best 
time to demonstrate all your non-travelling  moves in-place.
If you see someone enter the floor, then you should of course enter the 
floor immediately behind them.  This can be extended to get three or 
four couples on to the floor with minimum inconvenience, since it is 
obviously only a single disruption.

cheers
rde