[Tango-L] dreaded back step

[Dubravko Kakarigi]

From: Alexis Cousein <al at sgi.com>

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> The Golden Rule: don't step where you don't know you have room, or adjust
> the step length to make sure you do have the room. Whether the
> "step" is sideways, to your back, to your front or turning doesn't change that.
 
That is only part of the story. What is much more important is to be able to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty that no one else also sees that space and try to get into it just as you do. 

Also, watching other people dance, if they are good dancers with good navigation skills, it is quite possible to see when they will vacate a spot allowing you to get into it if desirable. That is how the dance becomes highly social and you end up dancing with more than just your partner, offering a lot more possibilities.

...dubravko

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