[Tango-L] Forward Step By Lady

[Michael]

Jack:
The person moving backward has to get out of the way of the person coming 
forward. The person coming forward can't move until the person in front gets 
out of the way. The person going backward reaches back with the free foot 
WITHOUT moving the upper body. After the back step, the person can move the 
torso backward over the free foot which now supports the person's weight. 
It's ready-aim-step. The aim is the foot moving backward and the step is the 
transfer of weight. The dance definition of step is to change weight.

It's the same rule for the man and the woman because it makes no difference 
who's going backward. If the man was to move his torso and step back at the 
same time, he wouldn't have a foot to support himself and he would pull the 
woman into himself without having support. Not a good idea.

Michael
I danced Argentine Tango --with the Argentines

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Dylan" <jackdylan007 at yahoo.com>
To: "Tango-L" <Tango-L at mit.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Forward Step By Lady


> From: Michael <tangomaniac at cavtel.net>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCqBW9wv3RE

>
> I teach  that the upper body moves first when moving forward and the leg 
> moves backward first when moving backward. >

That's certainly true when the man is moving forward and the lady backward. 
But what happens when the man is leading the lady to make a forward step?

Wouldn't the man's torso and foot move backward together?

Jack