[Tango-L] Some thoughts on connection

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Jack you gave a perfect explanation of lead and  follow. 
this is  the lead:..."The simplest example is the walk.  It seems that I 
merely walk forward, with my initial movement coming from the  torso" 
this is the follow......"and the lady walks backward with her  initial 
movement"
Brilliant 



In a message dated 11/14/2010  11:52:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
jackdylan007 at yahoo.com writes:
>  From: Pat Petronio petronio at adam.com.au

> "Leading" & "following"  can create a different mindset to "inviting" & 
>"responding", >  

I'm uncomfortable with both of these terminologies. 'Leading and  
following' 
seems 

to imply that there's a concious lead by the man,  which the lady 
recognises and 
then follows. But, in reality, both happen  simultaneously and, with 
correct 
technique, 
are built-in to the dance.  The man 'Inviting' seems to imply that the lady 
then 
has a 

choice to  either accept or decline, which, surely, isn't the case. 

The simplest  example is the walk. It seems that I merely walk forward, 
with my 
initial  

movement coming from the torso and the lady walks backward with her  
initial 
movement 

coming from her foot. But I don't feel any leading  or inviting - we're 
simply 
walking together 

and, if I stop the  movement of my torso, the lady stops the movement of 
her foot 
and waits  

for whatever comes next. Or am I being too simplistic?

A teacher  once told me that there is no lead and follow; the man dances 
his 
dance and  

the lady accompanies him with her dance. This is assuming both know how  to 
dance.

Jack




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