[Tango-L] Leading with the right hand

[Sergio Vandekier]

Gabriel Misse  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQzJCN9hy0c - This is the dancer that was mentioned in the initial posting on "leading with the right hand" and who teaches to lead using that hand. The same as Carlos Copes  who was one of his teachers as a joung boy.
 
Susana Miller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9d_iOlV-aA  - This was also mentioned, typical milonguero style for social dancing. Leading mostly with the torso.
 
Osvaldo Zotto  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMPgbeajFD8&playnext=1&list=PL6DDF673A47D62540&index=45  This "Pasito con Cadencia" I learned from Osvaldo in the early 90s.
 
Here he uses his right thigh to push Mora's leg so that she will cross in front of the other and change weight. The whole body helps to "marcar" lead this figure as he bends his torso to his left and in doing so she does the same to her right. 

 
 
Asi se baila el tango = http://www.planet-tango.com/lyrics/asisebai.htm   The lyrics of this tango describes in the third strophe like the right hand acts like a serpent on the woman's back.
 
Gloria y Eduardo explained how to use the right hand to lead back and front ochos.  They are famous milongueors, that dance milonguero style .
They have made all sort of tango movies, since the early period of Argentine Cinematography.
 
See at the end of this page "lead and follow" http://www.virtuar.com/tango/Gloria_y_Eduardo/Gloria_Eduardo.htm 
 
Leading barridas with your foot   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKyZeOLskQ8
 
 
Summary: There are many ways to lead or more properly said "marcar". It all depends on what you want to achieve.
 
Some people only learn how to walk, ocho milonguero, and a couple of turns. They only use "lead" with the torso. Fine! nothing wrong with that.
 
What I find absurd is that out of sheer ignorance some believe that any other form of leading is erroneous or "unpleasant".
 
The only unpleasantness will come from poor skill in leading using any type of lead not due to the lead itself.
 
During the learning/teaching interaction there is a progressive way of acquiring leading skills and preventing bad habits, the same as with other aspects of tango.
 
Best regards, Sergio