[Tango-L] Line of Dance

[Sandhill Crane]

--- On Sun, 10/10/10, Phil Seyer <professionalsguild at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've seen many tango master instructors,
> dance against the line of dance for a while.

Yeah. Smarter than the average bear, aren't they.

> It's necessary for many dance figures.

Figures are never necessary.

> In my opinion, the key is to know when it is safe to do so,
> and to keep it in moderation, while continuing to progress,
> most of the time down the line of dance.

Ugh. I've seen this nuttiness many times. It's "safe"
because I'm working very hard to protect my partner
from those oblivious idiots. I'm not happy about that.

> One instructor points out in one of his videos that it's
> safe for him to dance backwards into a certain space
> because he knows the space is available since he
> has just been there himself moments ago.

He's fooling himself, among others.