[Tango-L] swayback

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

Beginning followers often begin with a swayback posture that needs to be corrected.  Sometimes when they are told that they need to take a longer step, they interpret that as taking a long step down the dance floor, so a swayback is their natural response to taking a long step.  However, they need to be told to make their bodies long, that their leg starts up in their torso, not just the leg itself.  Some women think their leg starts from the middle of the thigh.  Proper body mapping will encourage better posture.

The other reason women may develop a swayback is to avoid being stepped on by their partners.  If men aren't taught to wait until after she moves her foot, she's likely to get stepped on.  

As for alpha females (or alpha male), dancers are not always capable of figuring out who the real alphas are.  To some, it's the flashiest dancers that look like the alphas, even if they are bad dancers.  

And, alas, those who need the most work on their dance aren't the ones going to class or workshops.  Can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.


Trini de Pittsburgh