[Tango-L] whats nuevo

[Nussbaum, Martin]

This is a response to the clip mario posted and the question he asked.
The lead and follow are being executed through the variation in the
compression from the floor through the frame to the partner. When the
leader wants the partner to move her axis, from point a to point b, he
indicates that with  compression in the legs, and that transmits thru
the frame to the partner as an indication to change wieght, and the
dynamics and acceleration or decelaration tell her how slow or fast to
move.  In the more modern pedagogy of tango lead and follow, the upper
body is merely indicating direction of her torso, first, it doesn't lead
the change of weight.  The lead comes from the floor, and that gets her
to shift weight. The embellishments you see Mila do are the result of
the time he allows her to play within the phrase, also there are moments
where he isolates what he is doing with his feet so he can play without
affecting her axis, and there are moments where he slowly leads her to
shift weight and move her axis while also allowing her time for play
with her feet indpendant of his. They are both listening to the music
and the phrasing, and they know how much time each has in the phrase. I
think its very clever and musical. They are not just doing elements for
the sake of doing elements, unlike most nuevo wannabe dancers. They are
using the elements to express musical ideas in the phrases. 
-Martin Nussbaum