[Tango-L] Why is it so hard to walk?

[lenl]

On 06/16/2011 5:13 PM, Sharon Pedersen wrote:
> I've been watching some new leaders in our community, and they struggle with
> walking.  Huge steps leading with their legs, or holding themselves in an
> awkward contorted stance and walking with always-bent legs, or taking very
> wide steps when walking forwards, or being unable to coordinate to a
> relatively slow beat and having to hover the foot in the air waiting for the
> beat to catch up before putting it down.  Why is it so hard for people to
> walk?
>
> I leave aside the problems for followers in walking backwards as being
> obviously a new motion to learn -- but maybe I'm wrong that the follower has
> the uniquely difficult walking challenge.  Maybe walking forwards to the
> beat of music is inherently difficult as well.
>
> How do you help your beginners to walk reasonably and musically?
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  As a 12 year follower who struggled with tango in general, my guess is 
that most men especially those who never danced anything are not 
coordinated for graceful moves and almost "muscle" the lead. men tend o 
be less graceful in general. I could be wrong but thats my 2 cents worth....
Len