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

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

I have to agree with Tom.  It's the teacher making it difficult for these men.  The issues you're talking about aren't your typical newbie issues.  At least, I haven't encountered these issues in my years of teaching.

It sounds to me that despite the technical aspects already discussed and those not yet brought up, these men are just trying too hard.  None of the technical stuff is going to help if they aren't relaxed enough to just plain walk normally.


Trini de Pittsburgh



--- On Thu, 6/16/11, Sharon Pedersen <sharon.pedersen at gmail.com> 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?