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Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo but it's not always a negative. |
I'm not sure that I 100% agree with this... At least, I do agree, but I think that the occasions when back-leading is anything other than a negative are very few and far between.
If someone is struggling with a move, then letting him work it out will help him to actually get it, and understand how to lead it (hopefully). If the follower just does it for him, I'm not sure that it'll ever help, and the leader will probably do it with that follower, and then give up on the move when he can't lead it with the next follower who isn't back-leading.
If the leader works through it, and finally gets it, then they'll have a much better understanding of how to do the move. And if they haven't got the move by the end of the class, then the teacher is there to go through it with them until they do get it. At least, that's the theory, and most teachers I've encountered are too pleased to help out.
Hence, the only time I think that back-leading should be used, is if the leader doesn't get it, wants to get it, and the teacher isn't available to help out (for whatever reason).
Given that most intermediate ladies back-lead to at least some degree (ooh, I'm in trouble now!!
), I'd usually suggest that they should concentrate on improving their following, rather than worrying at all about back-leading. The teacher is there to show the move, not the follower
