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Originally Posted by Wendy I really am only suggesting that certain tracks should be played later in the evening..... I can't see why people would think that was such a bad thing to suggest  |
I misunderstood your post - you seemed to be saying that boring, monotonous tracks should be all that you allow the beginners to dance to. You keep saying that they dance through the breaks and don't have any appreciation for the music: why should it matter if there is some Van Morrison or Kylie played?
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Yup - but I'm leading. She goes by my interpretation.
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Why? I was under the impression that it was a lead and follow dance? If I am leading, I will give the lady's room where
I think they should develop the music.
I am weaving the pattern of the dance. The lady is filling in the colours and details. This is leading. With beginners, you create a simpler pattern and guide her through most of it. With more experienced ladies, you give them a patch to fill in, and then resume the rest of the pattern.
What you seem to want to do is create your own little patches here and there and have the man weave the rest of the pattern round these forms you create.
When dancing, I will attempt to listen to requests from the lady to find her own space (hesitations in some areas, slightly more resistance in others, taking more time to do a return, ...) - but I will then try and find a place in the music and in my pattern that will accommodate her.
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That'll be based on that old Chinese proverb "It takes one to tango!"
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OK; it takes two to dance - one to lead and one to follow. They are different skills. I stand by my statement: I'm leading - I will lead the breaks and structure of the musical interpretation. The lady is following - I expect her to embellish my lead and put her own interpretation
into the framework I give her. Is this egotistical? Is this just dancing for myself?
{BTW Chris - the post was written outside of the forum, then cut & pasted - it almost broke the spell-check
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