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Originally Posted by Wendy Don't think I said "boring" OR "monotonous" ??? "Simple".. "easy" maybe and I meant "less challenging"... |
as I said - I think I missed what you were saying. I have not noticed any "challenging" tracks between lessons - but I've not been listening out for them *shrug*. I wouldn't really know. {actually more accuratly; I wouldn't really
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A beginner man cannot POSSIBLY know what to do at a break after a couple of classes
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?? breaks? I didn't say breaks; I said musicality. This can be as little as changing between moves to match the phrasing of the track or taking one beat more/less within a move or ending with the track.
Personally I think that keeping this sort of thing only to workshops is a shame - I think it should be taught to beginners in parallel with leading: not just
how to lead, but
when to lead and how to
listen.
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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.
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It's bad for the man to expect the lady to follow his interpretation, but he should bend the dance to follow hers? Is that not double standards?
Yes, the majority of good leads
can do this, but that's only because they can addapt to what the follower does - normally it's inexperienced dancers doing something unusual or unexpected.
If both dancers are 'in tune' with each other (and hearing the same music), then the lead will open the framework for the follower to express the music just as they want to have some room for expression.
If the lead sets up a frame for the follower to fill and they don't fill it, then the lead has missjudged their partner.
If the follower 'breaks' the lead and inserts their own 'expression', then the lead has no idea of the framework that the follower is working to; obviously they are hearing different music, so that gives little clue. The lead has to wait for the follower to close her own frame before they can resume the dance.
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I'll do some market research for you, if you like...
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Please do... in fact I think a poll may be required; El Salsa?