Thread: Lead or Follow
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Old 24th-November-2005, 11:13 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Lead or Follow

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Originally Posted by Minnie M
(In WCS) whenever there are beginner classes I help out by 'leading' as there are normally extra women. IMO this helps the followers as I know what they are experiencing - but thinking again, would I be more helpful being a follower so the leaders get the benifit of my experience.
My current feeling is that it is helpful to have female leaders balancing the numbers in a class, if they also lead that dance in freestyle (or will lead it, once confident enough).
If they don't lead the dance in freestyle, it can stunt their development as leaders. This may make them less beneficial to the followers in class, and it that situation they are probably more useful as an experienced follower.
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