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Originally Posted by DavidJames she was doing all the kicks, the forward ochos-into-weird backward movements, everything. |
Sounds like she's "over-decorating" to me! You get that sometimes. She'll be doing lots of boleos and other adornments, though the forward ocho into weird backward movements is a new one on me! You can, as in all things AT, lead followers to do boleos (leg flicks) and such like but it isn't easy as the timing is kind of critical. After 3 months I'd be positively gob-smacked if you could lead them and would also be incredibly jealous! So, it's probably best to let her play - if you want her to stop then just create the intention for a step and she'll pick up on that. Philsmove is right, it's great that you can sense that she wants the space and have the confidence to give it to her.
There's a woman that I dance with occasionally who over-decorates - some adornments are great but if they don't fit the music it can get a bit silly. If she's going crazy I just lead a step and see how she sorts herself out!
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It's the "kicking the foot away" and "taking control" part of it that totally eludes me.
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It's an illusion! In both barridas and sacadas you don't physically move the followers foot or leg. In a barrida (looks like a foot sweep) you lead them to take the step as normal but keep your foot gently in "kissing" contact with theirs as they do it. With a sacada you simply step into their space so it looks like your leg is pushing their leg away but again there should be just a hint of contact at most. It's all in the timing and accuracy - you need to be able to place both your and the followers feet exactly where you need them at precisely the right moment. I tend to do barridas by leading a side step and placing one of my feet between the followers feet and then leading their step keeping my foot in contact. That's a hell of a lot safer than trying to catch a moving foot with yours although I'm trying to work out how to do that in a giro at the moment (which explains why Julie is developing a limp).
What do you mean by "taking control"?