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Originally posted by DavidB
Now I'm all for this. I don't expect a lady to improvise, but I like it when she does. I'll try and give the lady a chance to do something whenever I can. |
Funny David, I was just about to start a thread on that very subject...
I agree with you, that it is great when women can show more expression and should have room to improvise.
However, few women actually take the chance and I am not sure that as a man, you can impose it on your partner either.
I also find that when women go off in an improvisation, I am either missing it (not noticing on time) or not sure how much time to leave them, and often end up cutting short their bout of improvising.
What I would like is a sort of "reverse lead" where the women are able to indicate (signal?) to the men when they want to improvise. Some women already do it up to a point, but I reckon it could be developed more.
As in the thread about men slowing down moves, using subtle hand-holds, women should be able to indicate to their partner when they want to slow down the dance, or pause it temporarily to do their own (stylish) thing! A gentle squeeze, a thumb strategically placed, eye contact etc...
I would be interested to hear from women who do a lot of improvising and from the men who "lead" them.
Cheers,
Franck.