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Originally posted by Franck
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. |
That's maybe becuase the women up here just aren't encouraged, trained, or expected to improvise very much. I've found that many of the women dancing in England are happy to do their own thing when allowed to by the man ( and sometimes when they want to anyway !
:sorry)
There are now a number of women up here who have danced with men who enjoy stopping at breaks, playing with the music etc and are very happy to do whatever. I still get some odd looks when I stop and look at my partner and she wonders why I'm not moving ! But I usually only do that with women I know well.
And women who haven't been away can now see a number of others who improvise and so the idea spreads. It also develops from seeing people like Nigel and Nina and Viktor & Lydia who really do dance to the music, find the breaks and have wonderful fun. It can't help but rub off just watching them.
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| 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. |
The women I dance with most in Aberdeen and Edinburgh either involuntarily motion with their head or eyes, or almost break with the music so it's clear when to move on. There are some moves where the woman can just walk towards the man but I have to admit if she's still strutting her stuff when the beat changes or the tempo does I'll pull her into a move and get going.
However, a tap with her thumb would be a pretty clear signal to the man! Mind you there might be some women who could spend the whole song doing their own thing..............and before there are any complaints that might not be a bad thing eh
:sorry
:p
