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Originally Posted by MartinHarper So, should I always lead the lady not to rotate, or only do so when I need her to not rotate so I can lead something other than a basic first move? |
Well I suppose this is where the advice from David and myself starts to reconcile itself. If it doesn't matter (to you) that she's rotating, then as David says, why bother correcting it? So lead the non-rotation when you're doing one of your variations, but don't be so rigid if you're not. On the other hand, if the lady is anticipating, sometimes I lead more to try and break her bad habit.
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Originally Posted by MartinHarper It seems like there's a real difference in philosophy between David's advice to avoid "excess leading", and Graham's advice not to "allow too much freedom". I wonder - which approach do the ladies prefer? |
Firstly, you should take David's advice on leading before mine any day - I
dream of being that good! But I don't think we're actually as far apart as it appears. I was answering more from a beginner's perspective, and was trying to keep things simple: in freestyle I generally actually dance as David described. Many of the features of beginner moves are taught not because they're the best way to do them, but because they prevent certain mistakes. In this case the "excess leading" counters the tendency of many ladies to anticipate.