tangomonkey
Active Member
You might be surprised. It would certainly seem to be the case, given some of the posting around here...
Not in a printed form and not just "now", but yes, the codigos. :cheers:
Point taken...
Possible "moves" after the Follower's Cross
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Not in a printed form and not just "now", but yes, the codigos. :cheers:
Point taken...
bordertangoman
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tangomonkey
Active Member
google "Codigo Violation Competition" and see what you get
Like this one?
http://ireneandmanyung.blogspot.com/2010/10/codigo-violation-competition.html
I thought the point of ant's post was that the possible moves related to the cross are so limitless as to be not worth making any special note of.
To me, the cross is the neutral starting/ending position. You can go anywhere from there. If you don't want the follower on the left foot, you can do a weight change before you go "anywhere from there". It's really not much different than having the couple standing with their feet together and putting the follower's weight on the desired foot and then going anywhere you want after getting on the desired foot yourself.
To make the point that no special note should be made of all the options, I think you can take the maths even further.
Personally I do not see why you cannot take the follower into a forward step (leader goes back) or a side step to the side of the unweighted foot. That would then give 7 first step options.
This then potentually multiples up as follows:
7 (first step options) x 7 (by leader and/or follower) x 2 (leading or not leading a weight change in the cross) x 4 (entry variations) x 2 (as the cross could be led the other way).
Giving 784 potentual variations.
Mosca Negra
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Perhaps I did miss that point entirely. My objection was more to the academic nature of the posts as relates to the art of dance. I am certain the posts have merit as a mathematical treatise of the permutations and combinations of the Argentine Tango cross.
I can't imagine that this variation based theory of the cross is anything more than taking the mickey on the forum. On that basis alone, I find it somewhat amusing and look forward to the number of variations possible for a romantic kiss.