Thanks, Dave & Peaches. Husband and I practice together, so he is providing the lead. In fact, teacher does not want me to get in the habit of trying to practice this by myself. Swinging the leg - I think you are on to something. I find I am tensing my leg muscles (sometimes the hip, sometimes the knee, sometimes the ankle) in my attempt to do the right thing, rather than staying loose. Don't know why this is so frustratingly difficult for me.
What are you currently 'working on' in A.T.?-Vol.II
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So you're one of those evil nuevos types that people have warned us about.
Just kidding
bordertangoman
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as I have said before; all this crap about nuevo dancers; they have to be better than traditional,
Well, I've never seen linear boleos done small, but it's not something I have any interest in, anyways. To be honest, I just don't think they look good, even in performances.
The way I dance, they'd be have to be painful. That is, if I even know what they are.
If they are what I think they are, they couldn't be done in an apilado embrace without breaking something.
Added later:
They are not what I imagined:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2lhK7wEd0Y
Those were done slower than others that I've seen, but I don't like them any better. About the only use for those I could see, is if the leader in front of you won't get moving.
:twisted:
(and I'm not brave enough to lead the front ones, directed at me).
:shock:
opendoor
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You can lead without touching, too
However, this vid shows linear?
And one thing, they can be lead without breaking. But I do understand something different in breaking than you. Even if you dance openly you do not break. The connection stays stable, though you have no direct touch at the breast region.
And this is the deeper purpose of training linear boleos: To keep the connection, and to dispense energy, to learn to control the back, to and fro movements subtlly with your whole body.
You even can lead without breaking without hold at all, never touching each other, only by your body presence. This is a very good beginner´s excercise.
Any boleo (circular or linear) is a redirected movement (ocho or forward step). Perhaps once invented by accidents. So, since you have learned the concept of the rebote (rebound), you can lead boleos.
However, this vid shows linear?
And one thing, they can be lead without breaking. But I do understand something different in breaking than you. Even if you dance openly you do not break. The connection stays stable, though you have no direct touch at the breast region.
And this is the deeper purpose of training linear boleos: To keep the connection, and to dispense energy, to learn to control the back, to and fro movements subtlly with your whole body.
You even can lead without breaking without hold at all, never touching each other, only by your body presence. This is a very good beginner´s excercise.
Any boleo (circular or linear) is a redirected movement (ocho or forward step). Perhaps once invented by accidents. So, since you have learned the concept of the rebote (rebound), you can lead boleos.
Been working on my CW giro in apilado. I was doing some solo training on the dissociation movement and over-exerted my lower latisimus dorsi on both sides. It's the ressociation that is the tough part of that movement. I thought I was having a kidney problem for a day or so, but it went away. Can't wait to get back on the dance floor and see how it goes.