Category Archives: Leadership

Levels of leadership

In response to Johanna Beginner:doesn’t know what he’s doing Intermediate: thinks he knows what he’s doing Advanced: knows what he’s doing Beyond advanced: “What is this thinking business, you over-analyze everything, feel what you are doing.”

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Joe Biden

While often guilty of leading long and convoluted steps he is a calm and steady dancer who ruins it all with a missplaced comment as he returns you to your chair.

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John McCain

When you worked with him in the class he seamed to have his own genuine voice but now that it’s the big milonga it turns out his steps are just hackneyed copies of someone elses steps.

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Barak Obama

One word. Smooth. Although it should probably be spelled ‘smooootth’. He moves with an upright grace that has all the followers who dance with him walking away afterwards in a hypnotic daze not sure what he did or was going … Continue reading

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Bill Clinton

The Good-Time-Boy. He has bucket-loads of charisma and applies it liberally. Likely to buy every one drinks ’cause “it’s the economy, stupid”. Will flirt with anything in a dress and then go to great lengths denying it ever happened. No … Continue reading

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George W Bush

He’s confident, oh dear Jesus is he confident. So much so that he uses it to cover it up his ineptitude. Nothing will be thought through, it will just be done. He will launch into things that he can’t get … Continue reading

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Stalin

He leads and directs with a cold steel grip. His route around the dance floor is performed according to a five year plan and will be executed no matter what the cost or the obstacle. You are required to affectionately … Continue reading

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Leadership

The male role in tango is commonly referred to as that of Leader. Well to be a leader implies leadership and the various qualities required. Much has been written about leadership, unfortunately badly and directed at middle management David Brent … Continue reading

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