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Category Archives: The fine art of leading and following
Cause and effect
Leads worry over the cause too much while followers fret over the effect. Instead leads should concentrate on the desired effect while followers should heed the cause more.
On the Embrace
Hold on tight and let go.
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The Art of Driving
Black Box Recorder – The Art of Driving Sarah Nixey – Luke Haines La la la, la la la la la La la la, la la la la la You’re quite precocious I know which button should be pressed Let’s … Continue reading
People are quicker when reacting than when initiating
From BBC news Scientists discovered that people move faster when reacting to something than when they perform “planned actions”. Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8493092.stm Perhaps this explains some of the differences between leading and following. Why some followers bolt at the slightest … Continue reading
On following
Let go of everything except the leader
Under my skin
You try and get under my skin and I’ll try and get under the orchestras skin.
Worry
Don’t worry about what I’m doing. Worry about what I’m doing does to you.
Blatant
One of the pluses of having to travel for over an hour to other milongas is the conversations on the way home. One topic that came up a while back, and that has made recurring appearences since, is the idea … Continue reading
Boleos
You don’t do boleos, boleos happen.
Leading
You can only bring the follower somewhere she’s been before.