Re: [TANGO-L] Inside a Beginner Man's Mind

[Trini or Sean - PATangoS <patangos @YAHOO.COM>]

Poor leads!  There've been recent discussions about community growth
and the difficulty of retaining men, yet we're back to telling
beginning men how terrible they are.  It's not as if they're being
intentionally bad.  If I was a beginning lead reading this list, I
might give up on ever becoming good.

To the beginning leads out there - please keep trying!  It's okay to
be a beginner.  With practice you'll get better.  If you can't find
encouragement where you're at, come to Pittsburgh.

> Women need to tell the men in class "I can't feel your lead," "I
> don't
> know what you want."

Better yet, followers, try putting it in more positive terms (not
"you're a beginner and you don't know what you're doing, but I know
everything even though this is my first class"). Something more like
"I'm having trouble following this.  Could we try a firmer embrace
[or whatever]?"

Thinking positive thoughts in 2003,
Trini



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