Re: [TANGO-L] Changing the embrace

[Michael <tangomaniac@CAVTEL.NET>]

Burleigh wrote:
>   However, I still find I have to at least shift the
embrace, esp if I am going to walk on woman's outside (her
right a little, her left a bit more).  So ask Tete (for me)
if he shifts around from left to right and if his
> shift right is larger than left.  Also ask if he doesn't
shift, is he forced to cock his hips a little to bring his
legs out?
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Burleigh:
I can't answer for Tete. For myself, I have to rotate my
chest to the right to maintain the alignment
(chest-to-chest). However, I continue to walk straight ahead
on the woman's right side. I lead the woman to step straight
back even though her chest rotated to her right. This is
contra body motion. The upper body rotated to the right but
the feet are going straight.

The amount of rotation to the right is the same amount as to
the left when bringing the woman into the cross.

Michael
Washington, DC
Thank goodness for all that yoga or I wouldn't have any
contra body.