Talk:Lead and follow
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[edit] History
I've cleared the discussion - see history. All concerns addressed long ago !
Gender-neutral terms used throughout, as far as I can see.
Seems general enough to cover all dance forms well.
--195.137.93.171 10:05, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Jargon
I am concerned that jargon is used differently in different countries and dances.
Particularly :
'Compression' and Tension' - in scientific physical terms, these could mean forces or pressures (pressure = force divided by area).
The article uses them to mean motion instead, which in scientific medical terms would be called 'Flexion' and 'Extension'.
In (some) Jive/Swing circles, 'Leverage' means 'tension': in scientific physical terms leverage means multiplying a force with a beam and a pivot/hinge !
In West Coast Swing, what this article calls 'leverage' or 'grounding' is known as 'anchoring' or 'posting' !
I'm not sure what the answer is, but edit wars are to be avoided ...
--195.137.93.171 10:05, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Re-structuring
The nested levels had become confused, and bits seemed duplicate and out-of-sequence.
I've also removed
- In Caribbean dances the hip contact is more for the sensual touch, and quickly gets into the way of the more advanced figures.
because it had mostly been said already and I wasn't sure if it meant 'hip contact gets in the way' or 'helps you get into the way of doing' - apologies to the author, but written english is difficult to use clearly! --195.137.93.171 (talk) 10:41, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
