Altho i agree with the term " sympathetic " ( one which scriv. used frequently ,,, he also believed that it was present to some degree, in all movement).. however, you need to realise that the advances in theory and techn. have changed, in some instances, dramatically over the yrs ( I dont always agree with everything, it is after all, only theory )..

I started my humble " career " before that was written( as a Juvenile ), and the body "pitch " for e.g. that existed at that time, has long since disappeared, and a new paradigm in fwd stance/poise and motion, has now developed .

And.. as far as quoting what past champions believe , is not always accepted by all in the profession,, styles and concepts change,, some good, some not so .Each one tries to cut their "niche" in the time period in which they excelled ..

You need to research the " four schools" of thought , in coaching styles.

They are conceptual ideas that have evolved, and each may have their own merits .

Its worth noting, that fundamental techniques , are, by and large,pretty much unchanged .

And lastly.. one of the most important changes that seems to get overlooked.. the MUSIC..

T and QS at one time written in 2/4.. the tempi of W and FT.. slowed down.

Hi Terence,
Can you remember if your Juvenile Tango style, was based on Freddie Camp's? I know that in the 30's, in the South, (I live in the North) it was very popular. I believe it was the mid-thirties when he danced his Tango in the British Amateur at Blackpool.

Now you mention it.. I think it was.. at that time, the tango that Henry and Len had developed, was not really in vogue ( if memory serves me ) until the mid 40s..(I spent the war time in the North )..

It is hardly worth mentioning, but the obvious exception to any claim that CBM is used to initiate all turns is that of turns that begin on a step where one or both partners has the moving foot on the wrong side for body rotation in the direction of turn to qualify as CBM.