In Tango, (The Technique of Ballroom Dancing, written by gue Howard ) I can't understand it when I am gazing at DC. I have to get a reverse thinking to guess which word should be added to it , pointing, facing , or backing? What basic knowlege I lacked to interpret it prompt? How to get the meaning of Along LOD ,pointing DW. Is it a tract parallel to line connecting DW-DC,and against LOD, and we move toward the DW along this line ?
Thanks.

Hi yichen-1
Using the analogy of a clock-face. Imagine you are facing 2. o'clock (alignment, diag to wall) and you walk laterally towards 12. o'clock (direction), that's without turning the body. This analogy would be written in technique as: Facing (or pointing) DW, moving along the LOD. If you can get a copy of one of Ken Akrill's analysis books it will explain quite a lot of your questions. I was talking to Ken at Blackpool this year and he said he hopes to have his 4 analysis books (Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, Tango, Quickstep) published as E-books by Christmas.

I assume those books are International style. Are there any books that you know of, of similar quality, for American style?

Jerry

Hi Jerry,
Yes they are books on the English style. I don't know any on American. I do know that when Ken sold them in print form, he only charged a pittance for the information contained within the books. Basically, the 4 ballroom books, covered an analysis for the professional associate examination. There could be some still out there. If interested, try a search; ken akrill, dance. PS. I always like to recommend myself :)

Yichin. In any dance instruction book there will be a chart and an explanation
In my Alex Moore's book it is on page
39. Don't let us forget there are no alignments in Latin. There are amounts of turn, and this can be played around with by the skilled dancers.

Thank you very much. Ilus2dance. I can interpret the simplest alignments now.
To simplify the condition, I would like to use AB,BC. CD, DA to represent wall, LOD, center, against LOD.
1. How to describe the condition, when I dance down on AB ( wall)besides that facing LOD .moving toward the LOD , along LOD ?
2. When we said new LOD? If the previous LOD is BC, should the new one be CD after we have dance down LOD?
3. Is LOD relative for couple who stand close to different line before starting the dance ( the right side ( AB ) of A couple , their LOD will be BC; the right side (DC) of B couple , LOD is AB )?
How to interpret" toward allignment of 6" ( step 4 is pointing LOD, step 6 is facing DC ) ? Does it imply turning left continuouly btw LOD and DC?
Another qestion.
In Tango, what force drives the moving leg ? Is there a step push ?
( In swing dance , the moving leg obeys the rule of step swing, the massive mucles from moving hip propels its leg weight with swing .to allow the body weight journey. ..)