Nancy has come across quite a few intermediate leaders who really like frenos because they are not that difficult to get into and then the leader can have a rest period while the follower embellishes.

We find several things suboptimal about this attitude. This expectation of embellishment subtly encourages the follower to go ahead and do her thing and takes the energy away from the connection in the dance. By the same token, this is not only a resting place for the leader. We feel the leader needs to stay actively engaged with the follower while the follower is embellishing. In class, we say that the leader's job is to look enchanted.