Followers technique for Connection - Controlling the Ankle Need for Togetherness
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- One of the things that David does that I really like is that he uses the strength
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- in his ankle to control the descent of his foot so that we can be completely
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- together. And I do it too.
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- So here's a demo.
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- And it comes up most often in walking
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- and in rocking.
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- See how my heel stays up the whole time when we're rocking.
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- And so let's show the wrong for contrast.
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- Or over, even.
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- And so for example, oftentimes when a leader goes forward and a follower goes
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- backwards, you have something like this.
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- And the follower just steps to the flat of the foot.
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- And that's pretty common, and it takes us away from each other.
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- And oftentimes the leader's frame is more ...
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- And so then you have that, and then it knocks them forward.
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- He's exaggerating, but it does happen a lot.
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- Not a lot.
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- It does happen a lot.
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- So instead, if you look at the
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- ankles, you'll notice
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- that as we land, her heel comes down as I shift forward.
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- Actually, he's putting my heel down with his shift.
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- So for the followers, you're thinking stay forward.
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- And then the shift puts the heel down, as she said.
