[Tango-L] self-proclaimed teachers rant
Went to a milonga last night and not a nuevo in sight. But guess what? Reeking havoc on the floor were the local self-proclaimed teachers. Demonstrating how expert they were with endless boleos, kicking, spinning and generally horrible floor craft. The question is why do men who promote themselves to teachers act in this manner? I think I figured out the answer. It’s because they are worse then the idiots that don’t know any better. How can you teach tango without floor craft? And if you yourself can’t execute floor craft properly then tear up those slick business cards and try to find a real tango teacher that can teach you proper floor craft. You’ll be doing yourself and the tango community a big favor. Someone said that new students can always gain something even from a bad tango teacher. I agreed they can gain bad habits and they do. End of rant. ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
Re: [Tango-L] self-proclaimed teachers rant
When you're a beginner, you don't recognize good dancing. You're mesmerized by fancy and glitzy figures and think "I want to be able to do that" so you're drawn to that "teacher." Michael Washington, DC I'd danced Argentine Tango- - with the Argentines On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:51 AM, wrote: Went to a milonga last night and not a nuevo in sight. But guess what? > Reeking havoc on the floor were the local self-proclaimed teachers. > > Demonstrating how expert they were with endless boleos, kicking, spinning > and > generally horrible floor craft. > The question is why do men who promote themselves to teachers act in this > manner? How can you teach tango without > floor craft?-- ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
