Re: [Tango-L] Statistical Tango

2010-12-30 Thread Gordon Erlebacher
I have to agree with Ron. On the other, my students have pretty much disappeared, and prefer to learn the 20% that is not danced in the traditional Milongas of Bs.As. It is hard to learn the old fashion way: walk, walk walk. After, we do not live in Bs.As. My objection to teaching volcadas, et

Re: [Tango-L] Statistical Tango

2010-12-30 Thread RonTango
How about: Danced 80% of the time: - Walking - Back Ochos - Ocho Cortado - Turns (various types) Danced 20% of the time: - Forward ocho - Boleos - Sacadas Danced 0% of the time: - Volcadas - Colgadas - Barridas That's the way the milongueros I've seen in Buenos Aires dance. (OK, maybe a barrid

[Tango-L] Statistical Tango

2010-12-30 Thread Michael
I remember learning Pareto optimality in my statistics class at the University of Hartford. Pareto was an Italian economist who discovered that a high proportion of a population have low incomes, while a small proportion have very high incomes. It has sometimes been reduced to the "80/20 Rule"