--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Gordon Erlebacher gerlebac...@fsu.edu wrote:
What constitutes elitism?
Well, having watched various forms of snobbery in action,
I think that the root cause of it is the intensity of
tango, when it works.
From what I can tell, once people get a feeling for
what tango can
I've been on Tango-L for years and have learned so much from almost all of
you.
I stopped actively participating (contributing) years ago because -- for me --
and that's all I can speak to, I found many of the responses unnecessarily
harsh
and it felt personal. I offer the thought that
Anyone know of a milonga Beso Gaucho? by Fancisco Lauro. There is sheet
music for it but I haven't found any recordings.
Thanks
Charles
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Olivier asked how can one attract more male dancers on the dance
I believe that each decent follower in the community should consciously adopt a
beginner
leader for mentoring. This requires spending a tanda or two with them every
week and
perhaps a little time in a practica regularly giving
Sherri said; Constantly you ask a question about leading and then
you ignore what women have to say about leading, what are you looking
for? Take lots of private lessons, take lots of classes, and talk to
women to learn what you need to do to make it better sherrie
Sherri
I'm sure
Getting more men in tango IMO is a numbers game. Yes, there are a lot of things
that can be done to keep them once they're there, but most of those things
require a group effort and sometimes a change of mindset, things that are
difficult to implement. I suggest a more immediately productive
There is another problem with elitism that hasnt been discussed yet, and
that is typecasting. I have had the following experience in NYC, but it
may be universal. Lets say some nights I'm feeling in a better mood than
others, feeling genenrous, I want to spread good tango karma, give back
Why not dance with the better dancers for the first 40 min, then ask the
newbies? By that time, your abilities will have been noticed. But surely, your
scenario is only true in a venue where you do not know anybody. If you have a
clique, they would dance with you, even after your newbie dance?
re: Gordon's question: because the better dancers are already dancing
and the newbies are sitting, ready, willing, and somewhat able. NYC
has the benefit of being a major tourist city, so we get many visiting
dancers, who only know the local teachers and DJ's that are in the
festival circuit, and
I want to spread good tango karma, give back something to this dance that has
enriched my life. I see a newbie not
being asked to dance. I ask her to dance. We do the best we can, nothing
flashy, just a simple dance. But now better followers, especially those who are
visiting from out of town
Indeed Susan. Tango-L is well-known if not notorious for a history of flames
and personal attacks, though it seems to me it's been better in the last couple
of years. But there is something unique about the online communication medium
that I think facilitates asocial communication behavior. I
hi Charles and list,
please check: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM1cnVNDD1k
saludos
Patricia Muller
www.kidojo.it
Anyone know of a milonga Beso Gaucho? by Fancisco Lauro. There is
sheet music for it but I haven't found any recordings.
Thanks
Charles
Martin,
It sounds like we followed the same route in our tango. Whenever I get
back fom BsAs, the first thing people say is Let's see your new stuff.
Well, I'm sorry but there is no 'new stuff'. In BsAs I take a lot of privates
with my milonguera teacher and we work on the basics. If anything,
I liked Jack's post a lot. I hope to join him in that same pilgramage someday
soon.
It was the word 'cliques' however that inspired me to post. I recently went to
two milongas, one in Mex. city and one in Queretaro Mex. The BIG simularity of
the two dances was that everyone danced with
There is another 2 person activity that is interactive, starts with guided
movements or choreography and evolves to an intuitive, shared, moving
experience. It is tai chi push hands. Most practitioners of the tai chi form
don't move on to push hands in the US. Many more do in China.
I do
Hi,
I have recently joined this list and I am a male dancer in my late
twenties, dancing tango for about a year now. Elitism is exactly the
word that really strikes me when I read many of the posts on this list
- even when it is the subject being discussed. Quite honestly, it is
somewhat
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