With all due respect, I agree that one must understand the music and to feel it. It is what makes the difference between someone dancing, and someone running through a series of steps and patterns.
What I do not agree with is the attitude that someone must listen to the music for a year before learning to dance. To be honest, I hated the music when I started. I only wanted to learn because I saw Forever Tango and I was sick of salsa. Had I been told I needed to listen to the music for a year, I never would have learned tango or had the experiences I have had and continue to have. I think there are many people like me. Now of course I love the music. I learned to appreciate it and to feel it. I think this happens for many people. People need to be encouraged to learn new things, not pushed away from them. Not everyone is destined to become a good dancer. There are people who were born listening to tango and cannot dance a step, or do not dance well at all. The most important thing is that you enjoy what you do, and if you get good at it, then all for the better. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
