--- Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... I was talking about students being inspired and, for that, 'fine dancing' just won't do. What is the purpose of a demonstration at a Tango Festival, if not to inspire the > participants?
I've put finger on what bothered me about the video. And it wasn't the teachers. It was that the teachers were just so spread out that there wasn't any energy to the teacher demo videos. It's something I've seen in other group videos where it seems as if the couples are in a parade. For social dancers, the energy comes from other dancers. In a solo performance, the energy comes from the audience. I think that if they had been grouped together toward the center, then the video could have been more inspiring because the dancers would have picked up on that energy. As it was, one could only get snapshots of the dancers. One couldn't really focus and enjoy the entire performance. Live and learn. I have found a lot in inspiration from these teachers when I've watched them perform. I love Robin's playfulness, Brigitta's connection and playfulness with her partner, Mariko's grace, Robert's gentle giantness, Barbara's clean dancing, Tomas' elegance and technique, among other attributes. Most of them have taught here and inspired students. And I would have liked them to be presented at their best. People can find lots of different things to inspire them. Perhaps I'm just projecting what I'm trying to work on now onto a piece of film. Trini de Pittsburgh PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburghs most popular social dance! http://patangos.home.comcast.net/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l