ARGENTINE DANCERS HAVING NAVIGATION PROBLEMS Of course they have them. Argentines are people too. They make mistakes, come in all levels of skill, and so on. It's idiotic to go to BsAs and expect perfection.
LEVELS OF SKILL IN ARGENTINA The average level of skill in Argentina is lower than in the rest of the world. Tango is a truly popular dance there once more. Consider that there are 116 milongas per week within the 10-mile diameter of BsAs the city (as opposed to the much larger Gran Buenos Aires). That means perhaps 10,000 dancers in that small area, and the number might be several times that. This means lots of beginners or casual dancers who go to their local milonga just to be with friends and have fun, maybe meet somebody, not to have some grandly profound religious experience. It also includes many long-time dancers, milongueros and milongueras, who've been going to milongas for decades who are more interested in the music or social get-togethers than in becoming very proficient. Experience does not equal skill. DECREASING LEVEL OF SKILL That might be true. It goes along with increasing levels of popularity, in BsAs or in the rest of the world. Which means that it's all the more important for teachers and friends to let newbies know how important are the basics of dancing: line of dance, compact figures, simple figures, feeling the music, appreciating the embrace. Larry de Los Angeles http://ShapechangerTales.com ____________________________________________________________ Click here to become a professional counselor in less time than you think. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsNDOdEiI6v6I7YhIaTvlATR3NPafVSTfdMciczteJcxZqOlK9pLBO/ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l