--- On Fri, 12/25/09, Brian Dunn <brianpd...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Yes, there are unskilled dancers in all our tango lives > - do you think I'm defending their lack of skill?
The argument isn't about unskilled dancers; it's obvious on all sides that they need more practice or experience or something. The ones who are at the center of this debate, whether they know it or not (probably not), are the ones who are technically proficient and socially inept. More practice, more workshops, more trips to BA doesn't seem to change that. Maybe ranting flame wars will help? It's worth a try; nothing else has worked. > Huh? Advocating and admiring a “type of floorcraft”? > You mean “freely using your share of available space > without encroaching on anyone else’s space”? > Again, what’s inconsiderate about that? Well, I've encountered many ganchophiles (I'll follow your lead and refrain from saying anything about tango nuevo) who seem to have a different idea about how far their share of the floor extends ... they seem to think that so long as they don't actually collide with anyone, they are sufficiently considerate. Sadly, they're out to lunch. They don't collide with me because I am working really hard to avoid them -- they thank me by soaking up the extra space I put between them and me. Look, Ma, no collisions! _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l