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Topics of the day:
1. tango in gera?
2. TANGO iN MALTA ???
3. USA: Boston, MA: Dance, Music and Film Program
4. On teachers and stuff. (3)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:17:29 +0100
From: Nina Scheu <sh2 @RINGIER.CH>
Subject: tango in gera?
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I'll be in Gera (eastern Germany) next week (March 22-27). Any tango
nearby????
Ich bin n=E4chste Woche (22.-27.3.) in Gera (Ostdeutschland). Gibts Tango
in der Umgebung????
nina (z=FCrich)
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Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:24:15 +0200
From: Didem Kalkan <DidemK @AYGAZ.COM.TR>
Subject: TANGO iN MALTA ???
> My friends (Emel and her husband) will be in Malta on March 27th for one
> week.
> They want to know about the tango-possibilities in Malta...
> We will be very happy if anyone can help...
> Thanks a lot!
>
>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:23:41 +0100
From: Anne Atheling <atheling @EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: USA: Boston, MA: Dance, Music and Film Program
Argentine Tango ! Dance, Music and Film Program at the Museum of Fine
Arts in the Remis Auditorium, Boston, MA, on Saturday, April 3 from
11:30AM-1:15PM
TANGO, THE OBSESSION, 1998 film by Adam Boucher, followed by a live
dance and music program presented by The Tango Society of Boston, Inc.
featuring the Amarcord Quartet. Boucher creates an outstanding
investigation into the mysterious Argentine Tango, providing a rich,
historical background into the world's most passionate dance. TANGO, THE
OBSESSION is filled with great film clips and glorious music.
$7 general admission
$6 MFA and Tango Society members, students and seniors.
Box office: (617) 369-3770
Advance tickets available 10AM-4:30PM daily, evening hours
Wednesday-Friday until 8:30PM.
Charge (Mastercard, American Express, VISA):
24-hour recorded instructions at (617) 369-3306
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 21:14:15 -0500
From: Peter Tyson <peter_tyson @SOFTHOME.NET>
Subject: On teachers and stuff.
I was at a milonga last night and got talking to another dancer about
teachers and their diferent styles.
I expressed the opinion that i liked to learn from a couple of teachers.
Namely an older guy here where I live, and a yougner guy, as well as the
older guy's teaching partner. All three have a slightly different style,
and all of them i find to be usefull in learning tango.
This chap i was talking to said that he thought learning from just one
teacher was better, because eventually you have to develop a 'style' and
it's best early on to copy one person's style, then to develop your own.
I think really it's just a difference of opinion. For me, i like to learn
from more than one person, so i can sort of, distill what i like from all of
them. Myself, i don't think it's a hinderance to learn from more than one
person, and that ultimately, it comes down to taste. But i just thought it
might be an interesting question some people might want to address on this list?
Peter
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http://members.xoom.com/drdynamo/
peter.tyson @pobox.com my generic forwarding address, please use :)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 21:45:07 -0700
From: Tom Stermitz <stermitz @CSN.NET>
Subject: Re: On teachers and stuff.
>I was at a milonga last night and got talking to another dancer about
>teachers and their diferent styles.
>
>I expressed the opinion that i liked to learn from a couple of teachers.
>Namely an older guy here where I live, and a yougner guy, as well as the
>older guy's teaching partner. All three have a slightly different style,
>and all of them i find to be usefull in learning tango.
>
>This chap i was talking to said that he thought learning from just one
>teacher was better, because eventually you have to develop a 'style' and
>it's best early on to copy one person's style, then to develop your own.
>
>I think really it's just a difference of opinion. For me, i like to learn
>from more than one person, so i can sort of, distill what i like from all of
>them. Myself, i don't think it's a hinderance to learn from more than one
>person, and that ultimately, it comes down to taste. But i just thought it
>might be an interesting question some people might want to address on this
>list?
>
>Peter
>peter.tyson @pobox.com my generic forwarding address, please use :)
Visiting Argentine teachers have commented that our community has too many
different styles, and that what we really need is a "strong hand," someone
to impose one style for a while. Indeed we have had a variety of master
teachers come through.
I have also heard the complaint from locals that each teacher seems to
contradict the others.
However, I think that it is better at this point to have a variety of
approaches and a lot of different styles. In the long run as our tango
develops and our community improves, we can settle on a prefered style (or
styles).
The trouble with choosing one teacher is that as a beginner you has no way
of knowing if you have chosen a good or a bad one.
Newcomer's are usually not very careful consumers. In the US we have many,
many small, new communities, where it sometimes looks like the only
necessary qualification for teaching tango is knowledge of the Dreaded
Eight Count Basic and a pair of dance shoes. I believe this is better than
nothing, but you could easily be stuck with bad habits, and it is pretty
hard to question and correct things after two years of flawed training.
I don't want to get into the issue of accreditation or certification.
I strongly feel that you should try several different teachers at first.
Later on you can settle on the one that works for you.
In our community there is no question that the students who study with a
variety of teachers are at the top, and the ones who only study from one
teacher get stuck. I don't think that is the fault of their teacher's
methodology.
Tom Stermitz
2612 Clermont St
Denver, CO 80207
Chautauqua Publishing / Ragtime Interiors
"On-Line Arts & Crafts Movement Resource Directory."
(303) 388 - 2560
stermitz @ragtime.org
http://www.ragtime.org/ragtime/
http://www.tango.org/dance/
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 21:37:53 -0800
From: Greg Olsen at Work <golsen @NONSTOP.COM>
Subject: Re: On teachers and stuff.
Here is my take on the subject: after having had several tango teachers
and ballroom teachers, I don't see any problem with doing classes with
many instructors, but I would stick with one instructor for an extended
period of time for private instruction. It can be very traumatic
having your dancing re-made by instructors all the time. There are
so many fundamental details that are taught differently by different
teachers. I have had three different tango instructors and each has
varied in the frame and posture taught. You can't get more fundamental
than frame and posture. Changes there cause profound changes in your
whole body movement and how steps are marked.
Happy trails,
Greg Olsen
>
>I was at a milonga last night and got talking to another dancer about
>teachers and their diferent styles.
>
>I expressed the opinion that i liked to learn from a couple of teachers.
>Namely an older guy here where I live, and a yougner guy, as well as the
>older guy's teaching partner. All three have a slightly different style,
>and all of them i find to be usefull in learning tango.
>
>This chap i was talking to said that he thought learning from just one
>teacher was better, because eventually you have to develop a 'style' and
>it's best early on to copy one person's style, then to develop your own.
>
>I think really it's just a difference of opinion. For me, i like to learn
>from more than one person, so i can sort of, distill what i like from all of
>them. Myself, i don't think it's a hinderance to learn from more than one
>person, and that ultimately, it comes down to taste. But i just thought it
>might be an interesting question some people might want to address on this list?
>
>Peter
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