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Re: [TANGO-L] beginners tango teaching



At 09:00 19.09.2003, Ilona Koren-Deutsch <ilonakd @YAHOO.COM> wrote:
Someone Eero didn't quote wrote:
>>All the basic terms such as boleo, lapiz, giro/turn, sacada, even if they
>>are not ready to do them.
>
Eero:
>In my view these
>topics belong to the training repertoar of intermediate dancers, not
>beginners.
>
>I disagree about teaching topics to people who are not ready for them

Didn't the first person say teaching the *terms* not the "topics" or
the steps. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the point was just
to let the students know what the words mean, not to teach the steps.

Ilona, you are absolutely right. Also others have pointed this out. I did not pick up the distinction between 'term' and 'topic'. I am sorry if I have confused a otherwise clear topic. Obviously, it is proper to give the students some vocabulary.

best,
eero