Re: [TANGO-L] Memorized Patterns and Improvised Tango

[Joaquin Concha <j.concha @WEBMAIL.CO.ZA>]

Good point, Philip.

You perfectly described the teaching method of Copes -
"memorizing frozen, rigid patterns, ... only lock them into
 using boring repetitive figures and they may find it hard
 to enjoy improvisational dancing".

It's amazing that someone could rate Copes's instructional
video with five stars.

Live and learn.

Joaquin.



On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:27:06 -0800
 Philip Seyer <philipseyer  @ILOVEMUSIC.COM> wrote:
> Good point, Stephen. If beginners are memorizing frozen,
> rigid patterns,
> those patterns don't provide much of a foundation, but
> only lock them into
> using boring repetitive figures and they may find it hard
> to enjoy
> improvisational dancing. Thanks for your comments.
>
>
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