Re: [TANGO-L] narrow-minded religiosity?

[Clint Rauscher <clint @axialpartners.com>]

> Sometimes they sink to direct lies as in the case with Susana
> Miller and her
> Milonguero Style.

I don't disagree with your assessment of Susana Miller.. I flushed money
down the toilet a few weeks ago taking workshops with her. It was just a lot
of marketing talk. I must have heard the term, "Expensive Steps" about a
hundred times. She kept referring to those teachers that take your money
teaching "expensive steps," while she proceeded to teach nothing.

The most expensive step I ever learned was the crossed foot basic from
Susana Miller for $80. It was in a class labeled as a class in the newest
move/footwork/etc.. being performed in BA. Well.. she spent most of the
class teaching the crossed foot basic and then the last bit of the class
teaching the exact same move that I learned 1 and 1/2 years ago from another
teacher here in Atlanta. Yet, another teacher from here in Atlanta, also,
teaches that move as a regular part of his weekly classes. So, if it is the
newest move in BA? How did these other 2 teachers learn about it over a year
ago?

I also loved that she referred to people who danced open embrace as
children, who will dance close when they grow up. We recently had some
wonderful visiting teachers in Facundo and Kely Posadas. I learned something
new every moment of their classes. I wonder how they would like it, being
referred to as children. Maybe they would take it as a compliment.

Actually, children are very inventive and creative... so maybe it is good to
be called a child.

My biggest complaint that I see with Milonguero style is it seems to be all
about conformity. Everyone dancing the same exact way. It seems you can do
everything in Salon Close-embrace that you can do in Milonguero. In Salon
close-embrace, you can walk heel to toe, flat footed, sharing an axis,
buttons to buttons, etc.. it is up to you how you dance.

All the best,

Clint
clint  @tangoevolution.com
http://www.tangoevolution.com