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

[rtara <rtara @MAINE.RR.COM>]

If you have really learned to "Dance" you ought to be able to dance to any
music, with anyone, anywhere, if they're willing.

best,

Robin

> From: Clint Rauscher <clint  @axialpartners.com>
> Reply-To: clint  @axialpartners.com
> Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 17:45:16 -0400
> To: TANGO-L  @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] narrow-minded religiosity?
>
> Thanks for your defense Manuel.
>
> I may have come off a bit strong in my posting, but it was just an opinion.
> I realize that many many people enjoy Miller's classes and proclaim to get a
> lot out of them. Maybe I caught her on an off day, but I do feel that a
> teacher with as much experience as she has should know how to organize a
> class for everyone to get something out of it.
>
> I think the main point I would like to make is this: If social dancing is
> your primary goal, which it is in my case. Take classes with many teachers.
> Take classes with teachers of many styles. Master all of them. Then remove
> what you don't like. Don't dismiss something just because a teacher of one
> style turns their nose up at it. Filter everything teachers tell you through
> your own sense of what is "right and wrong for you".
>
> The problem is that many people that dance Milonguero, don't seem to think
> of it as A style but rather THE style. Miller clearly propogates this and
> students believe her.
>
> I just want to be clear... I don't dislike Miller... or think that she is a
> bad teacher... I just don't like her ideas and attitudes.. I don't think
> that they are positive for Tango. It is nothing personal.
>
> You have to understand that the vast majority of students do not read
> Tango-L, nor are they able to afford to go to BA. So they may spend years
> paying for Milonguero lessons thinking that they are learning the ONLY
> authentic style of tango.
>
> Milonguero is a perfectly valid form of tango and I think if you were to
> take only classes with Miller and her proteges.. from what I hear you will
> be able to find plenty of people to dance with in BA.
>
> But I would argue that if you learn proper Salon Open and Close technique,
> you will be able to go ANYWHERE that Argentine Tango is danced and dance
> with woman in the room. Again, because learning Salon Close embrace will
> teach you all of the elements found in Milonguero. It is does not put limits
> on what you can learn.
>
> All the best,
>
> Clint
> clint  @tangoevolution.com
> http://www.tangoevolution.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Discussion of Any Aspect of the Argentine Tango
>> [mailto:TANGO-L  @MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of WHITE 95 R
>> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 5:48 PM
>> To: TANGO-L  @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] narrow-minded religiosity?
>>
>>
>>> From: Larry Richelli <dancekauai  @YAHOO.COM>
>>
>>> I must say, Clint, if you think that taking a lesson
>>> with Susana is flushing money then I would hate to see
>>> you dance, glad I don't have to see that!
>>>
>>
>>
>> Ease up on Clint. He's only relating his personal experience.
>> I don't know
>> what you would think of Clint's dancing but in my estimation
>> he gets around
>> the floor very well which is a lot more than I can say for a
>> lot of very
>> vocal contributors to this forum..... By the way, there is a group of
>> dancers in Atlanta who dance in other than the so called
>> milonguero style. I
>> was at milonga not long ago and had the pleasant experience
>> of dancing with
>> all these folks and thoroughly enjoying it. They danced very
>> nicely around
>> the floor, maintaining the LOD and moving along with the
>> music. Personally,
>> I prefer to dance in a close embrace and in a more simple,
>> rhythmic style.
>> However, I prefer dancing with these folks who know how to
>> respect the line
>> of dance and the music (as well as the rest of the dancers)
>> than to suffer
>> agony behind some self-styled, practically immobile shuffler.
>>
>
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