Re: [TANGO-L] 'The Best Things Happen if You're Argentinean' + Obscurantism.

[Lucia <curvasreales@YAHOO.COM.AR>]

Hi Dani,

 --- Dani Iannarelli <dani@tango-la-dolce-vita.com>
escribis:
> In other
> words, a sesquipedalian is one who would call a
> spade a manuo-pedal excavationary implement. This is
> not me.

Well, truth be told, we all suspected that you were a
sesquipedalian.. now we are relieved...
>
> Maybe, in this way, they can
> seemingly reassure themselves (perhaps their tango
> insecurity?) by imbuing tango with some sort of
> God-given, fantastical, magical, mystical
> starry-eyed quality reserved for only tango as the
> only dance, art form, religion or indeed pudding
> course the world need know.

This quality is not limited to tango, what would you
say about
the orgiastic British girls cheering their pop idols
since the Beatles' time?

>
>   As Spencer Tracy's character said in 'Inherit the
> Wind' (1960): (I paraphrase) "The Bible is a book.
> It's a good book. . . but it's not the only book!".

Right, Harry Potter competes with the Bible now...
>
> Why, oh why, is it that people seem to
> think of Argentines as the best dancers/ best
> teachers???

> There are bad Argentine teachers and dancers and
> chefs and politicians and bakers and policemen and
> drivers and singers and actors and waiters and
> mechanics and speakers and lawyers and judges . . .
> as well as good ones!

No one disputes this one. However, regarding the
Tango, Sergio explained
in one of his messages, that the Argentines lacking
dancing skills
are discouraged to dance by their society. As a person
endorsing
dissemination of knowledge, you should be aware of
Darwin's
theory (unless you happen to live in Kentucky, which
you are not)
and apply that knowledge to the barrios of Buenos
Aires.


>   For example, there still exists the historical
> perception is that Italians are the best singers,
> lovers, chefs, waiters etc etc etc. (come to think
> of it actually, this is the exception . . . it's
> true >:-))))) )

Why, this reminds me of the historical perception that
the
Britishers have an stiff upper lip, and that they have
a poor opinion regarding  the Continentals. Walking in
the villages of Italy, I can attest that so many times
I heard Italians singing in private...And a great
cuisine produces its own great chefs...And about
lovers...watching the sunset at Portofino will prod
even an Englishman to amourous endeavors...

Seriously now:
I consider the Argentines to be the best Argentine
Tango dancers.
The Finnish, to be the best Finnish Tango dancers.
The Viennese, to be the best Viennese Vals dancers.
The Irish, the Brazilian Samba, the list goes on...

To simplify the argument, this is a matter of Terroir,
as defined below:

--------------------
Terroir was originally a French term in wine and
coffee appreciation used to denote the special
characteristics of geography that bestowed
individuality upon the food product. It can be loosely
translated as "a sense of place" which is embodied in
certain qualities, and the sum of the effects that the
local environment has had on the manufacture of the
product.
--------------------

As a Scotsman you may very well know that Terroir is
also a term that can be very well applied to Scotch
Whisky. Why not apply it to the Tango danced in
Argentina and its dancers as well?

Cheers,

Lucia ;-)



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