Re: [Tango-L] What Does It Take to Dance Tango?

["Chris, UK" <tl2@chrisjj.com>]

Kace <kace@pacific.net.sg> wrote:

> Keith is honest enough to put his outline on the web for public 
> scrutiny

And likewise I've put my judgement on it up for public scrutiny. Fair, no?

> and students who don't agree with his methodology should just vote
> with their feet.

So, teachers may promote their methods in public but dancers should keep 
any disagreement private? 

> I prefer any critic of Keith's methodology to offer constructive 
> ideas for improving the teaching experience, if they have any.

I have no ideas for improving the teaching experience.

But for improving the /learning/ experience, here's one: for beginners, 
instead of choreographed sequences like http://tinyurl.com/lmoks, teach 
improvisation - something not mentioned at all that I can see in this 
course description, but essential to social tango.

Chris


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