Re: [TANGO-L] Floor navigation

[Russell Ranno <russellranno @HOTMAIL.COM>]

Hello Clay,

(Sorry I missed Portland!)  Although beginners and fledging intermediates
are a problem on the floor, I feel they can be graciously excused as they
struggle with learning how to navigate successfully.  Plus, they generally
can be recognized and avoided, limiting damage.  The problem is the  hot
shots  because they are unpredictable, move with greater momentum, and can
inflict serious damage.  If you imagine two people arriving at a door at the
same time, do you push your way thru, or hold the door open for the other?
I just don t get it.  I really like to play with ganchos and wild turning
patterns but leave them for the practice studio, or for when the floor is
empty.  One idiot flailing around a crowded floor disturbs flow, connection,
and creative possibility for a half dozen other couples as they are forced
into  protect  mode.  How could anyone proposing to dance in a social
situation be so inconsiderate, rude, and blind?

Solutions?  I don t know, I feel the problem is about consciousness and all
the classes in the world will not temper the hotshots.  I have heard stories
about milongas in Argentina where they  gang up  on such dancers and force
them off the floor.  Short of this, or the community denying such dancers
access to milongas, it may just be one of those unpleasant things in life to
be endured and danced thru.

Russell





> From: claybird @TELEPORT.COM
> Reply-To: claybird @TELEPORT.COM
> To: TANGO-L @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: [TANGO-L] Floor navigation
> Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 02:10:21 -0800
>
> The 7th Annual Portland TangoFest was over a few weeks ago and since then I
> have received nearly 100 evaluations.  I have tallied all of the comments
> and it's interesting to note that the #1 complaint was about poor floor
> navigation at the milongas!  To address this issue at future events, and
> because this a universal problem that extends beyond just the Portland
> TangoFest, I would like to open a discussion about this topic.
> Specifically I would like to get feed back about who exactly are the guilty
> culprits.  Are they primarily:
>
> (a)  Absolute beginners, or
>
> (b)  Intermediate dancers with leaders who often stare at their feet, are
> oblivious to other dancers around them, and seem to know only static
> patterns which never move anywhere, or
>
> (c)  Hot shot Advanced tangueros darting in and out showing off their
> latest gauncho/boleo/sacada/triple loop with total disregard for others on
> the floor.
>
> I'd appreciate hearing your opinion and experience on this, and please
> specify if your discussion refers to your experience at the Portland
> TangoFest.
>
> Thanks..clay
>
>
> Clay: claybird @teleport.com
> Sue: balibree @yahoo.com
> Phone: (206) 729-7268
> Address: 1340 N 79th St Apt 101, Seattle, WA 98103
> Web:  www.claysdancestudio.com
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