Re: [TANGO-L] Tango teachers that hurt the community

[Razor Girl <dilettante666 @YAHOO.COM>]

--- Andy Carrillo <coastguardrecruiter  @yahoo.com>
> The FEELING develops as one
> develops the skills.

Interesting sentiment Andy.  But I believe that all
art is an expression of ones self first and translated
through the skills that one has second.  The skill is
the tool by which you can communicate your inner
feelings.  In fact, I would say the opposite from you,
that the feeling develops the skill.  The very desire
to learn the skill stems from a desire to express
something.  Why would I learn to write, paint, dance
if I had nothing to say? This is this very reason that
technique varies from one person to the next.

> My point: good instructors give students the basic
> tools to express whatever feelings develop from the
> endeavor. The goal of excellent instructors is to
> develop each and every student's potential in the
> hope that the student will excel beyond
> the "master".

I do not agree.  I believe that the goal of an
excellent instructor is to develop each student's
potential in effort to reveal what it is that each
student uniquely strives to express.  A student's
dance should not be the master's dance.  Each person
has their own voice, their own dance.  The instructors
job is to help the person develop the skills to
express themselves.

Regards,
Rose
Portland, OR