[TANGO-L] Direct Lies....

[Derik Rawson <rawsonweb @YAHOO.COM>]

Dear Trini:

When one is told by tango teachers and their students
that a specific version of tango, the so-called
Milogero style, invented here in the US, is the only
version that Argentines dance in Buenos Aires and one
arrives in Buenos Aires to find out that Argentines
dance salon style close embrace and do not know what
Milongero style of tango means...THAT IS CALLED A
DIRECT LIE!!!

Also, when Tine and Jen finish drinking beer instead
of Malbec and they dance the "rose in the teeth" tango
style along with the Milongero style which is
acceptable under their "anything goes rules of walking
like a duck", then maybe they both will consider
sometime going down to Buenos Aires for a year or so
to live and dance with the locals...and maybe even
learn their language, Argentine Spanish, before they
teach more classes of Argentine Tango.  I suggest that
they stick with American Tango for the time being,
especially if they are going to drink beer...lol.

Sorry, but I could not resist.

Look, I am an American and I love my country, but
people here in the US all need to start learning about
other cultures, instead of just doing the marketing
thing on them all the time.  The Argentines have
steak.  Why are we trying to sell them hamburger?????

Derik
d.rawson  @rawsonweb.com



--- Trini or Sean - PATangoS <patangos  @YAHOO.COM>
wrote:

> > Sometimes they sink to direct lies as in the case
> > with Susana Miller and her
> > Milonguero Style.
>
> Igor,
>
> I have to take issue with calling anyone's version
> of
> tango a lie.  It is simply their truth, which might
> not be your truth.
>
> As a beginning student, I asked my tango teacher
> what
> music to buy for practicing.  He suggested Carlos
> Gardel.  Was he lying to me that Gardel made good
> practice music?  By the way, I enjoy Gardel's music,
> but I would never suggest it for practicing.
>
> So many Argentines are passionate about their
> version
> of tango.  After all, it is their personal artistic
> expression.  You may not like it or agree with it,
> but
> that doesn't make it a lie.
>
> Trini de Pittsburgh
>
>
>
> PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society
> Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburgh's
> most popular social dance.
> http://www.pitt.edu/~mcph/PATangoWeb.htm
>
>
>
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