Re: [TANGO-L] Direct Lies....

[Derik Rawson <rawsonweb @YAHOO.COM>]

Dear Jonathan:

Below is Sergio's response from last night and I still
agree with him 100 per cent.  The issue for me of
misrepresentation is that this so called Milonguero
style, if it exists at all, will not get you very far
as a tango dancer in Buenos Aires.  It is extremely
limited in possibilities.  It is perhaps a "dumbed
down version of salon style" for the US market.  This
puts US Americans, who learn this Milongero style at a
distinct disadvantage when they try to dance with the
locals.

Example of a similar language fraud..

When I came back from high school in Europe, speaking
French fluently, I was making an "F" here in Houston
in French class.  My mother, who was raised in Nice,
France went to speak with the woman teacher.  My mom
found out that the lady spoke Cajun French and had
never been to France.  That same year my local French
class went to Paris with her and the parents of all
the kids.  When the group arrived, it had to hired a
tour guide to translate for them all, because of
course, no one in Paris could understand a word they
said.  The parents were furious and they fired the
French teacher for misrepresenting her abilities.  Her
response was that she did teach French, and she was
right, but the point was that the French she taught
was not useful in Paris.  I would say the same thing
about Susan Miller's so called Milongero style tango.
It is interesting, and OK, but it is not very useful
in Buenos Aires.  To me she and her teachers are
misrepresenting their abilities, just like my Cajun
French teacher.  I want to learn French that I really
can use in Paris, just like I want to learn a tango
that I can really use in Buenos Aires.  I do not want
to have to rely on a tour guide in either city.  Thank
you.


From Sergio...

Salon contains everything that is present in
Milonguero and many things more are available for
those that are interested. Milonguero is more limited
by the necessity to maintain the close embrace and the
lack of space in a crowded floor .

Finally I said that "Milonguero" is a bad word to use
because in Argentina it means many different things.
It can be applied to any tango, any style, to any good
dancer, etc.

I hope that this answers Jonathan's question.

Good night, Sergio.


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