Re: [TANGO-L] Is today's tango a dance of the middle classes?

["Christopher L. Everett" <ceverett @CEVERETT.COM>]

Kat wrote:

> I'm always floored by the pretention and irony of
> somebody saying a person or group isn't "classy"
> enough to dance tango.  To me, tango is like the Jay
> Gatsby of dances.  it's a self-made man, who's charm
> is in no small part dependent on it's seedy roots.
> Putting on a tuxedo and slicking back your hair won't
> make you a good dancer, working hard, listening to the
> music, and having a soul will.  The last time I
> checked, that wasn't dependent on class, nationality,
> or dress code.
Hear, hear.  I tell my students that tango is a working
person's dance all the time.

> Don't get me wrong, it's fun to dress up and make
> something that could have been simply charming
> completely hypnotic.  But to count the worth of an
> event based on the trimmings of the attendees or the
> location seems like you're either in it for the eye
> candy or the elitism more than the dancing.  i gave
> that crap up with ballet.
I would say that no one can deny where they come from, but in the
old days, people did dress according to their aspiration.

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