[TANGO-L] Most people with bad taste are that way because they lack knowledge.

[Derik Rawson <rawsonweb @YAHOO.COM>]

Dear Ket:

This is not about elitism.  It is about depth of
experience.  Most people with bad taste are that way
because they lack knowledge.  They can improve their
taste through education,  just like anyone else.  If
they refuse and critize others, then  they can become
the worst of snobs.

Argentine Tango is all about surprises.  It is about
contrasts and even shocking things. It is not for
people who are afraid to grow, whether they are in
high society or not. Life makes no sense at all and
tango clarifies that nicely....lol.  As a beautiful
girl from California once told me in Paris. "Tango is
all about life's ironies."  I think that she is
absolutely right.

One reason that tango is exciting, especially in
Europe, is that a street dance from Lunfardo-speaking
criminal gangs in Buenos Aires is usually performed in
Europe by dancers in suits and black tie in beautiful
old world palaces or on a mountain top overlooking the
sea.  The surprise of the earthy dance and the
beautiful settings is a contrast of the highest order.
The total effect is a wild ride.  For me it is a bit
like watching Jame Bond in a tuxedo in the beautiful
casinos of Monte Carlo behave like a low life
gangster, while wearing a white coat summer
tuxedo....holding his Martini...shaken, not
stired...lol.  In the US, we are missing all this
beautiful high drama by having events in dance studios
and hotels and not dressing up for fun.

For me, Argentine Tango is all about good taste.  For
this reason it should be complex and very interesting,
just like a good wine. It should not be made simple
and easy for snobs of any kind.  It should remain
complex for people who really enjoy life and are
looking for some real adventure.  Limiting oneself in
Argentine Tango is not an option. My opinion.

Derik
d.rawson  @rawsonweb.com


--- Kat <hellkat_13  @YAHOO.COM> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Kat
>
> --- Lucia <curvasreales  @YAHOO.COM.AR> wrote:
>
> >  --- Derik Rawson <rawsonweb  @YAHOO.COM> escribis:
> >
> > > Dear All:
> > >
> > > The difference in a word is "elegance".  In
> Europe
> > > good taste. Nicely dressed people and beautiful
> > > settings.  In the USA bad taste.  Poorly dressed
> > > people .....
> >
> > Let's face the truth: most people dancing the
> Tango
> > belong to the middle classes. Europeans and Latin
> > Americans who belong show their "class" without
> > compunction.  Middle class American naives
> subscribe
> > to the American mythology's fiction that it is a
> > classless society, their taste being taught by
> > marketing drives....
> >
> > Lucia
> >
> >
>
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