Re: [TANGO-L] WALL STREET JOURNAL 8-29-05 ARTICLE ON "NEOTANGO"

[WHITE 95 R <white95r @HOTMAIL.COM>]

> From: Michael at Tango Bellingham <michaele @TANGOBELLINGHAM.COM>

> I don't think anyone is jumping on Homer - bless 'em, Homer, Jaimes,
> Mario, and the rest of the nuevo teachers up here in the States

It's good to know that nobody is attacking Homer :-)


> Now, some of their followers need lessons in taste and
> floorcraft, but that's a topic for another day....

Hmmm, this is true but I think it's a gratuitous swipe at Homer's tango
predilection, no? I think Homer is a good teacher and dancer. Obviously he
teaches what he does and how he does it. It follows that his "followers"
will try to dance like he does. That would not be a bad thing, right?

People only can do what they can do. Everyone has his or her limitations.
Homer's "followers" are not different in their range of skill and talent
that any other "followers" of other teachers. The good ones are good and the
not so good ones are trying to learn and do better.

> It was the journalist's choice of negative images and phrases for more
> traditional tango that set my teeth on edge - "tradition-bound",
> "kitschy", "aging", "accordion music." The first image that popped into
> my head after reading that was 2-3 couples in their 80s shuffling around
> the floor to Lawrence Welk.

I can understand your dismay and dislike of the article based on those
words. I'll have to read the article and see it all in context before I pass
judgement, but I still think it will probably help in promoting Argentine
tango throughout the USA.

With regards,

Manuel

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