--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Most tango dancers feel that a person trying to make > (very little) money from something related to tango is some sort of sacrilege. In the year and a half since I started tango I heard vicious comments about the people who > (try to) make money organizing festivals, milongas, > taking pictures or video. Interestingly, selling tango shoes (at over 100% of the cost in BA) seems to be an acceptable occupation. Also, it seems accepted that tango > instructors need to make a living.
Hi Sorin, Could it be that those comments are a reflection of the quality of work the would-be money-makers are offering? This is not a comment directed at your work, by the way. There are those who can't afford certain events (e.g. students), but I and many others don't mind paying for quality instruction, milongas, or organization. There are those who I don't consider to be very professional since they are not producing good results (teaching, organizing, etc.). Yet they get paid or charge people for nonquality work. To me, that's a rip-off. With any luck, market forces will bear out. It disturbs me, though, to see new people or less experienced people being ripped off. Recently, a young couple came to town and their charge for privates was way out-of-line with their experience level (less than 5 years experience charging the same as a couple with 10+ years and better credentials?). I hope that is just an anomaly and not a sign of things to come. Trini de Pittsburgh PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburghs most popular social dance! http://patangos.home.comcast.net/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
