When I was in Buenos Aires in October, I took Gustavo's classes. The piece that stuck out most to me was something he said about the heart vs. the head. Paraphrasing a translation of what I remember, "What comes from only the head alone is worth nothing...only things that come from the heart have any value."
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:30 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), Chris, UK < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is an interview with Gustavo Naveira in which he says it used to > > be about the music; now it's about the dance. > > I'm glad he's finally come out and stated his belief. It'll help people > appreciate why his kind of teaching is so detrimental to those for whom > the music is the foundation of the dance. > > > He is missing the essence of tango. > > For me, his most revealing comment is: > > At a certain moment, there arose the need to technically identify every > single thing done in dancing > > There arose that need in him, evidently. But goodness only knows where he > got the notion that anyone else needs their rainbows unweaving... > > -- > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
