Hello Janis, Out of genuine curiosity, did you listen to tango music for a year before you began dancing? If I think about those I know who have done very well in tango, I honestly don't think that they would wait for a year before hitting the dance floor. They're much too accomplished to let a certain lack of knowledge keep them from their goals.
As one who knew zero about the music when I first learned to dance, I think I did alright. It took me years to learn to love the music. It took Sean longer because he is completely tone-deaf (he never could clap at the same time as everyone else), though most people can't tell now. While I can see where you're coming from, I don't quite understand how you think this is at all a practical way to grow tango. Trini de Pittsburgh --- Janis Kenyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tango For Her wrote: > <So, a general statement that you would have to listen to > the music for a > year before dancing just isn't true across the board.> > > > The American way of life is instant gratification, so a > year seems like an > eternity. It takes years to know any music well enough > to recognize the > composer or orchestra, etc. The musicians on Tango-L who > dance know what I > mean. Tango is from another culture, so it requires time > and effort to > learn. > > I recorded an interview with milonguero Ricardo Suarez in > which he relates > how he went to watch the dancers in the clubs and > confiterias every night of > the week for two years before he set foot on the dance > floor. He knew the > music well. Then he began to dance what he felt. > > I just returned home from Salon Canning where Gente de > Tango and Los Reyes > de Tango played. I didn't go to dance. I went to enjoy > the music of both > orchestras which have entirely different styles. I > listened to music that I > know and love hearing again and again. The music > resonates in my body and > comes out my fingers as I play the notes on the table. I > could hardly sit > still in my chair while listening to such powerful music > which I have grown > to love. And a live performance is exhilarating. > > Tango is a feeling that is danced. If you don't know the > music, you are > merely going through the motions. When one really knows > the music, one > doesn't think. One feels. The music takes over. > > > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburghs most popular social dance! http://patangos.home.comcast.net/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
