Victor Bennetts wrote: > <snip> > > I wonder how real people's perceptions of each other can be in this > situation and to what extent they are influenced by circumstance, > accident and projected expectations. For instance, compare the way > people say their dance has changed when they first get back from BsAs > with the way others perceive it and there is often a mismatch. <snip>
I think it depends hugely on the individual. Our local community has an example that has left me amazed - a male who was "promising" before a BA trip, and vastly (and it seems permanently) improved in one short trip. Then again, another who is seemingly unmarked in any way. As for perceptions, I had one breathless local female swooning over my "fresh from BA" dancing after my first trip. Only problem was - I was a crap dancer before that trip - and an even more crap dancer when I returned, struggling with as-yet-undigested changes which would perhaps, one day, change the many faults I still had. (Alright then - still have. Dammit.) cheers rde _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
