continued from Pt 1: Some specific replies:
Am 29.03.2008 um 14:58 schrieb Floyd Baker: > > Ok let me rephrase it... > > The cross, as we know it, was not a part of Tango's early development. > It was introduced near the midpoint in Tango's history. Ok. If the 30s or whenever it came up are the "midpoint". Note that *again* you are saying something completey different now than you originally did. So you are not "rephrasing", you are making up new stuff. >> No, you were not. Please reread your post. You referred to the cross. > > Ok let me rephrase it... ;-) There ya go. > > I was specifically meaning the 'auto' cross as being 'contrary'. Had you actually *said* so, I would not have said anything. With this, I agree. > > The cross as we know it, has been taught as needing a specific > reaction from followers, at certain times, with no lead given, for as > long as I've known of Tango. Here in the US.., as I see you're in DE. People from other parts of the US might object to your implying that "the way we dance in Buffalo" = "the way we dance in the US". I hope they do. > >> How do you know? Were you there? Maybe ... <snip> > > Maybe so., but maybe's don't count. Suppositions are simply blowing > smoke. I can´t believe it... It was *YOU* who has been making these "suppositions", it was *ME* questioning them. You have been "blowing smoke". ...more in Pt. 3 _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
