TFH wrote: >[A]cross the great USA, the teachers with the >most successful classes are going out and finding 6 or >8 step patterns that are tricky or elegant and >bringing them back home. Why? Because that is how >you keep men in your classes. The men don't, as a >norm, see that they are learning finnesse. They see >that they are learning a pattern that they can show >off.
This is contrary to what I have observed in many cities across the United States. Like Tom, what I've observed is that men are more interested in working on the fundamentals that make them successful leaders. Complicated patterns discourage them--particularly beginners. I've also have found that typically many more women then men sign up for workshops with visiting instructors who teach fancy elements. With best regards, Steve de Tejas BTW, in response to Anton Stanley's post, I've dropped all links to the Tango Shop from my website. http://www.tejastango.com/ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
