On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for posting the videos Miles. I'll probably get flamed for this, but > IMO the best thing > about seeing US instructors dance is that it makes the rest of us feel less > inadequate, which > is how I often feel after watching Argentines. I don't really understand the > purpose of the > instructors' demonstrations - other than to send everyone to sleep :-). I'm > not saying they > should be dancing choreographed show routines but at least they should be of > a high level > of excellence and difficulty to motivate and inspire their students and > others. What these > demonstrations say to me is ... "learn from us and achieve a high level of > mediocrity". > Just my opinion. > > Keith, HK
This is not a flame, just a reality check. First: - Tomas Howlin & Juan Suarez are Argentine - Brigitta Winkler is German - Marika Landry is Canadian - Robin Thomas is Irish (Northern) The Americans are Robert Hauk, Barbara Durr and Hsueh-tze Lee. I've danced a lot with both Barbara and Brigitta and some with Hsueh-tze. They are all wonderful to dance with. This is not something you may see, but something you feel with partners who have a great connection. All of them are excellent instructors. I've also learned a lot of tango from Robert. My wife Susana says he is a joy to dance with. A good refined tango focuses on partner connection and musicality, not creating a visual spectacle. The untrained eye may think the dancers exhibiting boleos, ganchos, volcadas and rapid turns are good dancers (and some are). However, I have been sent to the chiropractor more than once by exhibitionists of this type. We need more demonstrations of good social tango. Ron _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
